The Pickens County Board of Education recognized senior Emma Long, a Pickens High School senior and state president of FFA. The daughter of Greg and Ann Long, she has been showing lambs and ewes since third grade and recently won in FFA’s national talent show, singing “Small Town Girl,” by Journey. She said her view […]
Read More »Infant life-flighted, father faces multiple charges
An infant was life-flighted to the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta at Scottish Rite with critical injuries and the father arrested for those injuries. According to a press release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations: Scott W. Waters, 20, of Jasper, was arrested on Thursday and booked into the Pickens County Detention Center on multiple charges […]
Read More »Kemp tours Bodacious Foods, CAIRE Inc as economy perks up
Bodacious cheese straws Cathy Cunningham wanted her mama’s cheese straws to be to snack foods what Tabasco was to hot sauce-the name everyone knew. So, she launched Bodacious Foods in Jasper to produce Mama Geraldine’s cheese straws. The energetic Cunningham said she didn’t know anything about food, except she liked to eat it and that […]
Read More »Aaron Holland selected to fill vacant BOE seat
The Pickens County BOE heard about ESPLOST and named a new board member at Thursday’s meeting. New board member named Aaron Holland was selected to fill the vacant seat on the board of education. The unexpired term of Joeta Youngblood was left vacant after she resigned in late August due to a change of residency which […]
Read More »Candidates discuss new chapter for the county
Opening chapter The November election will start a new chapter for Pickens County, bringing in a new chairman of the board of commissioners. The debate opened with Shouse telling how he’d lived with a 100 families before being adopted at age 11 and starting a security company 22 years ago before trying contracting in 2011. […]
Read More »Harmony places in top 12 of STEM Challenge
Social media STEM Challenge Harmony Elementary School placed in the top 12 in the Georgia STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Challenge presented by Breaux and Associates Architecture Firm and received a check from the Atlanta-based firm. Doug Breaux said the firm initially started the challenge and shortly after, schools closed due to the pandemic, forcing […]
Read More »“Freedom is why” Marjorie Green speaks to Whitfield GOP
Protecting all freedoms, from faith to press, was Marjorie Taylor Greene’ told Whitfield County Republicans to cherish their freedom at Tuesday’s GOP meeting. Green is the Republican candidate for the 14th Congressional district. “Freedom is why we have so many people trying to come into America illegally,” she said. “It’s not for socialism.” She told […]
Read More »Rezoning fees could increase in Pickens County
Planning and Development is preparing to raise the cost of rezoning, by $350 in some cases. Justin Kilgore, Director of Planning and Development said the increase was neccessary because of the cost of doing rezoning. The rezoning process can range from between $725-$950 for paying the zoning commission legally required advertising and signage, and registering […]
Read More »Pickens County BOE member Youngblood resigns
A member of the Pickens County Board of Education stepped down today. Joeta Youngblood resigned, according to a press release, due to a change in residency. The board will select a person from the District Two where Youngblood served. The District Two area covers Talking Rock. She began serving on the board in January 2019 […]
Read More »New VA Clinic opens and veterans respond to register
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga – The new VA Clinic in Jasper was busy on its first day with about 60 veterans registering for services by 9 a.m. The clinic will accept 500 patients starting out and plans to expand to 3,000 patients. “This place will be tremendous,” veteran Mike Menzel said after registering for services. He […]
Read More »Candidates get candid on FYN’s morning show
Candidates for the Pickens County Board of Commissioners Chairman took their turn on FYN’s Morning Show to discuss their reasons for running, what they envisioned for Pickens County and other nuances of the chairman. Both candidates said they would be willing to debate on FYNTV. Keep checking back for details. Why did […]
Read More »VA Clinic to open Monday, offers registration, telehealth
The long awaited VA Clinic in Jasper will open it’s doors on Monday, August 31. Contractor David Shouse, who spearheaded the project said the Jasper is the first of five bids, awarded in 2015, to open. Veterans can come on Monday to register and transfer their services. The center, located at 934 East Church Street, […]
Read More »UPDATED: Stancil replies to Shouse getting required signatures
David Shouse received the required 620 signatures for getting his name on the ballot in his bid to run for Pickens County Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. He said he received word at 10:13 on Tuesday night. “I had personally verified 836 signatures to ensure he had the 620 necessary ones. He turned in […]
Read More »CARES act funding, airport lift funding, safety gets approval
CARES Act funding, an airport lift, and safety verification brought the Pickens County Board of Commissioners together in a called meeting on Tuesday. The board approved signing the application for a $525,000 loan from GEFA with a 20-year payout to combine with a grant for $125,000 to replace the lift at the airport. The Board […]
Read More »Hill City Elementary a habitat for flowers, wildlife and education
Hill City Elementary became a habitat for flowers, wildlife, and education, recently being awarded national recognition by the National Wildlife Federation. They created a Schoolyard Habitat through its Garden for Wildlife program becoming one of more than 5,000 schools nationwide to turn their schoolyards into thriving wildlife habitats. It was a labor of love, said […]
Read More »Board of Commissioners talk to new tax chief, eyes audit
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners told the new tax chief, Daniel Reeves, they wanted an audit and put tax payers at ease amid upheaval at the Tax Commissioners office. Reeves, the newly-elected Tax Commissioner, was also appointed to lead the office after the abrupt resignation of former tax commissioner Darrin Satterfield. “This is a […]
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