They seem fairly sure that a forensic audit isn’t necessary at this point, but the Board of Commissioners is being cautious with taxpayers’ money while still seeking answers to long-term budgetary questions posed by the grand jury. However, the grand jury has fallen silent on the matter.
Read More »Gorgeous Fall Saturday for Tate Day
Tate Day is being held today with arts and crafts vendors, train car rides, historic tours, food and a kids bounce castle for everyone’s enjoyment.
Read More »Harmony Elementary to Host Fall Festival
Harmony Elementary School will host their “Fall Festival” Saturday, November 2 from 1-4 p.m.
Read More »Pickens Library guests have a Ghoulishly Good Time at Halloween Party
Lots of strange and unusual characters were reported hanging around the Pickens County Library last evening so FYN dropped by to see what all the fuss was about.
Read More »SPLOST Offer Ridiculed but Accepted by Jasper
A called meeting of the city of Jasper’s council last night met two objectives: to set the millage rate and to accept the Board of Commissioners’ offer of 20 percent of the proposed S.P.L.O.S.T. (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) revenue.
Read More »Fight Ends With Stabbing and Two Arrests
Two arrests were made following a brawl in Talking Rock last week. One man was stabbed and a female was assaulted during the melee.
Read More »Pickens County Tea Party Hosts Candidate Fair
With a qualifying deadline of March 3, 2014, the Pickens County Tea Party extended invitations to all candidates to attend a candidates fair to meet the public and answer questions on their platforms.
Read More »“Moonshiners” Stars Visit North Georgia
They’re not your average television stars; then again, fame doesn’t come easily to North Carolina mountain men.
Read More »Hinton VFD Annual Fall Fest
Hinton Volunteer Fire Department will be having their Annual Fall Fest on Saturday, November 9th.
Read More »Jasper Art Gallery Opens Doors
A ribbon-cutting was held October 24 for the Jasper Art Gallery that recently opened at 104-A Mark Whitfield Street in Jasper. Owner Kim Komenda was welcomed by guests and the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce. The gallery offers a variety of art forms from the imaginations of local artists.
Read More »PHS Band Gives Concert, Wins Awards
Pickens County residents were honored last evening with a performance by Pickens High School’s marching band, the Pride of Pickens. The award-winning group provided the concert “Give Back to the Community” as a gift.
Read More »Possible Forensic Audit for County Moves Forward
Before the Board of Commissioner’s meeting got started last Thursday, State Representative Rick Jasperse visited with a welcome surprise. He gave the Pickens Board of Commissioners a check for $41,000 from the Georgia Department of Transportation to cover a portion of the damage caused by August’s floods.
Read More »Heritage Days Festival this weekend
The seventeenth annual Heritage Days Festival is being celebrated in the town of Talking Rock this weekend.
Read More »Lt. Gov. Cagle visits Big Canoe to discuss Georgia’s future
Mid-afternoon Thursday Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle visited Big Canoe, hosted by the P.O.A. (Property Owner’s Association), who discussed goals as well as Georgia’s future.
Read More »Board of Tax Assessors Meets
The Pickens County Board of Assessors met early this morning. Most business involved signing off on various assessor responsibilities such as dispositions and assessments.
Read More »Talking Rock Mayor Cagle Passes Away
FYN has learned of the death of Talking Rock Mayor Peter Cagle earlier today following a stroke on October 6. He had been hospitalized at Emory University Hospital ever since the incident. FYN sends out our deepest condolences and prayers to his family and the town of Talking Rock as they work through this difficult […]
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