JASPER, Ga. – At Tuesday’s Board of Election meeting, Kathy Browning confronted board members
Read More »Commissioners’ Fill Committee Positions in Their First Meeting of the New Year
JASPER, Ga. – After a COVID-19 outbreak in January, the Pickens County Board of Commissioners worked
Read More »Taylor enters governor race, others likely to follow
BAXLEY, Ga. – Kandiss Taylor became the first Republican to challenge Brian Kemp (R) in Georgia’s
Read More »Pickens County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Jasper, GA (February 8, 2021) – On Thursday, February 4, 2021, Pickens County resident, Danny Wright,
Read More »City Council Tables Residential Project
JASPER, Ga. – After a lengthy debate, Jasper City Council decided to table further discussion regarding
Read More »Full Plate for Special Elections Committee
ATLANTA, Ga. – House members assigned to the Special Committee on Election Integrity currently
Read More »New Location for COVID Vaccine in Pickens
JASPER, Ga. – Beginning Monday, February 1, the North Georgia Health District (NGHD) announced
Read More »COVID-19 Variant Cases Increase in Georgia
Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming there are now 19 cases of COVID-19
Read More »Bill Aims to Strengthen Voter Absentee Laws
ATLANTA, Ga. – State Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas) introduced this session’s first bill
Read More »Gilmer Sheriff’s Deputy arrested for assault
JASPER, Ga. – Pickens County has released the charges against a Gilmer County Sheriff’s Deputy
Read More »Pickens BOE sets Interim Superintendent while negotiating with Townsend
JASPER, Ga. – The Pickens Board of Education held another emergency called meeting today for the
Read More »BOE confirms termination of Superintendent’s contract agenda
JASPER, Ga. – After a recent special called meeting of the Pickens County Board of Education ended
Read More »King Keeps Lawmakers in Hot Seat Over Immigration
ELLIJAY, Ga – Immigration enforcement proponent D.A. King raised concerns about the future of federal
Read More »Sen. Steve Gooch Assumes Additional Duties in State Senate
ATLANTA (January 25, 2021) | Recently, Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) received his committee assignments
Read More »Three hour executive session leads to doubt for Pickens Superintendent
JASPER, Ga. – Pickens County could be seeing another chapter in its ongoing Superintendent troubles
Read More »Ralston to form House election integrity committee
ATLANTA, Ga – During the pre-legislative conference, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston confirmed
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