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School Board Responds to Questions

Pickens County seems to have gone viral after the creation of the website www.letstakeastand.com. The controversial website appears to channel…

12 years ago

Chamber Breakfast touts Port Royal as THE place to be

More than 400 guests filed into the Pickens Chamber breakfast yesterday morning to hear what investors and project managers had…

12 years ago

Dirty Politics or Change on the Horizon?

Following submission of questions regarding allegations made on www.letstakeastand.com, the school board has responded to FYN. A partial submission was…

12 years ago

Animal control ordinance reiterated with appearance of bears

At last night's Jasper City Council meeting, Lonnie Waters said now that spring has arrived the bear sightings in town…

12 years ago

Improving Pickens County, One Penny at a Time

With the May 20 primary looming on the horizon, one area that doesn't require a weighing of platforms and beliefs…

12 years ago

Emergency Repair Closes Pickens County Bridge

April 30, 2014: Georgia DOT has advised FYN the bridge in question was damaged in the flooding last July. An…

12 years ago

Northern Georgia subject to severe weather conditions

A very dangerous weather situation is continuing to develop that will impact northern Georgia for the next few days. Considering…

12 years ago

Fatal wreck on Highway 515 at Highway 136

A man involved in a fatal wreck early yesterday morning has been identified. He was Ricky Leeroy Yother, 59, from…

12 years ago

Son shoots father to defend mother during fight

A domestic dispute at a home in southern Pickens County turned potentially deadly when gunplay became a factor today. The…

12 years ago

Nelson Loses Two Council Members to Resignation

During last night’s work session a combination of disbelief and surprise seemed to be the prevailing feeling over the resignation…

12 years ago

Nelson Council Members Resign

In an email sent late this afternoon, Nelson City Manager Brandy Edwards advised council members Duane Cronic and Johnathan Bishop…

12 years ago

Jasper feels heat from second lawsuit

In line with their assertions, the Appalachian Villas Property Owners’ Association (POA) has filed a second lawsuit over the same…

12 years ago

Drug Task Force says meth is becoming more of a problem

The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway Drug Task Force has been hard at work making cases and conducting arrests with a…

12 years ago

In lieu of forensic audit, county historical report compiled

After months of requests, the county commissioners hope that they’ve put the financial questions regarding county financial dealings to a…

12 years ago

Optimist Club announces Oratorical Contest Winners

The Optimist Club met this morning at The Last Catch restaurant in Jasper for their monthly gathering. They also met…

12 years ago

School Board plans for water line improvement at HCES

Sometimes repairing a problem before it becomes a problem is the right answer. The Pickens County School Board agreed with…

13 years ago