The Pickens Report – July 2018
Business, Community, News August 8, 2018
Pickens County Government, like many other government entities is taking full advantage of the hot summer months to pave as many roads as financially possible. All paving projects are funded through LMIG (Local Maintenance Improvement Grant) and SPLOST (Special Local Option Sales Tax) dollars. During the month of July, subcontractor crews repaved: Upper Grandview, Grandview Circle, Hickory Cove, Cove View Valley, Cove Hill Road, Old Cove Road, Scott Drive, Southbrook Drive, Eastwood Circle, Paradise Lane, East Eden Way, and West Eden Way. The 2018 paving contract is now roughly 65 percent complete with the remainder to be paved in the coming weeks. Pickens County Public Works repaved: Griffith Road and Tate Mill Way. Additionally, they completed a project to widen Pettit Road and plan to begin tar and graveling that road, along with Jordan Road, Thomason Road, and Evans Road. Public Works is continuing routine maintenance around the county while dealing with some inclement weather. Over the last few weeks, Public Works has cleaned up 95 trees downed by heavy rain and wind.
During the month of July, the 911 Operations Center received 1,809 total calls, 753 were medical responses and fire related. The Water Department installed 10 new meters. The Department of Planning and Development issued 37 new building permits. The Pickens Animal Shelter brought in 101 animals, and 100 animals went out through various forms of adoption. Animal Control responded to 7 cases. The Recreation Department concluded another successful year of Summer Camp with an average of 55 kids a day. Pickens County Fire Station #12 off Carlan Road is expected to be completed in approximately two months. The exterior of the structure is nearly complete with now the focus on the interior construction. Pickens County government departments continue to stay busy working hard for the citizens of Pickens County. The Pickens County Board of Commissioners continues to do an excellent job of leading these efforts. As work progresses, and projects continue, I will do my best to keep you informed of these developments. To stay up to date like us on Facebook and Twitter, and check out our website www.pickenscountyga.gov.
Until the next time, stay safe, and shop local!
The Monthly Pickens Report
Business, Community, Dragon's Corner June 12, 2018
Another busy month has passed for Pickens County with lots in store for the Summer. On May 22nd voters across the county went to the polls to vote on a variety of elections and ballot questions. The overall voter turnout of registered voters was 25.56 percent with a total of 5,101 votes cast. One local race (District One Commissioner) resulted in a runoff election that will take place on July 24th. Early voting for the runoff will be weekdays July 2-20 (excluding the July 4th holiday) at the Board of Elections. Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce helped to orchestrate a successful partnership for the BRAG (Bicycle Ride Across Georgia) that passed through town in early June. This event brought an increase of customers shopping at local establishments.
During the month of May, the Pickens Animal Shelter brought in 110 animals, and 94 animals went out through various forms of adoption. Animal Control responded to 29 cases. The Department of Planning and Development issued 43 new building permits. The Water Department installed six new meters. The 911 Operations Center received 1,865 total calls, 726 were medical responses and fire related. The Recreation Department pool is now open, and several camps are ongoing throughout the Summer. To keep up to date on PCRD activities follow them on Facebook and Twitter and check out their website: pickrec.com. The Road Department is preparing to begin tar and graveling several roads across the county. They are also continuing to perform routine road maintenance. Subcontractor crews through LMIG (Local Maintenance Improvement Grant) and SPLOST (Special-Purpose Local-Option Sales Tax) funding are currently paving county-maintained roads within Hunters Ridge. After the crews resurface those roads, they will begin paving the remainder of the 62 roads set to be paved through LMIG. Pickens County government departments continue to stay busy working hard for the citizens of Pickens County. The Pickens County Board of Commissioners continues to do a great job of leading these efforts. As work progresses, and projects continue, I will do my best to keep you informed of these developments.
Until the next time, stay safe, and shop local!
By: Tucker Green – Pickens County Board of Education Post Three
Get Ready for the Taste of Ellijay 2018! – May 24th at 6pm
Business, Community, Lifestyle May 24, 2018
Brought to you by Gilmer Chamber: Today on Karla’s Korner – Get Ready for the Taste of Ellijay 2018! Starting tonight at 6pm!
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Fun at the Shamrock Stroll!
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2015 Pickens Volleyball Seniors Honored on Senior Night
Team FYN Sports October 9, 2015
The 2015 Pickens Volleyball Dragonettes were honored in a recent match at home for Senior Night. These five girls have played all four years together and was an emotional send off for them. Pictured left to right; Coach Petty, #24 Keaton Odom, #12 Hannah Shinafelt, #10 Hannah Wise, #4 Savannah Laney and #2 Kayla Harris.
Region 7-AAA Football Heats Up
Team FYN Sports September 29, 2015
Region 7-AAA play got underway this past Friday and by the looks of it, it’s anyone’s to win.
Fannin Rebels(2-2,0-0) had the week off to get prepared for their upcoming region match-up with Banks County(3-2,0-1). Banks is coming off a loss to Franklin County(2-2,1-0) last week, 7-14. Banks was 8-14 passing for 83 yards. 36 carries for 175 yards and 8 catches for 83 yards. Franklin had no data posted.
East Hall(1-4,1-0)travelled to Lumpkin County(2-3,0-1) and made short work of the Indians, winning easily, 48-14. There were no available stats at present.
Dawson County(2-2,1-0) made a trip to defending Region 7-AAA champs, West Hall Spartans(2-3,0-1) and shut them out, 14-0. No available stats recorded
This Week’s Games Friday Oct. 2
Fannin at Banks
Dawson at East Hall
Lumpkin at Franklin
Region 7-AAA Stats as of 9/25/2015
Offense Stats
Defense Stats
(Some stats are not recorded by various teams)
PHS Football Iron Man Results Released
Team FYN Sports July 24, 2015
The Pickens High School football team has released the annual Iron Man competition results have been released. There are 18 new 2015 PHS Iron Men.
Click here, to hear PHS head football coach, Chris Parker, discuss the Iron Man testing in full.
https://pickens.fetchyournews.com/2015/07/20/picking-parkerss-brain/
2015 PHS Iron Man winners were:
Alex Pittman
Andrew Hasbrouck
Bradley Ragano
Chris Pittman
Dillin Eilers
Dillon Gasaway
Eiljah Lawson
Jacob Pair
Kyle West
Luke Smith
Michael Casey
Sam Davis
Zach Betts
Zach Henley
Michael Cain
Nick Southern
Walker Lawrence
Jordan Burton
Full Iron Man Testing Results Here
Pickens Picks Up 14 Placings
Team FYN Sports July 22, 2015
Ellison Steinhauer at State Swim Meet
The Pickens County Sea Dragons swim team traveled to Tifton to take part in the State Recreational League Swim Meet. The Sea Dragons stocked up 14 placings amongst 15 place winners.
Anthony Jordan had the highest placing, picking up a third place medal in the Boys 11-12 50 Yard Butterfly, barely ahead of Gabe Womack who placed fourth in the same event. Womack also picked up an eighth place finish in the Boys 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle.
Victor Lane finished fifth in the Boys 13-14 50 Yard Breaststroke. Angela Casey placed sixth in the Girls 9-10 25 Yard Breaststroke.
Ellison Steinhauer recorded seventh place finishes in both the Girls 7-8 50 Yard Freestyle and the Girls 7-8 25 Yard Breaststroke, with Hannah Murphy following at eighth in the latter event.
The Girls 12 & Under Relay team of Michelle Pickett, Terry Elisebeth, Elizabeth Arrendale and Savannah Mauldin placed seventh in the 200 Yard Freestyle, while the Girls 12 & Under 200 Yard Medley Relay team of Aubrey Ortman, Marie Blackmar, Madeline Pool, Libby Womack and Shannon Johnson had an eight place finish.
Both Ortman and Pickett picked up Pickens’ eight place medals in Girls 13-14 100 IM and the Girls 11-12 50 Yard Breaststroke respectively.
Picking Parker’s Brain
Team FYN Sports July 20, 2015
Pickens High School head football coach, Chris Parker, recently sat down with Team FYN Sports to discuss the summer work being put in by the Dragons as well as the outlook for the 2015 season, with out star running back, Shannon Brooks.
Parker spoke about the work that his team has been putting in during the off season as well as the Iron Man testing currently taking place. He also discussed Region 7-AAAA, its competitiveness and some of the best players he expects to play against.
See below to view the full interview.
https://youtu.be/IvPI4MZPUgM
Pickens County Workshop
Pickens County Chamber July 14, 2015
Front, Sitting L-R:
Dr. Anil Yadav, Denise M. Duncan
Back, Standing L-R:
Leslie Roper, Jessica Ledbetter, Kim Silverthorn
The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce Business Advocacy Council offered a two in one workshop titled “Selling Naked/Fish-On Marketing”. The workshop was presented by Patrick H. McGaughey, CPF, IOM, an international business speaker with a background of professional success in broadcasting and business association management. His early success in broadcasting was the foundation for Pat’s successes as a business association executive where he led three Chambers of Commerce to membership and financial success. In Idaho, his Chamber of Commerce broke the 1,000 member barrier in a community of 24,000, and his annual events drew crowds of over 900 people, proving that you can be big in any size community.
When discussing sales, Mr. McGaughey went over ideas for attendees such as new attitudes and confidence for effective salesmanship, how great questions outsell great brochures, how to learn how to rely upon yourself to make a sale and the importance of learning how to make the sale before the presentation. Mr. McGaughey went through several exercises explaining how “Fish on! Marketing” improves sales skills while attracting business!
The host sponsor was Chattahoochee Technical College and all attendees were treated to a delicious breakfast served by our breakfast sponsor Carriage House Coffee Shop.
A special thank you goes to our Premier sponsor of the event, Prestige Medical Group. With their sponsorship, half price scholarships were given to all attendees with additional discounts to multiple attendees of the same company. Prestige Medical Group started in Jasper with a single location primary care office in 2004, and then added Oasis Medspa adjoining the primary care office in 2006. Services were expanded to Cherokee County when their office opened in 2010 followed by their weight loss center in 2012. The latest location to open was in Gilmer County, in the summer of 2013.
Prestige Medical Group is an active member of all three communities. Staff from each office volunteer to provide medical services such as sports physicals for middle schools and high school students as well as support numerous non-profit organizations in each county. The goal of owner and founder of Prestige Medical Group has always been “Exceptional medical care and this will always be the number one priority for me, my practice and my staff.”
The Pickens County Chamber of Commerce offers Educational Workshops each month, for more information visit our online calendar at www.PickensChamber.com or contact us at 706.692.5600.
Burden Named to Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List
Team FYN Sports July 9, 2015
Georgia Tech redshirt junior center Freddie Burden is among 63 players named to the 2015 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List, released Wednesday by the Rimington Trophy Committee. Burden, who was named to the spring watch list in May, is one of seven ACC centers on the list.
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in FBS. Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised more than $2.6 million for the cystic fibrosis community. The 14-year-old award is overseen by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is committed to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and has raised over $115 million for CF Research.
The Statesboro, Ga., native earned 2014 All-ACC honorable mention after starting all 14 games at center for the Yellow Jackets. He was part of Georgia Tech’s offensive line that allowed just 0.79 sacks per game (first in ACC, second nationally), while helping the Jackets lead the nation in rushing offense with a school-record 342.1 yards per game and 4,789 rushing yards.
Dave Rimington, the award’s namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy’s only double winner as the nation’s finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy and a list of past recipients, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com.
While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee used these three prestigious teams to determine a winner:
Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
Sporting News (SN)
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
Because the selectors of these three All-America teams can place centers in a “mix” of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11- man first teams can often have two centers. The Rimington Trophy committee’s policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the four All- America teams.
The center with the most first team votes will be determined the winner. If there is a tie with first team votes, then the center with the most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy committee. The winner will be recognized at the Rimington Trophy Presentation at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Neb., on Jan. 16, 2016.
Georgia Tech opens the 2015 season Sept. 3 against Alcorn State (7:30 p.m. ET, RSN). 2015 Georgia Tech season tickets are on sale now. Fans can purchase tickets in person at the Georgia Tech Ticket Office (M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), by phone at 888-TECH-TIX, or online at togetherweswarm.com. Season tickets for Tech’s seven-game home schedule start at just $245 – a value of $35 per game. Great lower-level seats are available from $350. There is no per-game ticket or Tech Fund price increase in 2015. The only difference is the addition of a seventh home game (Georgia).
For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on Twitter (@GeorgiaTechFB), Facebook (facebook.com/GTAthletics), and Instagram (@GTAthletics) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.
YELLOW JACKETS ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile)
Jamal Golden, DB/KR
Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year)
Justin Thomas, QB
Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year)
Adam Gotsis, DT
Rimington Trophy (Top Center)
Freddie Burden, C
Sosebee’s “Sext” Talk
Community, Featured Stories, News May 14, 2015
District attorney, Alison Sosebee, had a frank and honest discussions about the dangers and legal ramifications of creating, sending, distributing or keeping of inappropriate images on digital devices, as well as the often devastating effects of cyber bullying at Jasper Middle School. (more…)
Hardman Picks Up a Pickens Placing in the Pole Vault
Dragon's Corner, Featured Stories, Team FYN Sports May 13, 2015
Pickens High School Dragonette, Abbey Hardman, placed seventh in the Pole Vault event at the Georgia High School Association’s State Track Meet, Hardman tied for seventh in AAAA with West Laurens’ Kaylee Slade. Both had finals jumps of nine feet.