PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Keep Pickens Beautiful would like to say thank you to all those who created this mountain of metal. The metal at Self Recycling Center is a sample of what recycling saves from our landfills. Going the extra mile to recycle metal is a benefit to everyone. This is just one example of how recyclin... more |  | |
Isaiah Williams survives the "Carnage in Cartersville" to win his third consecutive Team Georgia USA Wrestling State Title this past weekend. Isaiah and eleven hundred other youth wrestlers from the state of Georgia met at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, Ga. on March 5th and 6th 2017 for t... more |  | |
I. Call meeting to order II. Invocation III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Adopt agenda V. Read minutes of February 6, 2017 regular meeting A. Lisa Hoyle VI. Old Business A. Marble Hill well 1. David Hall B. Speed breakers on Ridgeway 1. Lonnie Waters VII. New Business A. Group health insuran... more |  | |
AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval 4. Approval of Minutes a. February 6, 2017 Public Hearing Meeting b. February 16, 2017 Council Meeting 5. Department Reports a. City Clerk Report (Tina M. Monaghan) 6. Unfinished Business a. Vote to approve the ... more |  | |
We were back to work on Monday for our eighth week at the Gold Dome, leading up to Friday, which was Crossover day. Crossover Day marks a crucial deadline for the Georgia General Assembly. This is the last day for bills to pass the legislative chamber from which they first started. As a result, Cr... more |  | |
Items of Discussion: - Benefits Renewal - increase in group insurance rates - Marble Hill Wells -- pump test - Buying water from Pickens County - Road updates - turning lanes Jasper Middle School, speed breakers - Mapping system for utilities - Equipment purchases - Councilman Dr. Sonny Proct... more |  | |
Video Items of Discussion: 1) City of Nelson – sidewalk project (withdrawn) 2) Proposal for Landfill Reimbursement Application 3) Pickens County Water Board Authority 4) Rental of rooms at the Administrative Offices 5) Pickens County Audit 6) Purchases of Ambulance remounts and Property for Fire S... more |  | |
Valero Gas Station Lottery Burglar Caught on Video UPDATE: The suspect in the burglary of lottery tickets at the Valero Gas Station on N. Main Street in Jasper on March 1st turned himself in on April 1, 2017. ---------------------------- Recognize this man? Per Lt. Matt Dawkins, City of Jasper Police Department, he is a suspect in the burglar... more |  | |
AGENDA: I. Call meeting to order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Approval of February Meeting Minutes IV. Approval of February Financial Report V. New Business: A. Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 8, 2017 at 11 am - Jessica B. Land-Randy VI. Old Business: A. Red Hous... more |  | |
On March 1, 2017 at approximately 3:00 am, a witness around Faz Corner convenience store in Marble Hill Georgia called 911 to report very suspicious noises coming from the area of the store. The caller stated that they could here loud construction like noises coming from the rear of the store. The c... more |  | |
Thursday, March 2, 2017, students in Pickens County will join millions of students across the country to celebrate the sixteenth annual National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day. Read Across America Day celebrates Dr. Seuss's birthday and the joys of reading. Schools across t... more |  | |
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month In Georgia, funding and delivery of behavioral health services is overseen by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD). While awareness of the first part of the agency's name, behavioral health - which refers to mental illness and substance use disorders - seems to ... more | ||
Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia, Inc. is conducting a community assessment for our organization. Information collected will help determine if the community is aware of our services, who we serve, our Club locations, mission, etc. The community assessment will show Boys & Girls Clubs of North G... more |  | |
Tater Patch opens its exciting 2017 season this Friday with a classic comedy from Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew. There will be laughter, romance, disguises and tomfoolery on the stage. Besides the talents of the actors to amuse your ears, set designer Bob Countryman and costume designer Au... more |  | |
I want to share with you about COACH ROGER. Roger was one of the pioneers of homeschool football perhaps the first to blaze the trail thanks to his sons, Colt and Jordan, along with Diana. Roger and I became great friends when God put us together to start a homeschool football team so that Roger’s... more |  | |
|
ADVERTISEMENT