PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Renasant Georgia is pleased to announce Donna Torres has joined their Mortgage Lending Team. Donna will serve as Mortgage Banker for both Jasper and Marble Hill Branch locations based at 251 Hwy 515 Jasper, Georgia and 90 Steve Tate Hwy Marble Hill, Georgia respectively. Torres has 10 years of b... more |  | |
October 13 - 31st on Monday-Friday; Saturday voting is October 25th Advanced voting for the General Election on November 4, 2014 started today, October 13th and ends October 31st. The Pickens County Board of Elections Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday voting will be held on October 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Georgians h... more |  | |
Former K-9 Khloe had to retire Bethany-Salem Fire Department's SAR K-9 Unit is seeking donations for purchasing a new fully trained Search and Rescue K-9 for the community. For the past year, they had a three year old female German Shepherd Dog named Khloe, but she was forced to retire early due to an early onset of health is... more |  | |
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Pickens High School Pride of Pickens Marching Band competed in a band competition at Fannin High School on October 11, 2014. Below are the results: Superior Rating for Color Guard, Majorettes, Percussion, Drum Majors and Band. 1st place Percussion in 2A (2nd to Woodland HS out of 17 band... more |  | |
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Pickens High School student, Holden Jackson won a 1st place Blue Ribbon at the FCCLA chili Cook-off at the Georgia National Fair in Perry GA this week. Holden received a cash prize of $100.00 for his first place finish. ... more |  | |
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For more than thirty years Sharptop Arts Center has been home to Pickens County’s only non-profit arts venue but without fresh leadership from Pickens County residents, the Center will close before the New Year. Located in an historic white columned house two blocks off Main Street, Sharptop Arts... more |  | |
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150,000 more Veterans received faster, more accurate decisions than FY13 WASHINGTON – More than 1.3 million Veterans received decisions on their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation and pension claims in fiscal year (FY) 2014 – the highest number in VA’s history, surpassing last year’s record-breaking production by more than 150,000 claims. Thi... more | ||
The American Legion Post 149 of Jasper, Georgia has launched a website with information on the post, how to contact executive members via email, learn about their fundraisers, and even join the American Legion. There is a part of the American Legion for every one from the American Legion, The S... more |  | |
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