PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
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'Billy Bully Bot' is a story about redemption for a bully. Dr. Julie Schultz, Associate Professor of Education at Reinhardt University, has written a book 'Billy Bully Bot' to raise awareness about bullying from her own childhood memories. Her goal is to donate 500 copies of the book to public schools and libraries. Dr. Schultz has enlisted the servic... more |  | |
Enter your snowy man/woman/creation application by January 5, 2013 Alert! Be advised! Flurries of snowmen will be floating onto Main Street Jasper this January. Don’t let the experience melt, build your snowman to add to the Main Street Frenzy today. We welcome all snowmen built with tasteful creativity to fill Main Street with a snowfall of liveliness. ... more |  | |
Save on ticket prices by purchasing them by December 31st; Voting open for the 2013 King and Queen Georgia Mountains Hospice, Ellijay and Jasper Councils of the Knights of Columbus, and The Rotary Club of Jasper invite you to the 2013 Mardi Gras in the Mountains. Enjoy a spectacular evening with fine dining, a great band, silent auction and coronation of the 2013 King and Queen and Honor Court. ... more |  | |
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Pickens County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Piedmont Mountainside Hospital was awarded the Large Business of the Month for December. Dr. Sonny Proctor was awarded a framed certificate at the December Membership Breakfast by Jarrod Trammell with Community Bank of Pickens County, the... more |  | |
The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation recently added five new members to its board of trustees bringing the total number of members to 17. New trustees include: • Jason Anavitarte – Anavitarte is a senior government and community relations leader with Kaiser Permanente. A former member of the Dor... more |  | |
More than 1,100 students at Chattahoochee Technical College were honored Monday morning, December 5 in the college’s Fall 2012 Commencement Ceremony. The candidates for graduation included those who had completed their studies for associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit duri... more |  | |
Keep Pickens Beautiful Board of Directors were informed at the December board meeting about the use and benefits of propane automobiles. Derek Whaley of Alliance Auto Gas made the presentation with emphasis on lower fuel cost, lower emissions and the use of domestic production propane here in th... more |  | |
Chattahoochee Technical College Adult Education students celebrated Dec. 12 at a luncheon provided by the Pickens Certified Literate Program and Bojangles, as well as covered dishes brought in by students. The event, which was hosted at the Appalachian Campus of Chattahoochee Technical College, was ... more |  | |
Held on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at the Pickens Chamber Park n' Ride Keep Pickens Beautiful would like to remind you to bring your undecorated live Christmas tree to the "Bring One for the Chipper" event to be held on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Drop off you tree at the Chamber’s Park n' Ride parking lot on Stegall Street in Jasper. The recycled trees can be recycle... more |  | |
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Economic Development is an area that most people do not spend a great deal of time pondering, but when the subject does come up the conversation tends to center on business growth (or possibly lack of) with little thought given to who is all involved with the work going on behind the scenes. And alt... more |  | |
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