PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
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Leo Clubs are the student components of Lions Clubs International. Membership is open to those who have reached twelve years of age. Locally, Jasper Lions Club sponsors Leo Clubs at Pickens County Middle School and Pickens High School. Hopefully, a Leo Club will begin at Jasper Middle School soon. ... more |  | |
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When the Pickens County Retired Educators Association held its final meeting of the 2012-13 school-year on May 15th, its program was primarily recognition of school and community persons of distinction. The meeting was held in the Community Room of United Community Bank. Dough Boys Cakes and Caterin... more |  | |
Gardens are in everywhere; Jasper Farmers Market is open for business every Saturday; stores are now advertising "Vine Ripe Tomatoes". It is summer in the South. Vidalia onions are back in stores. MMMMMM! On Saturday, June 22nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pickens County Community Center at ... more | ||
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Video on KnowPickens.com's YouTube channel Meeting for the Georgia Senate Special Task Force on Education in Georgia. Sen. Jason Carter (D) & Sen. Freddie Powell Sims (D) co-host this meeting. This is part of a series of non-partisan town halls around Georgia to give a presentation & listen to opinions on education policy for the state.... |  | |
Classes began Thursday for the 8-week Summer Semester at Chattahoochee Technical College. As of the first day of the semester, 7,229 students are registered in classes for one of CTC’s certificate, diploma or degree programs. Missy Cusack, Executive Director of Admissions, said “As the new semest... more |  | |
Sharptop Strings is pleased to host a fiddling workshop on June 13th in Jasper with renowned fiddler performer and instructor Brad Oviatt. Brad will present a two part session starting with Fiddle Tunes - history, components, and a "Fiddler's bag of tunes". Next, he will discuss Jamming and Groupi... more |  | |
Proceeds will send our Instructors to National Conference in Orlando in November. Angels on Horseback will be hosting a week long Horse Camp for 10 children between the age of 6 – 12. Call quickly to sign up and reserve your camper’s spot! Cost is $250. A $100 non refundable fee needs to be sent with your child’s registration and must be dated before June 17th. Camp will run... more |  | |
It is with regret that we have accepted the resignation of our Superintendent of schools, Dr. Ben Desper. The two years that he has spent with us have been very meaningful. We have learned much from Dr. Desper as we watched him balance the responsibility of educating children with the responsibiliti... more |  | |
(ATLANTA) – A benefits consultant in Jasper is beaming, especially since winning a Fantasy 5 prize worth $198,422. Joseph Kapuscinski, 54, matched all five numbers from the June 1 drawing, winning the jackpot prize. Tate Market, 20 Canton Road in Tate, sold the winning Quik Pik ticket. Kapusci... more |  | |
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