PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Discontinuing Saturday regular mail delivery starting August 2013 Starting in August, the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver regular mail to street addresses on Saturdays. Mail will be delivered Monday through Friday. The following services will NOT change: • Packages will still be delivered on Saturdays. • Mail will still be delivered to PO Boxes on... more |  | |
(Chicago) - The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to City of Jasper by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highe... more |  | |
Coupon expires May 31, 2013 Jasper's RaceTrac on Hwy. 515 was transformed into a 6,000 square foot retail space after the cooler fire on June 9, 2012. The RT6K, RaceTrac's new store design concept, features updates including indoor and outdoor seating, 10 Swirl World frozen yogurt flavors with 40 toppings, a walk-in-beer ... more |  | |
Keep Pickens Beautiful recognized this years accomplishments at their annual dinner held on January 19th at the Senior Center. The annual dinner is an opportunity to socialize with some of their members, present awards and welcome new members and officers for 2013. Sarah Visser, Executive Dire... more |  | |
Unemployment Rate; Job Creation; Tourism Pickens Unemployment Rate Better than most Counties in Region The latest unemployment figures from the Department of Labor are from the Preliminary December 2012 report and indicate the rate in Pickens is better than most in the 15 county Northwest Georgia Region. Although the accuracy of... more |  | |
(MADISON, Wis.)—TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) customers have reported receiving voice phishing calls. These calls are fraudulent attempts to scam TDS customers into revealing sensitive account information. People should be extra cautious of any phone call requests to verify account information... more |  | |
Event this Saturday night at Chattahoochee Technical College Georgia Mountains Hospice, the Ellijay and Jasper Councils of the Knights of Columbus and the Rotary Club of Jasper are hosting "Mardi Gras in the Mountains". The Gala will again bring a little bit of New Orleans magic to north Georgia with a fabulous meal catered by Coast to Coast Catering, danc... more |  | |
Many were concerned that they weren't notified by the Code Red System during the severe weather threat last week. The system is setup to only alert those in the projected path. On January 30th at 11:23 a.m., the Code Red System started its automatic calls to phones with addresses in the project... more |  | |
Items Needed: Blankets, Hairbrushes and combs, Industrial strength trash bags, Paper towels, Shampoo, Soap, Toilet paper, Tooth paste and brushes. If not an item, a financial donation to the Red Cross will be of tremendous assistance and would remind our neighbors that we care. Please click www.red... |  | |
Rehearsals on Thursday Night We are happy to report that after a brief weather delay Sharptop Strings has once again resumed rehearsals. Even more exciting is that we now have a String Bass to round out our ensemble! Once again Anne Bridges is leading the group with her amazing conducting and Brianna Hendrickson is assisting ... more |  | |
ADOPTED The following pet is looking for a home to fill with laughter and love. Hi, I am Misty, a real sweet female Shepherd mix puppy. I have a soft black and tan coat with touches of white. I weigh about 20 pounds. I am very well behaved; I do not bark, whine, or scratch on doors. I am a... more |  | |
Your legislature is in full swing now. During the last week the members of the Legislature have been getting settled with their new Office and Committee Assignments. We have been having organizational meetings of our committees, which traditionally include an introduction of members, the chairman... |  | |
In every middle school government class, there is a lesson about how a bill becomes a law—complete with charts, diagrams and textbook chapters. We spent many hours as students reviewing and memorizing the process, and of course, passed the quizzes with flying colors. But with age sometimes comes a f... more |  | |
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