PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Bringing our community together, working side by side, for a common good Ever go to bed hungry? Hunger is something that most of us only experience by choice. A new diet or an upcoming event or vacation might give us the needed motivation to cut back or even skip a few meals. Now, imagine a child, an elderly person or a disabled person going to bed hungry because ther... more |  | |
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November 16, 2013 ~ 10AM - 4PM Come do your Holiday Shopping in the Mountains! The 2013 HOLIDAY MARKET & EXPO will be held at Chattahoochee Technical College on Saturday, November 16, 2013 - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Vendor Registration deadline is August 1, 2013. The cost is $50 per table with late Registration $60 per tab... more |  | |
Giving back is a core value at The Home Depot, and a passion for our associates. Bob Coleman, the Store Manager for The Home Depot in Jasper, created a program for the teachers of Pickens County. The Jasper Home Depot store wishes to honor Pickens County School System teachers for their hard work ... more |  | |
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TDS® provides Federal Lifeline and Tribal Link-Up programs to income-eligible customers; helps phone service remain affordable. (MADISON, Wis.)— To ensure all Americans have the opportunities and security that phone service offers, Lifeline and Tribal Link-Up are available. Local phone companies, including TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®), offer these federal programs so everyone has the option to connect with family, emp... more |  | |
Thanks to several businesses and community leaders in North Georgia, the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce 7th Annual Leadership Snowball Golf Tournament at Arrowhead Country Club in Jasper held on Monday, March 18th, was a success. Even though the sky was grey, the air was cold, there was rain, a ... more |  | |
ADOPTED The following pet needs a forever home to fill with laughter and love: Hi, I am Lucy, a copper colored Catahoule Leopard female dog about four months old. My sister, Ethel, is also here at the PAR Ranch. We are both good with cats and are snuggly lap dogs. I weigh about 20 pounds and ... more |  | |
Among the new customers who visited the Jasper Farmers Market Saturday were three horses, who came to get their shots from Dr. Chester. Animal Medical Clinic is back this year and is planning to be at the market the first Saturday of every month so mark your calendars and bring in your pets. Sev... more |  | |
The next Tater Patch Players production is a romping, door-slamming farce. What is a farce? It is a type of comedy that "uses buffoonery and horseplay and typically includes crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations". That about sums up the action in Lend Me a Tenor. You will ... more |  | |
Twelve good citizens of Pickens County have been identified as this year’s Jail and Bail detainees for Pickens Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy. Be on the lookout for them during the next two weeks while they raise their bail to get out of jail. All bail money is then donated to Pickens Fer... more |  | |
April is the Great American Cleanup month, and the Keep Pickens Beautiful Adopt A Road Volunteers will be out all over the County picking up trash from our County roads. These volunteers will be doing their part to beautify Pickens County this month. You can take part in this cleanup by picking up ... more |  | |
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