PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
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Newsletter for Burnt Mountain Center BMC Celebrates 40 Years! The Pickens County Training Center was founded in March of 1973. Now called Burnt Mountain Center, it’s mission was to advocate and provide services and support for individuals with disabilities. More than 40 years later, the center has not only strived to make that mi... more |  | |
The Optimist Club of Jasper met on August 15th for their second N.O.W. breakfast (New Optimists). The club continued making donations to Pickens County organizations that provide services to the youth of our community and help the Optimists meet their mission of “bringing out the best in kids”. F... more |  | |
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If you are looking for a loyal and fun companion, a buddy for one of your pets, someone to talk to, take rides with, or hold in your lap, please consider one of the following pets who need a forever home to fill with laughter and love: Hi, I am Willow, a four month old female black short ... more |  | |
A new grant approved in Georgia’s 2013 Legislative Session will now be an option for qualified students at Chattahoochee Technical College. Under Georgia’s Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant Award, Chattahoochee Technical College students who are receiving the HOPE Grant may also be el... more |  | |
Monthly meeting August 27th at 7 p.m. "We have become very complacent on the ability to pick up a phone, dial a number and be taking to a party on the other end of the line for whatever reason. We get our emails, send letters, data, photo’s or most anything we can scan into the system. But suppose tomorrow you turn on your computer a... more |  | |
Squirrel hunting provides the perfect opportunity to introduce someone to the sport of hunting, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. Unlike some big game hunts, the pursuit of bushytails often involves more action for energetic youth, providing a gre... more |  | |
Saturday, August 17th, from 10 am till noon at the Creative and Performing Arts Academy Young Actors Project (YAP) would like to announce auditions for its next production, A Bagful of Fables. Auditions will be held on Saturday, August 17th, from 10 am till noon at the Creative and Performing Arts Academy. Ellen Painter will be directing with assistance from Bay Cagle. The direct... more |  | |
Wednesday afternoons only for the remainder of August The Pickens County Canning Plant has changed its schedule to Wednesday afternoons only for the remainder of August. This schedule change takes place each year due to school being back in session. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, the staff has had to back up the opening tim... more | ||
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Two of our local 4-Hers are participating in the Youth and Yearling Mustang Challenge (YAY). Andrew Haygood, Junior at Pickens High School and Laney Bledsoe, Freshman at Pickens High School have decided to step up to this challenge and test their “horse skills”. Youth and Yearling (YAY) is a pro... more |  | |
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