PICKENS COUNTY NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
UPDATE 7:32 PM -- We regret to inform everyone that the pilot from today’s helicopter crash has died as a result of his injuries. The pilot, Johnny Kent, passed away at Grady Memorial Hospital at 5:44 pm. No additional details are available at this time. The FAA is on scene and is investigating ... more |  | |
AGENDA I. Call meeting to order II. Invocation III. Pledge of Allegiance IV. Adopt agenda V. Read minutes of the February 4, 2019 regular meeting and the February 8, 2019 called meeting A. Lisa Hoyle VI. Old Business A. Update of storm water upgrade at Hwy 53 and Jones Street (Speedburger)... more |  | |
Piedmont Healthcare has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 honor by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the fourth consecutive year. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of... more |  | |
Keeter, a 19-year career employee, succeeds President and CEO John Trammell The Board of Directors of Community Bank of Pickens County announces the promotion of Ryan Keeter to President. Keeter, an employee of the bank since its inception in 2000, began his career as a loan officer and most recently served as Chief Credit Officer and Executive Vice President. Ryan was elec... more |  | |
The Band Student of the Week is Kami Jones. Kami is a freshman in our band program and plays percussion in our symphonic band and bass drum in the marching band. Kami always has a smile on her face and is an incredible help to anyone that needs it. She is patient, kind, and a joy to have in t... more |  | |
A Royal Evening for 452 people at the annual Mardi Gras in the Mountains hosted by Knights of Columbus, Georgia Mountains Hospice and Rotary of Jasper on March 2, 2019 at Chattahoochee Technical College. Proceeds benefit Georgia Mountains Hospice. King and Queen of the Court Voting raised a...  | ||
Jasper City Council Work Session to discuss agenda items for the March 4, 2019 meeting. ... more |  | |
Congratulations to Tyler Vreeland for being named Shottenkirk Ford's Pickens High School Varsity Baseball Player of the Week. Below is a Player Spotlight by Pickens Baseball:
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Congratulations to Caroline Angelisanti for being named Shottenkirk Ford's Pickens High School Girls Soccer Player of the Week. Caroline is a sophomore and has been with the team for two years now. Caroline is a great team player and has done a great job this season with many goals for the Varsi... more |  | |
Congratulations to Carter Logan for being named Shottenkirk Ford's Pickens High School Boys Soccer Player of the Week. On the way to winning the championship, Carter allowed one goal in four games at the varsity tournament in Birmingham.... more |  | |
The City of Jasper held a public meeting to discuss sewerage system improvements funded by Georgia’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) on February 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM, at Jasper City Hall. Mayor Weaver stated, "When we run out of sewer and don't borrow this money to expand our waste wate... more |  | |
This year I have been working on creating a new School Board District map. We have an office in the Capitol called the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office that does this for counties, school boards, cities, and in the year right after the Census, Legislative and Congressional maps. ... more |  | |
🚧 ROAD CLOSED 🚧 Due to recent rains and flash flooding a section of Jones Mountain Road has washed out and the County has closed the road in this area. Commissioner Rob Jones estimated it would take a minimum of a month to repair. A detour is set up from West Price Creek Road to ... more |  | |
Congratulations to Autumn Winchell for being named Shottenkirk Ford's Pickens High School Girls Soccer Player of the Week. Autumn is an outstanding senior leader on the soccer team. She has been playing soccer for over twelve years and has such a passion for the sport. She is very helpful with t... more |  | |
Congratulations to Juan Sanchez for being named Shottenkirk Ford's Pickens High School Boys Soccer Player of the Week. Juan scored 2 goals as Pickens won their first game of the season - a first win over Sequoyah High School.... more |  | |
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