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News for Pickens County, GA. The gym at the First Christian Church on Refuge Road looked like Santa’s sleigh might have dropped-off a year’s worth of toys Thursday.
Looking ahead to 2025 – PickensProgress.com
1 天前 · By Dan Pool, Editor [email protected] First, a note of appreciation to all our readers and advertisers for continuing to support community journalism. Your support allows us to run down the stories that are important to Pickens County with an …
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News for Pickens County, GA. Among the flood of post national election analysis was a short essay from George Saunders, one of America’s finest experimental fiction writers in the Nov....
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By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News ServiceATLANTA - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former University of Georgia football standout Herschel Walker to serve as U.S....
County offers 7.4 percent higher budget for 2025
2024年11月19日 · Commission Chair Kris Stancil presented a $40,213,437 proposed 2025 budget Monday at the November commissioners meeting, showing a 7.47 percent increase over 2024. According to the PowerPoint presentation, the “increase in revenue is due to real growth tax effects, sales tax, and service revenue.
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2023年12月27日 · Compiled by the Progress Staff January 5 Large development changes hands – A large mix-use project planned near Ingles on West Church Street changed hands in January 2023 with future plans for the property unclear. In 2022 …
New businesses coming to Pickens – PickensProgress.com
2023年5月31日 · Motorists have likely noticed grading underway at several locations around town. We touched base with city and county leaders to confirm what new businesses and developments are coming down the pike. •Large grocery store chain – A major commercial project, including a well-known groce
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2024年11月13日 · By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News ServiceATLANTA - Georgia's medical cannabis program has hit an important milestone. Enrollment in the registry of patients eligible to...
Trump wins big in Pickens, T-Splost fails by a slim margin
2024年11月6日 · The T-Splost, a one-cent sales tax for local road improvements, failed by a thin margin of just 44 votes out of the 20,000 cast in that ballot question — 9,978 (49,89 percent) Pickens voters voted for the measure, with 10,022 (50.11 percent) voting against.
Voters turn out in droves – PickensProgress.com
2024年10月23日 · Voters are turning out in droves to cast their ballots for the General Election, with the election supervisor saying numbers are higher than any election she has been involved in. By the end of the day Monday, Oct. 21, there had been 6,345 votes cast of the 29,196 registered voters with two more