Courtesy of Susan Catton. Plans have come together to make sure that Saturday, November 7th is once again, an evening to remember.  The 3rd Annual FUR BALL Fundraiser for Pickens Animal Rescue will be held at Chattahoochee Technical College from 6:00pm... 

Are you coming to the 3rd Annual Fur Ball for the Pickens Animal Rescue? If not, you should, check out the invite from Victoria, Bernie, EJ, Bunny and Shep – You are now Invited To Attend The 2009 FUR BALL Fundraiser for Pickens Animal Rescue Come... 

I love to take nature pictures and carry my camera anywhere and everywhere I go. You just never know when the next awesome picture will come up and you need to be prepared! This is a picture of Carters Lake in Gordon County off of Hwy 136. When we go... 

On Saturday, I picked up the mail and there was a box for me. I’m wondering, ‘who is mailing something to me?’ So  I get home and open the box and its a bottle of wine with a nice brochure from a great company, Pied Piper Pest Control. The... 

During my son’s senior year at Pickens High School, he worked at Natural Market Place on Main Street with Sandy and David. That year, he learned a lot about health and what to eat and what not to eat. One of the drinks he learned from Sandy was... 

On Sunday, October 18, 2009 – from 1:30 to 7:30pm @ the Lee Newton Park, there will be the Walk Across Jasper for Breast Cancer Awareness. All proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help find a cure. Join Jasper, Pickens County to help... 

After I added the post before this one, I got this email about ‘why you should not vaccinate your children’ from a friend. I decided to add it also so that we can all make our most informed decisions as to getting a Flu/Swine Flu shot this... 

Swine Flu: Five Tips to Teach Your Kids Courtesy of www.thebeehive.org Do you want to protect your kids from swine flu? That’s understandable. There’s so much being said in the media about the novel H1N1 (swine flu virus) and the regular,... 

Mark your calendar for the 2nd Saturday in November, November 14th and come and enjoy The Taste of Pickens at the Chattahoochee Technical College’s Appalachian Tech campus. Doors will open at 11am and will serve Pickens County’s finest until... 

Stay fire smart, don’t get burned! Fire Prevention Week has been observed since 1925, and 2009 is no different. This event is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, and aims to educate the public on fire prevention. Fire Prevention... 

And How Does Radon Affect Pickens County, Georgia? We had a radon test done on our home in Bent Tree in June 2004. Our radon levels came back at 11.4 pci/l, which is 3 times what the EPA recommends a mitigation system. We had a radon mitigation system... 

Somebody Paid…Say a prayer for our Troops!!! Yes, Somebody Paid! Freedom isn’t Free!!! I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH ... 

On Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend of the month of October, we had the 29th Annual Georgia Marble Festival in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia. What a beautiful Saturday for the road race, the Marble Festival parade and the festival itself. There... 

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celebrating 25 Years of Awareness, Education, and Empowerment The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) organization is a partnership of national public service organizations, professional medical associations,... 

My husband and I had been gone away for about 10 days and when we got home, I checked our mail and we had not one, but two flat Stanleys that had come to visit us. Now most of you will ask, what is a flat Stanley and what are two flat Stanleys??? Flat...