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Rainbow girls give back

Rainbow, a community service organization, is coming to Pickens to host a meet and greet. The organization allows girls ages 11-20 to network and meet with professionals for solid career guidance. See page 14A to get involved.





Robert Frost tribute March 9.

Poetry fans, come out to an evening celebrating the work of poet Robert Frost. The evening will feature readings of some of Frost's work. Stop by, snowy evening or not. Find out more about this unique evening at Appalachia Grill on Page 3A.


Top Stories
  • School Board meets Thursday -- agenda
  • Gas prices in Georgia rise, but not as much as national average
  • Forest Service Officer killed in hunting accident at Ocmulgee Bluff
  • For Pickens School, March 12 in-service day now snow makeup date
  • Ga. unemployment crisis deepening, says state labor commissioner
  • School board defends special education program -- appeal filed in federal court
  • County will likely have to borrow to make up shortfall in tax collections
  • Amicalola EMC sued over easement policy
  • City flag finalists announced, and other news from the Jasper council meeting
  • From the pen of Ben McCollum: A personal account of a Civil War killing
  • Local author writes fly fishing guidebook
  • Nathan Deal resigns from Congress to run full-time for governor
  • Special Education department under fire following court ruling



Stories in Print Edition Only
  • TEA Party draws large, informed crowd at Fair Tax rally. See page 11A.
  • Suspect arrested for last week's middle school bomb hoax. See page 19A.
  • Nelson to move ahead with FiFa proceedings on those who have failed to pay city taxes. See page 16A.

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  • iPad or iFad? --- From the Progress Tech Columnist
  • Password protection essential for everyone
  • Experiment with different browsers to see what works best for you
  • Ubuntu offers great way to extend life of older computers
  • No cable television, No problem -- a look at video online
  • A look at cell phones



FLAG FINALISTS ANNOUNCED - Jasper City Council will select one of these three entries at next month's meeting.





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Recent Stories
  • Man drowns after wandering from car wreck
  • Bomb Hoax at JMS leads to evacuation
  • Gas prices rise in Georgia; up 76 cents per gallon from same time last year
  • Get money for rent, utilities and down payment assistance
  • Pickens' economic front: Three new firms say there are silver linings
  • Impassioned public turns out to hear about commission alternatives
  • Latest round of winter weather produces little drama
  • Side-by-side comparison of three and five person commission alternatives.
  • Sheriff's office takes over campus security
  • County business licenses show steady decline
  • MADD asks legislators to put lock on drunk driving
  • County completes purchase of building for fire station
  • Andrew Haygood wins county spelling bee --- again
  • Drug Task Force commander schools teachers and parents
  • Holy Spirit Ranch faces foreclosure
  • Pickens Tea Party is Up and Moving
  • Family rallies to give one of their own peace of mind following cancer diagnosis
  • Mental evaluation ordered on man charged with killing mother
  • PHS & PCRC garner another Reader-of-the-Year award
  • Recreation Department to offer spring basketball and soccer
  • $5.3 million in property taxes still uncollected
  • Mt. Zion missionary reports from earthquake-ravaged Haiti
  • Democrat enters race for 9th District Congress
  • Sen. Chip Pearson throws monkey wrench at commission-study group
  • From the Downtown Development Authority meeting: Economic times slip from bad to worse
  • More H1N1 flu vaccine now available
  • Hans Rueffert takes over Woodbridge Inn after parents hang up the apron
  • Hand washing remains top flu prevention measure
  • Pickens resident Bert Loftman enters race for Congress
  • Longtime County Agent Rick Jasperse enters run for state house
  • Click here to view multi-person commission draft legislation for the 2010 election
  • New website tracking North Ga. politics

Community Interest Stories
  • Local man debuts Civil War novel set in Pickens County
  • Signing On, Jasper: All-handicapped operated radio station in Jasper gives a voice to the disabled
  • Hans Rueffert takes over Woodbridge Inn after parents hang up the apron
  • North Georgia project holds rich promise for last golden warblers
  • Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle captivates Reinhardt College audience
  • Lives being transformed in weight loss, nutrition program
  • Organic living in the modern age, without the trendy pretension
  • Weaving tragedy and humor - Georgia author of the year Ray Atkins discusses second novel
  • What happened to marble jobs here?
  • New website tracking North Ga. politics
  • An Appalachian Voice on Edward Townsend (1789-1860) Part II
  • Run-down Armadillo found near Talking Rock
  • Slow food movement picking up speed
  • Confederate grave marked at Bethesda Church in Nelson
  • County property inventory
  • New website recognizes Pickens Veterans
  • The ‘Sacred Harp’ tradition of singing: Still alive and well
  • Taking the banjo back to the pre-recording days
  • Scam ad in Progress turned over to GBI - Fraud fastest growing, hardest to solve crime

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