Gaslight Players bring “Art” to The Conservancy this Friday

Newly paved and stabilized section of Jones Mountian Road that collapsed ealier this year. 

By Tucker Green

Pickens County Government

Notice: The Jones Mountain Road stabilization project is now complete and both lanes are open to traffic. GSI (contractors) and EXP Services Inc. (project engineers) completed the project and final inspections have been approved. This project, which was caused by a natural disaster landslide earlier in the year, was declared a local emergency by the board of commissioners. The declaration allowed the county to receive emergency grants from the state to minimize the burdens on local taxpayers. 

      Youth from the Jasper First Baptist worked at the  Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth, and Families. Projects included maintaining the bike trails, building decks, building a playground, and sanding and staining the hardwood floors of some of the cabins. 

The planning for the annual Youth Mission Trip at First Baptist Church of Jasper is essentially year-round and nonstop. This is evidenced by the efficiency of this trip. Through trial and error, the Youth Mission Trip has continuously evolved and now operates as a well oiled machine. This is how FBCJ is able to report that this year marked the 43rd year of this annual trip, and the success of this year’s trip to the Black Mountain Home for Children in Black Mountain, North Carolina. 

Raffles, scrimmages on tap for a Friday evening of fun

A scene from last year's Meet the Dragons event.

       The Pickens Dragons Football program will host its second annual “Meet the Dragons” night this Friday, August 9th at Dragons Stadium. 

The event serves as a fundraiser to support all Pickens football players grades k-12. A $5 donation for adults and $3 for kids will enter patrons in a raffle for great prizes including season tickets, spirit wear, and a $100 cash prize. The first 200 people who arrive will receive a 2019 Dragons football

Parks have more allotment under most recent figures

With just a few weeks until the deadline to get final ballot language to the Pickens County Elections Office, Pickens Commission Chair Rob Jones sat down to discuss the most up-to-date SPLOST numbers. 

A SPLOST question will appear on the November 2019 ballot, along with several key local races. By law, local leaders must provide voters with a general description of how SPLOST money will be spent (specific projects don’t have to be detailed in the ballot language, but projected SPLOST revenues must be separated into categories such as “Road, Street, Bridge Projects.”) Leaders can opt for a five-year SPLOST, with revenue projections of $30 million, or a six-year SPLOST, with revenue projections of $37 million. 

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