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How Georgia plans to spend nearly $600 million in federal funds
How Georgia plans to spend nearly $600 million in federal funds
By Rebecca Grapevine, Staff Reporter Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Georgia will now have until 2025 to spend almost $600 million in federal pandemic...
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Woman killed in crash on Highway 53 West
Woman killed in crash on Highway 53 West
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 53 West the morning of June 6 near the Old Johnson Road intersection. The incident...
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Kemp extends temporary suspension of state gasoline tax
Kemp extends temporary suspension of state gasoline tax
By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday extending the suspension of the state gasoline sales...
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Hot enough for ya?
By Christie Pool, Staff Writer christie@pickensprogress.com The summer heat has arrived. Even before the official start of summer on Tuesday, our heat index here...
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Civility should not be abandoned for political arguments
When Donald Trump was president, there was a song often heard at protests with the title and chorus and maybe only lyrics “_______ Donald...
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The lost art of getting lost: We’re losing our ability to navigate
By Angela Reinhardt, Staff Writer areinhardt@pickensprogress.com Remember “The Map Song” from Dora The Explorer? It was sung by the aptly-titled “Map,” a anthropomorphized rolled-up...
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Talking Rock council meeting breaks down into brouhaha

Talking Rock council meeting breaks down into brouhaha

By Staff Writer on August 11, 2021

Talking Rock Mayor Randy Banks (standing) and council member James Bryant Jr. exchange heated words during last week’s meeting. The contentious meeting saw others also…