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Thursday, December 3, 2020 Volume 133 Number 33 Jasper, Georgia 22 pages in two sections Published Weekly
Holiday 2020 Preview
Christmas parade, toy programs, New Year’s
Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@piekensprogress.com
It’s been said the only
constant is change - and
2020 has been a proven tes
tament to the famous quote.
This year’s local holiday fes
tivities are no different, with
organizers being forced to
drastically change protocol
or cancel all together. Here’s
the latest on local events and
Christmas programs. If you
know of other programs tak
ing place, e-mail us at arein-
hardt@pickensprogress.com
to be included in a future
edition.
Night of Lights Christmas
Parade
The event is still a go,
scheduled for this Saturday,
Dec. 5 beginning at 6 p.m.,
but organizers opted for a
“reverse,” drive-through pa
rade instead of a traditional
parade to keep spectators
and participants safe.
This year floats will be
stationary and lined up along
Stegall Drive. Spectators
will remain in their vehicles
at all times and drive along
the parade route, which be
gins at Main Street at the
Pickens County Courthouse
and travels down Stegall
Drive (a one-way road in
front of Jasper Middle
School) to its ending point at
Lee Newton Park.
As vehicles travel along
Stegall Drive they can tune
into 88.1 F.M. on their radio
dial to listen to float descrip
tions, the reading of The
Night Before Christmas by
Jasper Council member Kirk
Raffield, and DJ Dano who
will play Christmas music.
The radio transmitter will
work for vehicles within
about a mile radius of Stegall
Drive. Signs along the route
will remind people where to
tune in.
“We did this so people
can still feel like they are a
part of something even
though they can’t get out of
their cars,” said Haley
Bouchie of Jasper Merchants
Association, the entity or
ganizing the event. “DJ
Dano has been a longtime
partner with the Jasper Mer
chants and he has been won
derful and engaging at other
events we have had.”
The Pride of Pickens
Marching Band will be posi
tioned at the Pickens County
Courthouse, at the start of
the route. They will play be
ginning at 6 p.m. The parade
will wrap up by 7:30 p.m.
See Events on 10A
New Nativity arrives in time for Christmas celebration
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The Pickens Community new Nativity scene was lit Saturday afternoon in a brief ceremony at the courthouse. Those participating were the Rev.
Max Caylor, Mayor Steve Lawrence, Commissioner Becky Denny, Marla Renner organizer of funding, Christmas carols leader Casey Ferguson and
Commission Chair Rob Jones.
Max Caylor
Progress Contributor
A teary-eyed Mara Ren
ner thanked the 50-plus folks
for their attendance at the
courthouse Saturday after
noon for the unveiling of the
new 12-piece community
Nativity scene.
“It’s close to my heart and
I want to thank everyone
who donated,” Renner said.
It was Renner’s inspira
tion that led her to open a
Facebook page requesting
donations, which raised over
$5,300 for the Christian re
membrance of the birth of
Jesus.
“Property of the citizens
of Pickens County 2020” has
been written on the bottom
of each of the colorful resin
pieces signifying ownership.
The Facebook ad read
“Raising Funds for YOUR
Community Nativity Set”
and the page has more than
367 likes. Renner said the
page is being kept open “be
cause we may need some
thing more.”
The new Nativity stable
See Nativity on 10A
Re-recount turns
up slightly
different totals
By Dan Pool
Editor
dpool@pickensprogress.com
Members of the county’s
board of elections completed
the second required recount
of presidential ballots Tues
day, Dec. 1.
Like the hand count ear
lier, it showed a slightly
higher total for both Donald
Tramp and Joe Biden. The
board was strictly limited to
looking at only presidential
votes.
According to the elec
tions office: Election Night:
Tramp - 14,075 and Biden -
2,808
Recount: Tramp - 14,106
and Biden - 2,822.
Elections supervisor Ju-
lianne Roberts said on Tues
day after the 45 additional
votes were confirmed, that
she is still assessing where
they were missed in the ini
tial count.
A hand count performed
previously found 20 addi
tional votes, making this a
third different total.
Roberts said she would
be looking into this but
couldn’t offer much with the
different results just being
tallied earlier Tuesday.
Jack Barnes, a longtime
member of the elections
board, said they completed
the first recount, which was
done by hand of all 17,175
ballots, in about six hours
using 12 volunteers.
During that one they
“found” 20 additional votes;
12 for Donald Tramp and 8
for Joe Biden.
See Recount on 11A
Chester’s bad day
“Tough as nails” dog with nose for trouble
doing fine following rescue
Wayside Animal Hospital / Photo
Poor Chester - The 11-year-old dog that got his
head stuck in a dryer vent is pictured with Animal
Care Assistant Elizabeth Collins. Collins works
with Wayside Animal Clinic through the Work
Based Learning Program at Pickens High School.
By Christie Pool
Staff Writer
christie@pickensprogress.com
Chester, an 11-year-old terrier
mix owned by a local family, had
a really bad day last week when
he got his head stuck in a dryer
vent.
“It was one of the weirdest
things I’ve ever seen in my entire
career,” said Dr. Lyn Lewis,
owner of Wayside Animal Clinic.
Dr. Lewis has been practicing for
18 years.
According to the veterinarian,
Chester’s owners called Wayside
seeking help when their dog be
came stuck. “I didn’t know what
to expect when they arrived be
cause they’d said his head was
stuck in a pipe.”
“When he arrived it was a 90
degree angle dryer vent and the
dog’s head was starting to swell,”
Lewis said. “They had tried to get
it out by putting soap on it and the
See Chester on 10A
More than
2.5 lbs. of
meth seized
in traffic
stop
Sheriff’s photo of meth
valued at more than
$25,000 seized Saturday.
By Dan Pool
Editor
dpool@pickensprogress.com
The sheriff’s office com
mended three deputies for
alert police work on Satur
day, Nov. 28th after a routine
traffic stop led to the seizure
of 2.5 pounds of suspected
methamphetamine, cash,
firearms and other drags.
Sheriff spokesman Kris
Stancil said Deputy Jeremy
Stanley pulled over a vehicle
See Meth on 10A
Obituaries - 9A
• Bill Holder
• Betty Prather
• Burt Merrell
• Myrtle Bohanan
• Sandy Bagwell
• Sara Sperin
• Sharon Emig
• Shirley Hancock
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