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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 3B
Rotarians, Optimists raise $1,900 for Salvation Army
“BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER 2021”
CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING EVENT
30 Years of Treecycling
Jasper Rotarians and Op
timists spent a Saturday ring
ing bells to help the Salvation
Army’s ministry in Pickens
County.
Groups or individuals
wanting to ring May contact
Morrow at (770) 547-9038.
WHEN: Saturday, January 2, 2021, from 9:00 am. to 4:00 pm.
WHAT: Area residents will go green and drop off Christmas trees to be chipped into mulch or
used as a wildlife habitat. The event educates the public on recycling and environmental
conservation. It also allows communities to put discarded Christmas trees to good use.
The program has been a holiday tradition in Georgia for 30 years and is the largest tree
recycling program in the nation.
The John Trammell family proudly stands by his plaque at the unveiling ceremony at
the Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park. They are: Freda Trammell, wife; Jarod
Trammell, son; Callie Trammell, daughter-in-law; Ellison, granddaughter; Susan Tram
mell, sister-in-law; Jim Trammell, brother; and Jordan Trammell, niece.
WHERE: Your old tree will be reused as mulch or wildlife habitat. Drop off your un-decorated
Christmas tree for recycling at the Park’n Ride across from the Pickens County Chamber
of Commerce building in Lee Newton Park, 500 Veterans Memorial Blvd. (500 Stegall
Street)
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Call the Progress office for details at 706-253-2457
FOR INFORMATION CALL: Keep Pickens Beautiful, 706-253-3600, and leave a message or email us at
keeppickensbeautiful@gmail.com
Pickens County residents recycled 120 Christmas trees in 2020, diverting them from landfills, and chipping
them up into useful mulch. In this day of artificial Christmas trees, that’s not bad. Let’s see if we can do better
in 2021 and set a new record.
Charles Morrow, area Kettle Coordinator for the Army
(at left), stands with Rotarian John Sneve at Walmart. Ro
tarians worked both doors.
Optimist Amanda Callahan and son Hayden are ringing
bells at Kroger.
Veterans Park memorializes
John Trammell with plaque
By Max Caylor
Progress Contributor
“Every chain link, every
brick and stone, every piece
of the monument park has a
piece of John in it,” said Sons
of the American Legion
Commander Scott Riley at
the unveiling of a plaque me
morializing John Trammell
organized by the Pickens
County Veterans Memorial
Park.
John Thomas Trammell, a
native of Piedmont, Ala
bama, came to Jasper in
1984 to coach with home
town friend head coach Steve
Sewell. On and off the field
these two men helped shape
the lives of students at Pick
ens High School.
In 1985 Trammell began
his banking career at Pickens
County Bank now Regions.
Soon, he assumed a new po
sition at the Jasper Banking
Company in May of 1990.
Following 10 years of execu
tive leadership Trammell be
came the president and CEO
of the first state chartered
bank of the millennium in
2000 known as Community
Bank of Pickens County.
Trammell’s role at Com
munity Bank and 33 years of
local contacts made him the
obvious choice to help bring
the dream of a veterans me
morial park to Pickens
County when asked by
Wayne Poor and Ray Smith.
“John was the general con
tractor for the park and with
out his contacts the memorial
would have not been com
pleted,” said Smith at the cer
emony.
“John was uniquely qual
ified to help put a “game
plan” together for the veter
ans to finally realize their
hopes and dreams for a
park,” said Trammell’s wife
Freda.
Mrs. Trammell used foot
ball terminology describing
some of the construction
team. She mentioned Mayor
John Weaver, retaining wall
work by Ben Hopkins, the
kickoff of slab pouring by
Gary Copeland and Scott
Commander Scott Riley of the Sons of the American Le
gion presents a flag to Freda Trammell which has flown
over the memorial. In making the presentation Com
mander Riley said, “recognizing John was not a veteran but
he had a special reverence for them and in his service to
the community he went beyond the call and we want you to
have this flag."
of veterans throughout the
United States of America.”
John spoke at the park
dedication on August 9,2018
and shared with the crowd
that he was not a veteran, but
it was out of respect of his fa
ther and uncles and all veter
ans he wanted to help with
the park. He said, “vets,
thank you for bravely doing
what you were called to do so
we can safely do what we are
free to do.”
“This plaque is a fitting
honor to John Trammell who
was a friend to all vets and
especially those he touched
in Pickens County and whose
unselfish dedication and
tenacity help make this park
a reality,” said Leist Sergeant
Major (US Army Retired).
Bricks of Honor for all
veterans, they do not have to
live in Pickens County, may
be purchased for $125 or T-
Shirts for $20 at www.pick-
ensvetmemorial.com or
calling 706.253.0501. Some
834 Bricks of Honor adorn
the Pickens County Veterans
Memorial Park.
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 2,389 calls for service. These numbers are
taken from the report provided directly from the 911 Center
where all calls are logged as they are perfonned. Below is a
breakdown of all dispatched calls by the call type for each in
cident.
Accidents 28
Suicide Threats / Attempts 7
Domestics 33
Theft / Burglary Related 24
Forgery / Fraud 11
Traffic Stops 191
Citations Issued 0
Animal Investigations 12
Suspicious Persons/Activity 52
Alarm Calls 18
Stranded Motorists 16
Street Hazards 12
Vandalism 0
Abandoned Vehicles 5
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences
1,620. In addition to these, other calls include search war
rants, civil service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly per
sons, missing persons, assistance with medical calls, natural
death investigations, demented persons, funeral escorts, ha
rassment, trespassing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
19 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center
on charges from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these.
the following charges were taken by PSO deputies (note:
some individuals have multiple charges):
Contempt of Court- Superior
1
Give False Name/ Info to Police
1
Probation Violation
4
Accountability Court Violation
1
Obstructing Criminal Investigation
1
Simple Battery- Family Violence
1
Simple Battery of an Officer
1
Battery
1
Reckless Conduct
1
Criminal Trespass-FVA
1
Accountability Court Violation
1
Burglary- 2nd Degree
1
Violation of Ga. Controlled Substance Act
2
Driving without a Valid License
1
Family Drug Court Violation
1
Providing a Firearm to a Felon
1
Disorderly Conduct
2
Failure to Appear
1
In addition to the above
activity from the Uniform
Patrol Division, Court
Service Deputies reported
the following statistics for
the past week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 1068
Weapons Found: 1
Courts Held: 12
Arrest Made in the
Courthouse: 2
Civil Papers Received : 47
Civil Papers Served: 49
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 80
Total male inmates: 59
Total female inmates: 21
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 72 sex
offenders registered with
the Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
O’Connor and EMC’s Todd
Payne was on the sideline
waiting to get in the game
setting the flag pole. Chad
Goss was lined up to do all
the electrical and Kaylea
Mosley kept the bills and
budget balanced and up to
date.
Freda added, “there were
35 members of this great
team who responded to
John’s call to work and
strategize to make the park a
reality.” She added, “I be
lieve that John would have
strongly resisted the personal
recognition that he is receiv
ing today and the satisfaction
of the game plan coming to
fruition with a total team ef
fort and the “victory” of com
pletion in the end were his
reward.”
Trammell passed away in
March of 2020 due to a sud
den heart attack. Wife Freda
asked memorial gifts be
made to the veterans park and
the committee began think
ing how best to honor Tram
mell for his work.
Since John was not a vet
eran a brick could not be
placed in his memory so the
committee decided to place a
bronze plaque on a small
marble stand near the back
wall near the sponsor section.
As with the park construc
tion, many local individuals
and businesses stepped up to
make the Trammell plaque a
real winner. Frank Leist,
Trammell committee chair,
said, “we express a special
thank you to Bryan Mclner-
ney, Precision Carpentry,
Tammy and Matthew Morris,
Appalachian Monument and
Evan Howell and Terry Long
of Blue Ridge Marble &
Granite for their generosity.”
In part, the plaque reads:
“Dedicated to the memory of
John Thomas Trammell for
his dedicated and extraordi
nary support as a non-veteran
in erection of the Pickens
County Veterans Park. This
memorial will stand the test
of time because of your love
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