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Kettle Creek Battlefield wins
National Park Service designation
THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - The Kettle
Creek Battlefield in Wilkes
County is now an “affiliated
area” of the National Park
Service (NPS), U.S. Rep
Jody Hice, R-Greensboro,
announced Monday.
Then-Secretary of the In
terior David Bernhardt ap
proved the designation earlier
this month, marking a com
mitment by the federal gov
ernment to preserve the
Revolutionary War site for
future generations.
“This is an enormous win
for all of us who have spent
years working toward this
goal,” Hice said in a state
ment. “Kettle Creek Battle
field [will] finally receive the
recognition it deserves.”
The battle at Kettle Creek
on Feb. 14, 1779, was the
first major victory for Patriot
forces in Georgia, showing
conclusively that the British
could never pacify the
South’s frontier backcountry.
Efforts to have Kettle
Creek Battlefield designated
a national park date back
nearly a century. U.S. Sen.
Richard Russell of Georgia
was among those who
pushed for acquisition of the
property.
Hice introduced legisla
tion directing the Interior De
partment to conduct a study
of the battlefield. The U.S.
House of Representatives
passed the bill last month.
Affiliated areas are a des
ignation within the National
Park Service referring to sites
that may be recognized by
Congress and may receive
federal assistance but typi
cally are owned and adminis
tered primarily by nonfederal
entities.
Groups that worked to
make the designation a real
ity for the Kettle Creek Bat
tlefield include the Kettle
Creek Battlefield Associa
tion, the Georgia Battlefields
Association and Georgia
Piedmont Land Trust and the
Watson-Brown Foundation.
Wilkes County also was in
volved.
Supporters hosted NPS
Acting Director Dan Smith
on a tour of the site back in
May 2019.
Obituaries
Continued from
Page 6A
Dorsey, and Barbara and
Jimmy Blackwell all of
Jasper; 16 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren; 9 great-
great-grandchildren, and a
host of friends. She was pre
ceded in death by sons, J.C.
Anderson, Glenn Anderson;
daughter, Marjie Fowler; sis
ter, Julia Haney; grandson,
James Wolfie Anderson.
Due to the COVID 19
Virus a private family service
was held on Monday, January
25, 2021. Interment followed
in Sunrise Memorial Gar
dens.
In lieu of flowers the fam
ily request donations be
made to Sharptop Baptist
Church Cemetery Fund or
Compassus Hospice.
Online condolences can
be made at www.roperfiiner-
alhome.com
Sharptop Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund, Robbie
Heard, 341 Upper Bethany
Road, Ball Ground, GA
30107 or Compassus Hos
pice, compassus.com or by
mail: 583 Highland Crossing
South, Suite 120, Ellijay, GA
30540.
Bobby Klein
Past
Obituaries
can be
found on the
Progress
website
pickensprogress.com
Bobby Ray Klein, 87, of
Nelson, Georgia, passed
away Wednesday, January
20,2021. He was bom July
24, 1933 to Andrew and Vir
ginia Klein in Alabama.
Bobby is survived by his
daughter, Lawana Dease of
Nelson; son and daughter-in-
law, Bobby and Cindy Klein
of Canton; siblings, Helen
Brod of New York, Ted Klein
of Ball Ground, Donald
Klein of Ball Ground, Gail
Jones of Marble Hill; grand
children, Eddie Dease, Na
talie Coker, Bobby and
Krystal Klein III, Jacob
Klein, Braxton Klein; great
grandchildren, David Klein,
Ashaela Buchanan, Gavin
Moss, and Flynn Dease.
Several nieces, nephews, and
other relatives also survive.
He was preceded in death
by his sisters, Mary Lawson
and Elaine Williams.
A private graveside serv
ice will be held at Georgia
National Cemetery in Can
ton, Georgia.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfuner-
alhome.com.
Ronnie Ray
Ronnie Lee Ray, 68, of
Jasper, Georgia passed away
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
at Piedmont Mountainside
Hospital in Jasper.
He was bom March 14,
1952 to Lonnie and Dora
May Ray.
Ronnie is survived by his
special friend he called "Sis,"
Dianne Buchanan; his dog,
Baby Girl, Fannie May. He is
also survived by several
cousins on both sides of his
family, many friends over the
years at Grandview Nursing
Home; and numerous Face-
book Friends. He was pre
ceded in death by his mother
and father, Dora May and
Lonnie Ray
Due to COVID 19, there
will be a service planned for
a later date.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfiiner-
alhome.com.
The Sheriff’s Beat
From the Pickens Sheriff’s Office
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 2,875 calls for service.
These numbers are taken
from the report provided directly from the 911 Center where all
calls are logged as they are performed. Below is a breakdown
of all dispatched calls by the call type for each incident.
Accidents
31
Suicide Threats / Attempts
6
Domestics
22
Theft / Burglary Related
20
Forgery / Fraud
10
Traffic Stops
82
Citations Issued
11
Animal Investigations
20
Suspicious Persons/Activity
50
Alarm Calls
19
Stranded Motorists
7
Street Hazards
10
Vandalism
5
Abandoned Vehicles
6
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods, businesses, residences 2,303.
In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil
service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, missing
persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death investiga-
tions, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment, trespass-
ing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
14 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):
Simple Assault- Family Violence 2
Violation of Georgia Controlled Substance Act 2
Probation Violation 1
Obstruction of Law Enforcement Officer 2
Driving without a Valid License 1
Turn Signal Required 1
Fleeing/ Attempting to Elude 1
Failure to Maintain Lane 2
Fail to Stop 1
Probation Violation 4
Assault/ Battery: Terrorist Threats/ Intimidation 1
Battery- Family Violence 1
DUI 3
Disorderly Conduct 1
Battery 1
Striking Fixed Object 1
Following Too Closely 1
Failure to Drive With Due Care 1
Leaving the Scene of an Accident 1
Unregistered Vehicle 1
In addition to the activ
ity from the Uniform Pa
trol Division, Court
Service Deputies reported
the following statistics for
the past week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 600
Weapons Found: 2
Courts Held: 4
Arrest Made in the
Courthouse: 0
Civil Papers Received: 43
Civil Papers Served: 36
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 79
Total male inmates: 61
Total female inmates: 18
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 73 sex
offenders registered with
the Pickens Sheriff’s Of
fice.
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