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THURSDAY. MARCH 4. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 8B
Church News - Continued
Continued: Minister’s Corner
into relationship with Christ.
“Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation;
old things have passed away;
behold, all things have be
come new” (II Corinthians
5:17).
Through what Jesus did
for us at the cross, He can
peel away all the filthiness
associated with our past sins,
including the shame and
guilt. No matter what we’ve
done, He can cleanse us of it.
We may still have some con
sequences of past actions that
affect our lives, but we can
look brand new spiritually to
God. We can have clean
hearts and a new spirit as the
Holy Spirit comes to live
within us.
However, this transformation
goes beyond simply our ap
pearing to be new in God’s
sight. He actually changes us
and makes us new in certain
respects. The Bible declares
that we “should walk in new
ness of life” (Romans 6:4).
There should be a difference
evident in some of our ac
tions and in how we live our
lives. The Lord can not only
change our behavior, but He
can begin to peel off some of
the layers of selfishness and
ungodly attitudes that have
plagued us. He can replace
our self-centered desires with
the greater desire to please
Him and to do His will.
Rather than primarily look
ing out for ourselves, He can
instill within us a love for
Him and a love for other peo
ple that will rise to be the
main motive behind our ac
tions.
This is good news. No
matter how we may have
messed up in the past and re
gardless of the extent of our
moral filthiness, faults, and
weaknesses, we can be
cleansed and made new
through faith in Christ. Too
often we begin to think,
“This is just how I am and
nothing can be done about
it.” Don’t believe it. There is
a newness available in
Christ. He can peel away
what’s bad and replace it
with His righteousness. He
can put a new spirit within us
that will empower us to live
for Him. Let’s put our trust in
the One who can make us
new.
Rev. Tony Elder is a North
Georgia native who serves as
a pastor and author of the
daily devotional book, Every
day Encounters with the
Lord ” and serves as the Ex
ecutive Director of the Na
tional Association of
Wesleyan Evangelicals. He
may be reached at
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lead at 58-48. They would
only manage one more point
over the final five minutes as
the Nettes strung some good
offensive and defensive
plays together. Each time the
lead was chipped away, the
home crowd grew in volume
and energy. With 2:35 left,
Reagan Harwood finished a
drive to cut the deficit to
four. Amanda Nelson was
fouled on a drive and sank
both free throws, pulling the
Nettes closer at 56-58. On
the next possession, Cassidy
Richards drained a three with
1:04 left to put the Nettes
back in front 59-58. The
Lady Jaguars attacked the
basket and got fouled. They
made one of two to tie the
game at 59-59 with 52 sec
onds left. The Nettes worked
the ball around patiently on
their next possession before
Stephenson fouled Cassidy
with 22 seconds. She sank
one of two to put the Nettes
up and put pressure on the
Jaguars to make a shot for
the win.
Their baseline jumper
bounced out and the rebound
was knocked out of bounds
by Stephenson. The Nettes
had 10 seconds left and a one
point lead. Caroline Mullins
received the inbounds and
was quickly fouled. Mullins
calmly sank both free throws
to make the score 62-59 and
Stephenson’s last second
three bounced high off the
rim as time expired. Pande
monium broke out as the
Nettes celebrated the come
back win.
Head Coach Brandon
Thomas knew they got away
with one, but looked toward
the next opponent in the
Nettes
Sweet 16, North Oconee.
The Lady Titans had no such
scare in their first round
game as they traveled to Mt.
Zion Jonesboro and ham
mered the Lady Cardinals
64-31. North Oconee
brought a balanced and expe
rienced team to Jasper for the
Friday night match-up. This
time, the Dragon Nation was
early and the stands were
rocking as starters were in
troduced.
This game would be ex
plosive from start to finish,
with lead changes and up
tempo game play. The Nettes
struck first, getting out to a
14-5 lead after the first quar
ter but the gap would be
short lived. North Oconee in
creased their aggression and
settled in for a long battle in
front of the Dragon faithful.
With a couple of minutes left
in the half, the Lady Titans
pulled even at 22-22. Kealy
Hillhouse connected on a big
three with 10 seconds left
and the Nettes jogged to the
locker room with a 27-24
lead.
Fortunately for North
Oconee, their best quarter
statistically all season is the
third quarter. In the third, the
Lady Titans averaged 17
points, a full eight points bet
ter than any other quarter.
Unfortunately for the Nettes,
the third quarter was statisti
cally their least productive
quarter.
However, this is the state
playoffs. Throw stats out the
window. The third quarter
would prove to be a war and
the Nettes held onto the lead
at 40-39 despite the North
Oconee pressure. The fourth
quarter would come down to
fouls and free throws. The re
lentless pressure by North
Oconee eventually resulted
in foul trouble and the
Nettes’ student section gladly
chanted as two Lady Titans
walked to the bench after
fouling out. Slowly but
surely the Nettes increased
their lead until the result was
no longer in doubt with about
a minute and half left.
As time expired the cele
bration began again as the
Nettes advanced to the Elite
8 with a 61-51 win.
All 10 players that saw
time in this game would
score, led by an inspiring ef
fort from Kealy Hillhouse
who had 16. The cool thing
about this Nettes group is
they are balanced. Any
player can contribute, or
make a big play and many
do.
The format for home
court in the Elite 8 comes
down to a GHSA coin flip
and the Nettes found them
selves on the losing end.
They travelled to Cairo, GA
on Monday, March 1st for a
Tuesday, March 2nd game to
face the 16-1 Lady Syrup-
maidens. Cairo has only
tasted defeat once this sea
son. Led by nine seniors and
region player of the year Am-
bria Vicks, the team from
Cairo will be a tough test for
the Nettes.
The Nettes greatly appre
ciate the outpouring of sup
port from the community
during this journey as cards,
gifts, and well wishes come
pouring in. Should the Nettes
find a way to get past Cairo,
they would have a chance to
host a final four match-up in
Jasper at the end of the week.
photo/ Robin Dunn
The PHS dance team at the home game for the Nettes last Friday.
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF RIGHT TO RE
DEEM
To: MOUNTAIN BREEZE PROPERTIES, LLC,
BENT TREE COMMUNITY INC., any and all oc
cupants of the property described herein, and any
and all individuals/entities claiming an interest in
or right to the property described herein.
TAKE NOTICE THAT:
The right to redeem the following described prop
erty, to wit:
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND
LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 281 OF THE
5TH DISTRICT, 2ND SECTION OF PICKENS
COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND BEING LOT 731 AS
PER PLAT OF A PORTION OF LITTLE PINE
MOUNTAIN SECTION, BENT TREE, BY W.N.
HIGGS, R.L.S., DATED JUNE 5TH, 1970, AND
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK D, AT PAGE 151,
PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS.
Will expire and be forever foreclosed and
barred on and after the 9th day of April, 2021.
The tax deed to which this notice relates is dated
the 5th day of November, 2019 and is recorded in
the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Pickens County, Georgia in Deed Book 1206,
Page 884.
The property may be redeemed at any time be
fore 9th day of April, 2021 by payment of the re
demption priced as fixed and provided by law to
Henry Jackson Fussell, III, c/o P. Andrew Low-
man, Attorney at Law, 12 North Main Street,
Jasper, GA30143.
Please be governed accordingly.
This 26th day of February, 2021.
P. Andrew Lowman
Attorney for Henry Jackson Fussell, III
12 North Main Street
Jasper, GA30143
706-253-7701
(46-49)
STATE OF GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS
RE: Estate of Gary Lanier Fowler
All debtors and creditors of the Estate of Gary
Lanier Fowler, deceased, late of Pickens County,
Georgia, are hereby notified to render their de
mands and payments to the Personal Represen
tative^) of the estate, according to law, and all
persons indebted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to the Personal Repre
sentative^).
Norma Joan Hillhouse, 251 Muriel Street, Canton,
Ga. 30114
This March 02, 2021.
(46-49)
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PHS tennis in full swing
The Dragons and Dragonettes tennis season is in full
swing.
Last week the Dragonettes took a victory over rival
Gilmer 3-2 with senior Sarah Parks taking a point at line
1 singles. The doubles teams both posted wins with Is
abella Lowe and Makayla Kirchoff winning at line 1 and
Ansley Berryman and Courtney Crowe picking up the
third point at line 2. The boys lost to a very tough Bobcat
team.
At home on the 25th against Lumpkin, both teams
came up short. However, seniors Pete Bryant and Sam
Stout got their first win in a very tight match at line 1
doubles. They played a very tough team and the match
came down to a tie breaker.
There are no matches scheduled for this week, but we
will face Gilmer at home on the 8th at 4 p.m. and will
Senior Sarah Parks
climbed to 3-0 at the line 1 sin
gles position, playing some
very strong tennis this season.
At left, seniors Pete
Bryant and Sam Stout got
their first win in a very tight
match at line 1 doubles.
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Gartrell on richest figures in sports
million fortune which ac
companies his iconic feats.
3. Ion Tiriac: Who? This
80-year-old billionaire ($1.2)
was a relatively well know
professional tennis player
with the long mustache in the
1960s and 70s. After retiring,
he acted as a sports agent and
promoter, but his greatest
windfall came from starting
the first privately held bank
in post communist Bulgaria.
2. Michael Jordan: This
nearly universally known re
tired basketball star earned
tons of money as a player
and substantial more in en
dorsements. Now, at age 58,
he owns the NBA’s Charlotte
Hornets. His total net worth
exceeds $2.1 billion.
1. Vince McMahon: Sur
prised? It really should not
surprise anyone that this 75-
year-old former wrestler and
wrestling promoter’s net
worth exceeds $2.3 million.
His success as owner and
CEO of the WWE for
decades made him enough
money to earn the top spots
as the deepest pockets in
sport.
Former PHS pole vault star
breaks Georgia Tech record
Olivia Moore, a former
PHS pole vaulter and grad
uate of the 2018 class, re
cently broke the women’s
pole vault record at Georgia
Tech, clearing a height of 14
feet 2 inches. Moore earned
her second First Team All
ACC Sports recognition.
February 28 -
March 6
February> 28th:
On this day in 1940, Pitts
burgh and Fordham met in
college basketball’s very first
televised game, which took
place at Madison Square
Garden. The telecast was
provided by NBC on
W2XBS, with the audience
varying between 400 and
1,000 viewers. Pitt built a
five-point lead at the break
but busted loose in the sec
ond half, going on a 29-14
run before burying Fordham,
57-37.
March 1st:
On this day in 1941, New
York Rangers’ goaltender,
Dave Kerr, became the fifth
netminder in NHL history to
win 200 games. The mile
stone achievement took place
during the Rangers’ 3-1 vic
tory over the Montreal Cana-
diens. Kerr retired following
the season with four consec
utive 20-win campaigns and
an overall total of 203 wins.
He also won the Vezina Tro
phy in 1940, which was the
same year the Rangers won
the Stanley Cup.
March 2nd:
On this day in 1962, Wilt
Chamberlain became the
only player in NBA history
to score 100 points in a sin-
This week in
Sports History
by Ethan Swiech
gle game. This achievement
took place at the Hershey
Sports Arena, which is now
known as Hersheypark
Arena. Chamberlain con
verted 36 of his 63 field goal
attempts and 28 of his 32 free
throws before leading the
Philadelphia Warriors past
the New York Knicks, 169-
147.
March 3rd:
On this day in 1992, the
New York Islanders fran
chise honored former right
winger, Mike Bossy, by retir
ing his number 22. Bossy
spent his entire NHL career
with the Isles from 1977 until
1987. During that time, he
registered 573 goals and 553
assists for an overall total of
1,126 points. Bossy remains
the Islanders’ all-time leader
for goals while ranking third
for assists and second for
points. He also ranks first in
team history for single sea
son goals (69 in 1978-79)
and points (147 in 1981-82).
Bossy was an instrumental
member on all four of New
York’s Stanley Cup champi
onship teams, even winning
the Conn Smythe Trophy as
playoff MVP in 1982.
March 4th:
On this day in 1980, Mike
Bossy registered the 40th hat
trick in New York Islanders
franchise history. Bossy
scored in every period while
launching and capping a
string of four unanswered
goals during New York’s 6-4
win over the Edmonton Oil
ers.
March 5th:
On this day in 1995,
Washington Capitals’ goal-
tender, Jim Carey, became
the first rookie in franchise
history to win his first three
NHL games. After backstop
ping the Caps to a pair of vic
tories over the Islanders and
Canadiens, the 20-year-old
stopped 15 shots as Washing
ton defeated the New York
Rangers, 4-2. Carey still
holds the club records for
shutouts in a single season
(nine in 1996) and goals
against average for a career
(2.37).
March 6th:
On this day in 1954, the
North Carolina State Wolf-
pack defeated the Wake For
est Demon Deacons in
college basketball’s very first
ACC Tournament champi
onship game. The underdog
Deacons fought hard the en
tire game, but the 18th
ranked Pack eventually pre
vailed in an 82-80 overtime
victory. NC State won the
first three conference tourna
ments, a run that included
another win over Wake For
est in 1956.