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THURSDAY. JULY 15. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11A
Chase ends in crash in Hunter’s Ridge subdivision
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By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@pickensprogress.com
An attempted traffic stop
in Jasper last week resulted in
a chase and a crash that in
volved a motorcycle and a
police vehicle.
According to the incident
report, on Tuesday, July 6 at
approximately 7:25 p.m., an
officer attempted to pull over
a motorcycle with no license
A photo from a Hunter’s
Ridge resident of officers at
tending to an injured man
whose motorcycle collided
with one of the pursuit vehi
cles during a chase.
plate near Hood Road and
Twin Oak Road. The motor
cycle, a 2008 Kawasaki
driven by Aaron Joseph
Williams, 21, Talking Rock,
did not stop, began to in
crease speed and drive reck
lessly.
Williams was pursued into
the Hunter’s Ridge subdivi
sion and crashed in the area
of Hunters Ridge and Win
chester Ridge North. Accord
ing to Jasper’s Asst. Police
Chief Matt Dawkins, the mo
torcycle struck one of the po
lice vehicles.
One witness, a resident of
Hunter’s Ridge, said he heard
the chase travel down one of
the main roads of the subdi
vision and then come back
towards Lumber Company
Road when he heard a loud
impact from the crash. The
homeowner said when he
looked out the window, offi
cers were checking on the
driver who laid on the ground
motionless until he was
loaded in the ambulance.
Williams was transported
to Kennestone Hospital for
treatment. No one else was
injured.
Williams was charged
with Fleeing/Attempting to
Elude Police; Possible Drag-
Related Object; Possession
and Use of Drag Related Ob
ject; Driving While Unli
censed; Improper Lane
Change; Too Fast For Condi
tions; Reckless Driving; Fail
ure to Maintain Lane; and
Failure to Maintain
Lane/Wrong Side of Road.
State finishes fiscal year
with big tax revenue haul
By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
ATLANTA - Georgia
hauled in $3.2 billion more in
taxes during the last fiscal
year - a period dominated by
a worldwide pandemic - than
it brought in during fiscal
2020, Gov. Brian Kemp re
ported Monday.
That represented a 13.5%
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increase in tax revenues dur
ing fiscal 2021, which ended
June 30.
Kemp attributed the
strong revenue numbers to
his decision to reopen the
state’s pandemic-stricken
economy sooner than many
other states while still pro
tecting public health.
“Thanks to our work
alongside the General As
sembly to budget conserva
tively and protect both lives
and livelihoods throughout a
global pandemic, Georgia re
mains on solid financial foot
ing,” the governor said.
“The COVID-19 crisis
highlighted the importance of
states living within their
means, and Georgia did so
without widespread layoffs,
tax hikes, furloughs or drastic
cuts to essential services. ...
State leaders worked together
to fund our priorities of edu
cation, health care, and pub
lic safety - all while cutting
taxes.”
Net tax receipts of $26.9
billion during fiscal 2021
leaves the state sitting on a
large surplus that, along with
$4.8 billion in federal
COVID-19 relief, promises
to make spending decisions
easier for Kemp and his staff
as they put together budget
recommendations for the
next fiscal year.
That’s a far cry from last
year, when the early stages of
the pandemic forced Georgia
businesses to close and lay
off workers, sending tax col
lections plummeting. The
budget the General Assembly
adopted in June of last year
imposed 10% spending cuts
on state agencies across the
board.
However, the reductions
weren’t as steep as had been
feared. With the impact of the
pandemic on tax collections
not as dire as had been ex
pected, lawmakers were able
to avoid furloughing teachers
or state employees and plug
gaps in state funding with
federal dollars.
Freis wins Marine Corps raffle
Winner Karin Freis with husband won 1st prize of $1000.00 in gift cards from a raffle
put on by Marine Corps League, Detachment 120, Jasper, Ga. Ingles Manager, Jamie
Bearden, Bill Craig, Commandant, MCL Detachment 1280 Jasper.
Coin Club group meets July 20
The Pickens County Coin
Club meets the first and third
Tuesdays of the month at
5:30 p.m. with an auction
starting at 6:30 p.m. at the
Amicalola Electric Center’s
Dean Center at 544 Highway
515 in Jasper.
The club is also planning
a Coin Show on Saturday,
July 31 at the Dean Center.
The coin show will be open
to the public, free parking
and admission starting at 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. They provide
opportunities to interact with
the public, discuss coin col
lecting with "YN's" young
numismatists, provide ap
praisals and to buy and sell
coins.
All ages welcome and you
don't have to be a member to
attend. For more information
contact Chris Paire, cptxag-
gie@yahoo.com, 678-770-
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