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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 9. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 13A
Give the gift of year-round recreation
This holiday season, no
need to go to the stores to get
the perfect gift for the out
doors enthusiast on your list.
You can gift them a hunting
or fishing (or combo) license
to help them enjoy the wild
places they love, according to
the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources’ Wildlife
Resources Division.
A youth license, a lifetime
license or an annual hunting
or fishing license are all great
examples of how to give ac
cess to the great outdoors and
provide support for Georgia
wildlife and state-managed
lands. Youth and lifetime li
censes come with a plastic
card, and, putting annual li
censes on a beautiful “collec
tor’s hard card” (credit card
style license) gives you the
perfect stocking stuffer.
Youth License
The Youth Sportsman’s
License for $15 makes a
great gift for resident youth
under age 16 and allows you
to give a gift valued at $70!
This license provides for both
hunting and fishing privi
leges, and is good through
age 17, giving them a full
year sportsman’s license
once they reach age 16 (when
they are required to have a li
cense).
Resident Lifetime Licenses
With a lifetime license,
the Georgia resident hunter
or angler on your gift list will
not need to pay for another
state hunting or fishing li
cense.. .ever! From hunting
trophy whitetails to casting
for lunker largemouth, their
cherished recreation in Geor
gia is covered. Applications
and document details are at
www.georgiawildlife.com/Li
fetimeLicense.
Annual or Other Licenses
Can’t purchase a lifetime
license? How about giving an
annual or 2-year license for
that hunter or angler? This
purchase provides your
sportsman or woman access
to the Georgia outdoors, and
even if they already have a
current license, if you pur
chase a same-type license, it
will “stack” onto their exist
ing one.
Licenses are Gifts That
Keep On Giving...
The Wildlife Resources
Division uses hunting and
fishing license sales to fulfill
its wildlife mission. The sale
of paid licenses is a key
measure through which states
receive federal Wildlife and
Sport Fish Restoration fund
ing. Uses of this funding in
Georgia vary from operating
public fishing areas to man
aging the state’s 1 million-
strong deer herd.
More information on li
censes at www.georgiaw-
ildlife.com/licenses-permits-
passes, and purchase a youth,
annual, or 2-year license here
www.gooutdoorsgeorgia.co
ml.
Santa making regular stops at the
Thrift Store this holiday season
Santa, with the help of his good friend Rick Cash from Jasper, took time from the North Pole to visit with children at
the Pickens County Community Thrift Store last Saturday. Kids of all ages (some grannies too) took their turn to sit with
Santa and share their wish list. Above, Larry Vela’squez, left, let Santa know what he hopes for this Christmas. Santa
took good notes and shared a special gift with them all. He promises to be back every Saturday until Christmas at the
thrift store from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. to meet the kids and share a little magic. Bring your camera to capture the memory.
The Sheriff’s
Beat
From the Pickens
Sheriff’s Office
During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 3840 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 break-
down of all dispatched calls by the call type for each incident.
Accidents
30
Suicide Threats / Attempts
5
Domestics
36
Theft / Burglary Related
18
Forgery / Fraud
1
Traffic Stops
223
Citations Issued
22
Animal Investigations
14
Suspicious Persons/Activity
56
Alann Calls
33
Stranded Motorists
15
Street Hazards
9
Vandalism
11
Abandoned Vehicles
8
Extra Patrol of neighborhoods, businesses and residences
3015
In addition to these, other calls include search warrants, civil
service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons, miss
ing persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death in
vestigations, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment,
trespassing, and many more.
15 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):
Possession of a Controlled Substance 1
Trafficking a Controlled Substance 1
Distribution of a Dangerous Drug 1
Driving without a Valid License 1
Move over Law
1
Obstruction of LEO
1
Theft by Shoplifting
3
Disorderly Conduct
1
Bond Violation
1
Probation Violation
2
Surety Came off Bond
1
Electronic Transmission of Nudity without Consent 1
In addition to the above ac
tivity from the Uniform Pa-
In the Adult Detention
trol Division, Court Service
Center:
Deputies reported the fol-
Total Jail population: 57
lowing statistics for the past
Total male inmates: 43
week:
Total female inmates: 14
Persons Scanned at Front
Sex Offenders:
Door: 945
There are currently 68 sex
Weapons Found: 10
offenders registered with
Courts Held: 3
Arrest Made in the Court
house: 12
the Pickens Sheriff’s Office.
Civil Papers Received: 60
Civil Papers Served: 25
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like Mayfield and others who
have approached us, but we
wanted to work with Bas
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Fichter said in the three
years since they have been
downtown, Jasper’s Main
Street has changed a lot - and
he’s excited to see what’s
down the road as more busi
nesses come to town.
“When we opened there thought Jasper would be a
was hardly any other busi- great place to have an ice
nesses on Main Street,” he cream shop and are happy to
said. “The Old Mulehouse see more foot traffic and
wasn’t even here, but we more people in town.”
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Weight Loss Group
Choose to Lose - Weight loss group meets at the Pick
ens County Community Center Room #1 every Friday
morning. Weigh in time is between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Meeting runs from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. No charge. Call
Pat Groves for more information at 1-417-413-8025.
Appalachian Judicial Circuit announcement
Appointment of Juvenile Court Judge
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-11-50(1), the Superior Court
Judges will appoint a qualified candidate to
the position of Juvenile Court Judge for the
Appalachian Judicial Circuit.
This will be a four year appointment by court order.
Qualified candidates must be at least 30 years of age,
a citizen of Georgia for three years, have practiced law
for five years and be a member of the
State Bar of Georgia in good standing.
All resumes shall be submitted to the office of
Chief Judge Brenda S. Weaver, P.O. Box 545, Jasper, GA
30143 by February 4, 2022.
Resumes will be accepted until February 4, 2022
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21 COURT STREET
JASPER, GEORGIA
678.880.9360
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from the Big Guy if they in
clude a return address); and
they also support Ap
palachian Children’s Emer
gency Shelter through the 12
Days of Christmas raffle
going on now, among other
endeavors. You’ll also find
Lollidrops participating at
downtown events.
Fichter prides his shop for
serving Bassetts Ice Cream -
the only shop in Georgia to
sell the brand.
“We had to sell ourselves
to them,” Fichter said of the
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