Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, May 25, 2023, Image 20

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 8B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MAY 25. 2023 filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Judge of the Probate Court David W. Lindsey, 50 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA30143 706-253-8755 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF PICKENS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: KELLY ALLISON HAM MOND A/K/A KELLY REASOR HAMMOND DECEASED ESTATE NO: 2023-ES-067 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE To whom it may concern: Brian Hammond has petitioned to be appointed Administrator of the estate of Kelly Allison Ham mond a/k/a Kelly Reasor Ham mond, deceased, of said County. The petitioner has also ap plied for waiver of bond, waiver of statements, and/or grant of certain powers contained in O.C.G.A§53-12-261. All inter ested persons are hereby noti fied to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objec tions, and must be filed with the Court on or before June 19th, 2023. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or be fore a probate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless you qualify to file as in indigent party. Contact probate court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be sched uled at a later date. If no ob jections are filed, the petition may be granted without a hearing. Judge of the Probate Court David W. Lindsey, 50 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA30143 706-253-8755 IN THE PROBATE COURT OF PICKENS COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA IN RE: ESTATE OF Barbara Joan Evans DECEASED ESTATE NO. 2023-ES-073 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION NOTICE To whom it may concern: William Fred Evans has peti tioned to be appointed Adminis trators) of the estate of Barbara Joan Evans, deceased, of said county. The petitioner has also applied for waiver of bond, waiver of reports, waiver of statements, and/or grant of cer tain powers contained in O.C.G.A. § 53-12-261). All inter ested persons are hereby noti fied to show cause why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objec tions, and must be filed with the Court on or before June 19, 2023. BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or be fore a Probate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objection, unless you qual ify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court person nel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be sched uled at a later date. If no objec tions are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing. Judge of the Probate Court David W. Lindsey 50 N. Main Street Jasper, Ga. 30143 706-253-8755 (6-9) Memorial Day Progress Early Deadline The Progress office will be closed Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. The articles and adver tising deadline including legal ads is Friday, May 26th for next week’s edi tion. Please submit legals to legals@pickensprogress.com, any other advertising ads@pickensprogress.com and articles to articles@pickensprogress.com Free Old Newspapers Pick up on Thursday & ►Friday only 9 a.m. til 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. til 4 p.m. at the Pickens Progress office 94 N. Main Street in Jasper You may call ahead of time to check availability, 706-253-2457 Search for your community's public notices as well as notices from across the state. • Public Hearings • Foreclosures • Election Notices •Construction Bids ...and more. All now available right at your fingertips. rings • Foreclosures • I s • Public Hearings • For tion Bids • Public He Construction Bidt ion Notices • Cons ures • Election I • Foreclosure Lc Hearings Bids • Pub onstruct Notice T GEORGIA PUBLIC NOTICE.COM 1 ie di irs ™Wt ublic uctio tices • Construction GREAT CAREERS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY. The City of Jasper is now accepting applications for the following positions: (1) Building Code Official - $60k - $80k - see job description on www.jasper-ga.us (1) PT Administrative Assistant in Planning & Zoning - 20 hours a week 10am - 2pm at $16.00 per hour. (No benefits) (3) Mandated Police Officer - Starting pay is $46,912.00 - 84 hours within a 2-week period - paid bi-weekly, Night shift/Split shift 1 hour incentive at regular rate (2) Certified Water Plant Operator III- (night shift)- Starting pay $16.00 (based on experience) - (12 hours each day) 7 days on 7 days off, 7 hours straight pay for shift differential each week - paid bi-weekly (2) Water Distribution Technician - Starting pay $16.00 hour - 40 hours a weekpaid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7 hours at straight time nights and weekends required for shift differ ential. (1) Public Works Technician - Starting pay $16.00 an hour - 40 hours a week- paid weekly, rotating 7 days on call with additional 7 hours at straight time nights and weekends required for shift differential. ('ll Fire Marshal - Pay Range: $52k - $58k -40 hours week - paid weekly (31 Firefighter EMT- $52,534.02 - $56,572.78 - 24 hr on/ 48hr off schedule (31 PT Firefighter EMT - (No benefits) $16.00 per hour Documentation is required for education and experience to determine exact pay. All positions will be provided a uniform to work. Interested applicants can find detailed job descriptions on our webpage at www.iasper-ga.us under Human Resources. Fill out the appropriate application (police is the only separate one- everyone else fill out the main city application), provide a cover letter and resume. All references, Professional and Personal, should not be related to you. A complete and detailed application will be considered over one that is incomplete. All positions require a valid driver's license as you will be driving a city owned vehicle while on the clock. Police officers will be given a vehicle to take home (with a maximum radius milage). Benefits for Full Time positions include Medical - Tier amounts, Dental - 100% employer paid for employee only, Vision - Tier amounts, Short-term - 60% weekly income, Long-term - 60% weekly income and AD&D Insurance. Employer-Paid Retirement, Employer-Paid Life Insurance (Employee-25k, Spouse $5k, Children $2500. Per child), Employer-Paid Police Officer Annuity and Benefit of GA retirement and GA Firefighter Pension, Hartford Firefighter Cancer Coverage. Accrual paid Sick, Vacation and (13) Holidays Leave. Positions will be open until filled. If your application is chosen to move forward you will receive an email (that is listed on your application). Email is our prime way of communication as some phone carriers block our main line number. Once you have completed these requests submit them to Stacy Johnson, Human Resources at siohnson@iasper-ga.us and my direct line is 706-301-5004 if you have any further questions. Classifieds To Place Your Ad in the Progress Classifieds Call 706-253-2457 OR VISIT WWW.PICKENSPROGRESS.COM Pricing For Word Ads 1-15 WORDS, $5.00 Apts & Rooms for Rent ATTRACTIVE FUR NISHED one bedroom, one bath upstairs apt. utilities included. No smoking or pets. Jasper area. Deposit, back ground check. $875. 404- 502-0683 ROOM FOR rent near Bargain Barn. $600 per month. NO SMOKING and NO DRUGS. DRUG TEST REQUIRED. Call Homer 770-402-0917 or 706-692-3682. THE HOUSING Authority of the City of Jasper, Georgia is currently ac cepting applications to be placed on our waiting list for one, two, three and four bedroom units. Appli cations are taken by ap pointment only on Tuesdays and Thurs days. Rent is based on income. Office is located at 164 Landrum Circle, #147, Jasper, Ga. 30143. (706)692-5514. JHA pro vides Equal Housing Op portunity Visit us at www.pickensprogress.com Pickens Puzzler Answers Across 2. TAPS 6. DECORATION 7. SCREAMING 10. JEEP 11. HOLBERT 12. IWO 14. ARMY 15. DAVIDCOLLINS 18. USAF 21. VETERANS 22. USN 23. BEACH 26. LIGHTNING 27. B1LLYLANGLEY Down I.USMC 3. MASH 4. BOBBYYOUNG 5. LEGION 6. DDE 7. SGY 8. IKE 9. GEN 10. JAPAN 13. FRANKLIN 15. DAV 16. VET 17. SUNRISE 19. FORTS 20. LEAGUE 24. CPL 25. DDAY Historical footnotes 6 Across - Congress did not proclaim Memorial Day a national holiday until 1968. Before then, it was Decoration Day in most states including Georgia. 7 Across and 4 Down - Sgt. Bobby Arthur Young was killed in Vietnam in April, 1970, while serving with the 101st Airborne, famously known as "The Screaming Eagles" 11 Across - Two local brothers were both killed in action in WWII within one year of each other. Herbert Holbert in Sept. 1943 in Italy, and brother Etsel in Sept. 1944 in Bel gium 15 Across - Sgt. David Samuel Collins of Jasper was killled as a result of an (IED) improvised explo sive device in April, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq 26 Across - Pickens native and longtime Nelson resi dent, Jim Edmondson, flew 46 successful WWII missions as a P-38 Light ning fighter pilot before being shot down over Cologne, Germany in 1944. As a result, he was a German POW for the dura tion of the war. 27 Across - Cpl. Billy Guinn Langley of Nelson was killed in Vietnam in Feb. 1969, the result of "hostile fire from and ex plosive device" 13 Down - Local boy, J. T. Sutton, survived the March 1945 attack on the carrier USS Franklin which re sulted in over 800 fatali ties. He died in a house fire at his Price Creek home in Feb. 1995 Autos For Sale 2011 NISSAN Armada 4 Dr, 4WD, all power, cloth seats, V* automatic, 240K, runs well, third row seats fold down, small tear in front seat. $4500. 706-889-3912 FOR SALE by owner, 2001 Volkswagon Jetta GL, car not running, must sell, make offer. Call Don a 770-893-8504. Help Wanted AMICALOLA EMC has an immediate opening for the following position: Saw Operator. High School Diploma/GED re quired. For more infor mation and to complete an online application, visitwww.amicalolaemc.c om/mv-co-op/careers/. Applications will be ac cepted through Monday, May 29th, 2023. Am- icalola EMC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirma tive Action Employer of Females, Minorities, Vet erans and Disabled. HARMONY ACADEMY is accepting applications for certified early educa tion teachers for our GA Lottery Pre-K program. Please come by for an application or submit re sumes to harmonyacad- emy@etcmail.com. LOOKING FOR care giver 3-4 days to help with daily living for elderly lady in Jasper area. Seri ous inquires only. Julie 770-833-1790 NOW HIRING - NZI Serv- ices Office, Warehouse, & Technician positions available. Starting at $16.50 - $20.50 / Hr. Apply online at Neonzo- neonline.com L&M SERVICES OF JASPER, LLC Cleaning Residential & Commercial 770-655-4558 770-893-7125 |Free Estimates! Fully lnsured| We specialize in • Clean houses • Real estate cleaning jfj • Clean offices ~ (Cj • New home *\ construction clean up | • Move in/out cleanse • Window cleaning s L&M SERVICES OF JASPER, LIX /JLPAINTING7 Residential & Commercial 770-655-4558 770-893-7125 Turner Tire Name Brand Tires • Wheels • Alignments • Front End Work turnertire.com 1124 Camp Road Jasper, GA 30143 Where low overhead means low prices! 706-253-3339 W&S Construction Metal & Shingle Roofs Siding Decks Porches Room Addition Finish Basements 770-598-3521 OPEN ROADS Complete RV of Jasper, GA (for merly Jasper Jeep) is currently hiring Sales Trainees. To apply, please complete our on line application at https ://www.tuttongroup.c om/employment-applica- tion/. If you are looking for an opportunity to join the RV industry as a val ued team member, your search is over. We recog nize top talent and be lieves in promoting from within. We provide a salary during the first 90 days of training; this is so that you can concentrate on learning the product as well as the “road to the sale.” Our experi enced sales consultants make over $100K per year. Job responsibilities: Greet customers, finding commonality and deter mining their needs and discuss vehicle options; Commit to becoming a Product Knowledge Spe cialists and gain in-depth knowledge of the makes/ model that we offer; Pro vide test-drives with cus tomers to demonstrate our industry leading prod ucts and features; Accu rately complete quotes and explain financing op tions; Top-notch follow up with all customers, to ad dress any questions and/ or concerns; Appointment setting and strategies on how to consistently get serious/ legitimate ap pointments; Follow-up, follow-up and more fol low-up. Our success lies in continuous communi cations with our customer base. Job requirements: Customer Service, Pro fessional appearance is a must. Look good, feel good, sell great. Valid Dri ver’s License in good standing. Must pass drug test/ background check. Education and/ or experi ence: Experience, educa tion and prior sales are a plus, but not necessary. Must have the gift to gab; must be able to speak to customers with a profes sional, confident and win ning attitude. To apply, please complete our on line application at https ://www.tuttongroup.c om/employment-applica- tion/. PAINTER AND carpenter needed. Call Bryan after 6 p.m. 706-974-5020. ROOFING HELP needed, also laborers. 770-364-9945 SEWING MACHINE OP- ERATORS NEEDED. We are a local, family-owned manufacturer in need of operators to primarily sew hospitality wear. Hours are 7:30-4 with the occasional overtime. Hourly pay plus produc tion. Most benefits avail able. Experience is a plus but not necessary. Email resume to jamie@daystarapparel.co m or apply in person. 124 Confederate Ave, Jasper Houses For Rent 4 BEDROOM 1 bath in town. $1,700 deposit. $425 weekly rent. Some power included. 770-894- 2611. Houses For Sale FOR SALE by owner brick ranch style house 16 (+-) acres with creek frontage, Talking Rock area. 770-893-7029 or 706-253-1089 Miscellaneous for Sale PORCH SWINGS 4 & 5 ft., pressure treated. $120 & $140. Unfinished and no chains 470-505- 1262