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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2. 2023
Homecoming Queen and Princess crowned
Congratulations to 2023
Homecoming Queen Heather
Fernandez and Homecoming
Princess Brylee Deering,
who were recognized at the
Homecoming game on Fri
day, Oct. 20.
Homecoming Court:
Freshmen Representatives -
Miss Bree Jewell and Miss
Hayden Padgett. Sophomore
Representatives - Miss Anna
Grace Finney, Miss Ainsley
Makayla Jones, and Miss
Maddox Ray. Junior Repre
sentatives - Miss Skyleigh
Love Crenshaw, Miss Emma
Denise Christensen, Miss
Jadan Grace Dean, and Miss
Brylee Deering. Senior Rep
resentatives - Miss Heather
Bradford Fernandez, Miss Is
abella Hopkins, Miss Abby
Plumley, Miss Bralee Rose
Roper, and Miss Jaiden
Nevaeh Stanfield.
Presenting the flowers
and crowns were Rayne
Beahm and Stella Lilley
from Hill City Elementary.
Presenting the crown this
evening to the Homecoming
photo/ Robin Dunn
Princess was Miss PHS Homecoming queen was the
2023, Miss Tru Pack. Pre- 2022 PHS homecoming
senting the crown to the queen, Miss Paola Patino.
Adopt a Senior 2023
Brighten a senior s
holiday season this
year
Please join us in spreading
holiday cheer to a local sen
ior.
Pickens Senior Center
currently serves 51 congre
gate members, and 44 home-
bound meals on wheels
recipients.
Gift items requested:
* $25 Grocery gift cards
(Kroger, Ingles, Walmart,
etc)
* A Bath Towel Set
* A Book of Stamps
* Warm socks, gloves,
hats, throw blankets and any
other non-perishable items
you would like to give
(Kleenex, flashlight, word
search books, lotion, deodor
ants, bodywash Chap Stick,
candy, etc.)
Please place unwrapped
gifts in a holiday gift bag and
drop off at the Pickens Senior
Center, 400 Stegall Drive
Jasper.
Any questions please con
tact Irene North inorthng-
cainc.com or call
706-692-6133
Drop off Tuesday-Friday 8
a.m. -12 p.m. beginning No
vember 1 thru December 15.
* Please note the center
will be closed November 10
for Veterans Day and No
vember 23-24 for Thanksgiv
ing.
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Son of the notorious Dixie Mafia hit man
packs house for final historical program of year
Stoney Birt, the subject of the In the Red Clay podcast, holds the attention of an over
flow crowd atPendley Creek Brewing last Thursday as the speaker for the “Drinking and
History ” program.
The Pickens Historical
Society’s Drinking and His
tory series wound down last
Thursday with the biggest
crowd they have seen in the
past two years of featuring
speakers in the casual setting
of Pendley Creek Brewing.
The speaker series began
with a goal of quarterly pro
grams but became monthly
due to its popularity and the
number of interesting sub
jects discussing everything
from using old maps to find
historic sites to the Civil War
history in Pickens County.
Programs will resume in
January and the society is
open to suggestions for top
ics for next year.
The final speaker for 2023
was Stoney Birt, author of
two books and was the sub
ject of a popular national
podcast In the Red Clay.
Birt’s father was Billy
Sunday Birt who was the
chief enforcer and a leader of
the Dixie Mafia in north east
Georgia before finally ending
his life behind bars.
The speaker said his fa
ther acknowledged killing
more than 60 people but
some sources say it may have
been over 100. He was paid
to silence anyone who threat
ened to provide evidence on
the moonshining, drugs,
thefts and other activities of
the Dixie Mafia, which was
centered around Winder.
Officers of the historical
society said the 200 person
crowd at the final event was
more than the venue could
accommodate and that did
not surprise them based on
how popular the podcast was.
However, one of the goals
of the program and society is
to be a benefit to the busi
nesses in Jasper so they did
not move to another location.
They did attempt to have
a PA/speakers to transmit
outside so people could hear
the program from the Stegall
Street plaza. But that did not
work as well as it had during
tests when the brewery had
been empty.
“We hope we continue to
have a problem of more peo
ple coming out to learn about
local history than we can ac
commodate. That probably
will not be the case, but if it
is, perhaps donations can
allow us to invest in addi
tional PA technology,” stated
the society officers.
A video of the program
and more information on the
Pickens Historical Society
can be found at their Face-
book page. Topic suggestions
for next year’s speakers are
welcome there.
MESSAGE TO THE CITIZENS OF JASPER
This arrogant incumbent mayor and council believe they
have moved the city forward in the last four years , when in
fact, they have moved the city in the wrong direction. They
have increased our debt ten-fold and we the taxpayers and
water and sewer customers will soon see the damage.
By February 2024, or as soon as the dust settles from this
election, the City of Jasper Water and Sewer will be
privatized - like our city garbage collections. If the current
council gets re-elected, privatization means that it will no
longer be managed by the City of Jasper City Council, who
are elected by the citizens of Jasper. If they win this election
it will become reality very quickly because the city council
and its city managers and administration do not possess the
capabilities to manage our water and sewer system, and they
don’t care.
They recently spent three million dollars in meter change-
outs which the City of Jasper (You) could not afford and the
water loss (unmetered water) is still the same at about 33%.
They have spent $18 million for sewer improvements to be
paid for by the existing citizens of Jasper (You).
Four years ago the current city council paid over $100,000
to a local bank for downtown property, and are now making
plans to spend in excess of an additional $390,000 for
downtown restrooms.
Also, this city council, without any consideration for its
taxpayers, is planning to build an amphitheater in downtown
Jasper at a cost of $2.3 million. One million will be paid by
grant and $1.3 million will be paid by YOU - the City of Jasper
Taxpayers.
This Jasper City Council, in order to prevent local
participation/transparency, have chosen to hire two city
managers not from our community, but from outside the
state of Georgia - with no local connection so that they (the
city council) can have total control of our city.
I humbly ask for your vote, and I promise to bring back
common sense financial responsibility to YOU the CITIZENS
OF JASPER.
VOTE
LORA
ERDMAN
MAYOR
CITY OF JASPER