• Pearson says: Senate Leads Charge to Overhaul Property Tax System
• Multi-person commission committee prepares for second alternative -- begrudgingly
• Public meeting on three and five member commissions February 11
• Andrew Haygood wins county spelling bee --- again
• Teens help save woman from burning home
• MADD asks legislators to put lock on drunk driving
• Holy Spirit Ranch faces foreclosure
• Drug Task Force commander schools teachers and parents
• PHS' own bowl champions
• County completes purchase of building for fire station
• Pickens Tea Party is Up and Moving
• iPad or iFad? --- From the Progress Tech Columnist
• A SIGN OF THE TIMES - Arby's restaurant closes its doors
• Mental evaluation ordered on man charged with killing mother
• Recreation Department to offer spring basketball and soccer
• Show location and dates change for Tater Patch Players' latest production

• Green Valley Farm rezoning request slapped down by Jasper council. See page 17A.
• Nelson looking to expand city limits. See page 5A.
• Pearson defends three-person commission alternative. See front page for story.

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• No excuse for not making backups
• iPad or iFad? --- From the Progress Tech Columnist
• Password protection essential for everyone
• Experiment with different browsers to see what works best for you
• Ubuntu offers great way to extend life of older computers
• No cable television, No problem -- a look at video online
• A look at cell phones

• December unemployment rate rises to 11 percent in Northwest Georgia area
• Three-year-old collecting stuffed animals for 911 calls
• PHS & PCRC garner another Reader-of-the-Year award
• Family rallies to give one of their own peace of mind following cancer diagnosis
• Ga. reaction to State of the Union speech
• Commissioner will hold monthly meeting Jan. 28 -- agenda
• $5.3 million in property taxes still uncollected
• More curve balls thrown at commission study group
• Student's facial piercing sparks dispute
• Mt. Zion missionary reports from earthquake-ravaged Haiti
• Sheriff office investigating west end homicide -- suspect in custody
• School officials unsure when or if school days will be made up
• Damages from Frigid Start to New Year Expected to Exceed $5 Million in Georgia
• Pickens band cranking the Heavy Metal Gospel --
• Don't Be Left Out in the Cold, Prepare for Winter Weather
• Ice Age 2010
• Democrat enters race for 9th District Congress
• Jasper Council votes to officially proceed with condemnation for Wal-Mart water line
• Sen. Chip Pearson throws monkey wrench at commission-study group
• More H1N1 flu vaccine now available
• Preparing for ice and snow, county emergency and road personnel hold brainstorming session
• From the Downtown Development Authority meeting: Economic times slip from bad to worse
• Hans Rueffert takes over Woodbridge Inn after parents hang up the apron
• Hand washing remains top flu prevention measure
• Pickens resident Bert Loftman enters race for Congress
• Longtime County Agent Rick Jasperse enters run for state house
• Click here to view multi-person commission draft legislation for the 2010 election
• Tax board discusses property values in face of slow sales and foreclosures
• New website tracking North Ga. politics
• At Jasper council: Flag design contest with $500 prize announced; Mayor Weaver says

• Local man debuts Civil War novel set in Pickens County
• Signing On, Jasper: All-handicapped operated radio station in Jasper gives a voice to the disabled
• Hans Rueffert takes over Woodbridge Inn after parents hang up the apron
• North Georgia project holds rich promise for last golden warblers
• Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle captivates Reinhardt College audience
• Lives being transformed in weight loss, nutrition program
• Organic living in the modern age, without the trendy pretension
• Weaving tragedy and humor - Georgia author of the year Ray Atkins discusses second novel
• What happened to marble jobs here?
• New website tracking North Ga. politics
• An Appalachian Voice on Edward Townsend (1789-1860) Part II
• Run-down Armadillo found near Talking Rock
• Slow food movement picking up speed
• Confederate grave marked at Bethesda Church in Nelson
• County property inventory
• New website recognizes Pickens Veterans
• The ‘Sacred Harp’ tradition of singing: Still alive and well
• Taking the banjo back to the pre-recording days
• Scam ad in Progress turned over to GBI - Fraud fastest growing, hardest to solve crime

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