New signs on Philadelphia Road between Highway 515 and Talking Rock Highway warn motorists that the area, one of the most frequently littered in the county, is under surveillance. Pickens County Marshal Jim Harvey wants to remind residents that littering can carry a hefty fine, and that “I don’t issue warnings, I issue citations.” The sign cautions …
Keep Pickens Beautiful is pleased to announce two more Adopt A Road members. Pictured is Karen Rooker. She and her husband Tim have volunteered to pick up Cove Road between Bent Tree and Griffin Roads. Not pictured are Wayne and Mychell Herrick, who will be picking up Young Loop Road out in Fairmount, Young Loop runs off Highway 53. Thanks to the Rooker and …
The Pre-K teachers at Hill City Elementary School are rejuvenating the outdoor classroom. They will cleanup and repair the existing structure, butterfly garden, and vegetable garden. The outdoor classroom was established in 2004 with the help of Keep Pickens Beautiful. KPB provided grant funds of $300.00, which will be used to purchase needed plants, seeds, soil, …
Keep Pickens Beautiful is once again providing recycle containers at the Habitat for Humanity construction site. The completion of this house will make their third completed one in New Hope Acres Subdivision. KPB has placed a recycling container to collect plastic bottles and aluminum cans from their volunteers working on the new house. Keep up …
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Keep Pickens Beautiful is pleased to announce another Adopt A Road member. Judy and Melvin Pruitt have volunteered to pick up Upper Salem Church Road. Thanks to the Pruitt Family another road in our beautiful county will be cleaned up. Littering the roadways is a crime in the State of Georgia, punishable by a LARGE …
