Roberts resigns from Elections in face of House BillsNews
April 21, 2021
, by Lonnie Adams
JASPER, Ga. – Election Supervisor Julianne Roberts has formally tendered her resignation to Pickens County and has left the elections office closed this week.
The Elections and Voter Registration office closed due to this resignation as well as, according to other reports, a second employee out for medical leave. While it has been stated that a meeting will be held soon to deal with the situation, no formal details are available at this time.
According to her resignation letter, Roberts stated that her resignation was “due to HB 682 and HB 683 that State Representative Rick Jasperse submitted.”
Board of Education releases details on Townsend’s terminationEducation, News, Politics, Press Release
March 3, 2021
, by Stephen Hall
JASPER, Ga. – It took a little more than a month for the Pickens County Board of Education to release the financial fallout regarding the termination of Dr. Rick Townsend and the future contingency plan. Consequently, it leaves many hesitant to trust the board after some members reversed course from their original expectations.
In previous statements, Chairwoman Sue Finley had hoped to retain Townsend in a different capacity while trying to find a budget-neutral solution. After weeks of back and forth between both Townsend and the school board, it was clear that both parties were not going to get what they wanted.
JASPER, Ga. – At Tuesday’s Board of Election meeting, Kathy Browning confronted board members regarding her frustration during the elections of 2020.
From beginning to end, the official Pickens County Board of Elections meeting lasted maybe a total of 15 minutes. With the lack of a full board, much of the agenda was tabled for another day. It wasn’t until the meeting was adjourned that Kathy Browning asked to speak regarding her time as a poll worker.
Browning gave an emotional and detailed recount of her time while at the Pickens County Recreation Center. Short of her calling people or a party by name, Browning says she was intimidated by a handful of unyielding poll watchers assigned to the same location. What’s more, she says it impeded her ability to manage the voters standing in the long lines.
Julia Roberts magnum opus,
My Best Friend s Wedding, has returned to Netflix this month. The importance of this cannot be understated. When it was added last fall and then unceremoniously removed from the streamer in December, there was a gaping hole in Netflix s Julia Roberts canon. Yes, you can watch
Runaway Bride
or
Mystic Pizza, if you re into that sort of thing, but there s no replacement for her greatest work co-starring Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, and the subtle essence of Dionne Warwick s songbook.
Most die hards would argue that the best part of the film is the I Say a Little Prayer singalong an undeniably iconic moment in pop culture. But I want to highlight a scene with a bit more gravitas. I want to talk about a short speech later in the film that doesn t just offer superb comedic timing, but one of the greatest life lessons that you can pass onto a friend in need. I m talking about the Jell-O and Crème Brûlée conversation. Snuggle up. L
Pickens County polls on track to close at 7 with high turnoutCommunity, Election
January 5, 2021
, by Lonnie Adams
PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. – Pickens County Elections are progressing smoothly at the polls today according to Elections Supervisor Julianne Roberts who reported no major issues in the day.
Speaking with FYN, Roberts said that they day has progressed smoothly at the precincts and with the central office despite having issues with COVID-19 exposures in the office. Having previously been exposed, everyone in the office tonight has had the virus, said Roberts.
This comes in spite of worries as North Georgia is continuing its 2020 elections trend with large numbers of citizens going to polls and submitting early voting ballots in this election cycle.