This weekend packed with events

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The new Old Mulehouse on the corner of Main Street and Highway 53 was originally a Chevrolet dealership operated by the Lawson family. The Lawson family did originally operate a mule house in Jasper, but not at this site. 

By Blake Moss

The much anticipated opening of the Old Mulehouse on Main Street has finally arrived. It is in the nearly century old Lawson building that once housed automotive establishments Lawson Chevrolet and NAPA auto parts, where my grandfather, Wallace "Pop" Moss, worked for many years. 

The name of the restaurant itself comes from a common building found in most small towns around the turn of the century called a mule house. It would be a large barn that when someone would ride into town to do their business, they could stow their mule there and not worry about it wandering off.

By Tommy Gartrell 

Sports Columnist

       If you asked fans, the Georgia Bulldogs haven’t played a truly meaningful football game since last year’s SEC Championship game and based on the utterly uninspired performance against Texas on New Years Day, the players must agree. At long last though, the college football schedule gives us the first top 10 pairing of 2019.

The third ranked Bulldogs (3-0) host seventh ranked and often overrated Notre Dame (2-0) on Saturday night at 8 p.m. in CBS’s prime time game of the week. It is billed as a “play-off defining” game. I prefer to call it the only credible obstacle in Georgia’s schedule until the Auburn game on November 16, and I use the word “credible” very loosely here.

Public invited to celebrate 30 years with KPB

Three decades. That’s how long Keep Pickens Beautiful has been the driving force behind litter reduction, recycling efforts, beautification projects and solid waste management in the community – and they want to celebrate with you. 

On Saturday, Sept. 28, KPB is inviting the community out to their 30th anniversary celebration at Lee Newton Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is meant to thank members of the community who have supported the non-profit over the years and to share their mission and history with people who might not know who they are. Everyone is

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The highlighted buildings will be the new location of Reinhardt’s Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences pending final Pickens school board approval. Reinhardt’s president announced the move at the Pickens Chamber breakfast Tuesday morning.  

        A proposed partnership between Reinhardt University, the Pickens County School System, and the Development Authority of Pickens County could relocate the entire Reinhardt nursing program to two buildings in downtown Jasper by next year. 

As part of the agreement, some Pickens High School students would receive scholarships to the college’s nursing program. Local leaders believe the arrangement will also bolster Jasper’s downtown area by bringing students who will patronize restaurants and businesses on and around. 

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