FOLLOW LINK FOR PARADE AND VENDOR APPLICATIONS Break out your shorts, American flag attire, and a healthy appetite for fair ...

At press time Tuesday, a sinkhole on the SR 136 Connector had closed the entire road from Highway 53 to the roundabout in ...

Dave Stanley Mr. Dave Frank Stanley, 80 of Talking Rock, GA, passed away on Monday, June 16th, 2025, at the Wildwood Health Care Center.Mr. Stanley was born on January 18th, 1945, in Aska, Ga to the ...

Nelson mayor says decision “guts” town’s plans, audit also presented Pickens County commissioners held firm Monday evening in ...

The Pickens Progress was recognized for exceptional journalism at the recent Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper ...

At a time when politics often feels like a shouting match, it’s refreshing to see something different happening right here in Pickens County. Recent talks between county leaders and city officials fro ...

At the official opening of phase two of New Hope Acres, members of the Habitat for Humanity Pickens County board spoke of changing lives and of families more than asphalt and homesites. “We are very p ...

We want to take this space to give our school board and some of the key school top dogs a pat on the back. We’ve enjoyed a few years of solid leadership, marked by no visible infighting or drama, ...

Jasper Lions bring popular event back in July - Applications at bottom of article Submitted by Jasper Lions Club The Jasper Lions Club is hard at work planning the community’s annual Independence Day ...

By Chris Wallace, Ed.S. To Pickens County Voters: I am a K-12 product of Pickens County Schools and a life-long resident of this county. Additionally, I worked for the school district here in Pickens ...

Celebrate Ulysses and James Joyce Bloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, ...

Submitted byAmicalola EMC In July, Amicalola EMC’s Operation RoundUp board awarded grants totaling $22,435 to local non-profits and qualifying individuals in need. Among those receiving grants were ...