Ungar Contributing Writer Habitat for Humanity Pickens County held its 22nd groundbreaking and dedication ceremony on Sunday, December 14, to house another deserving family in Pickens County.

For the last several years, the Progress has partnered with Holy Spirit Ranch Ministries for a winter coat drive. We’ve got a collection bin in our lobby, and good-hearted people in the community have ...

Shirley Ledford Mrs. Shirley L. Ledford, 73, of Ellijay, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, December 15th, 2025. Shirley was born July 25, 1952 in Pickens County, the ...

By Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Highland Rivers Behavioral Health has been selected as a partner organization in a $13.4 ...

TREEcycle Your Christmas Tree Submitted By KPB When the Christmas festivities come to a close and the decorations come down, ...

Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), GOHS Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (H.E.A.T.) units and GOHS Traffic ...

Dragon Awards presented for student, teacher, staff; Other awards presented For only the second time in recent history, the ...

By Ty Tagami, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News National economic headwinds will continue suppressing Georgia’s economy while ...

Brenda Higgins Brenda Higgins, 76, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025 at home. She was born June 2, 1949 to Clarence and Margaret Wilder. Brenda was a devoted mother and ...

A fatal crash on Highway 515 last week took the life of 88-year-old Pickens resident Robert Edmund Hermann, whose granddaughter said touched many lives. The incident occurred at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, ...

This surely isn’t the three kings of opinion and nowhere near the three wise men’s thoughts, but it is a trifecta of recent issues that deserve some commentary. Do something for, not to, downtown The ...

Presentation to Pickens SBDC - 12.10.25Download Opinions vary widely about what is desired for the City of Jasper in the next ...