Sassafras Literary was founded almost 50 years ago to promote literacy in Pickens County and to support and encourage local ...

A man who shot at a Georgia trooper with a Glock handgun modified for automatic fire will spend a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Montrez Ballard received the sentence after h ...

Which ad is your favorite? FOLLOW THIS LINK TO TAKE A SURVEY By Tommy Gartrell, Sports Writer Did you watch Super Bowl LIX? If so, did you tune in for the game or the traditionally entertaining ...

Gilmer County will join 17 other counties around the state in offering the inaugural year of Trail Rangers, a mountain biking ...

At their February meeting, Jasper Council approved dates for events including the Marble Festival, Downtown Live, ArtWalk Jasper, and others.  “We are celebrating our events that are going to be in ...

Submitted by the Jasper Optimist Club Pickens High School Senior Jeremy Westbrook has been named the school’s 2025 PAGE STAR ...

Many issues arise in tumultuous meeting A meeting last night (Feb. 11) of the Pickens Airport Authority began with an ...

ATLANTA – State prisons chief Tyrone Oliver asked Georgia lawmakers Monday for $10.4 million to hire an additional 330 correctional officers during this fiscal year to staff a prisons system the U.S.

ATLANTA – Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Laken Riley Act ...