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 ...

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

Many issues arise in tumultuous meeting A meeting last night (Feb. 11) of the Pickens Airport Authority began with an explanation of why and how the commissioners seek to dissolve the authority. Commi ...

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 ...

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.

“Spay it forward” is a way to support National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, which takes place in February. The goal of this month-long campaign is to educate people about the benefits of spaying and ...

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 ...

Pickens High School Senior Jeremy Westbrook has been named the school’s 2025 PAGE STAR Student. The Optimist Club of Jasper, the local STAR program sponsor, announced the honor. Westbrook selected Mrs ...

I had the opportunity last week to go to a rehearsal of Four Weddings and an Elvis, by Nancy Frick. I was there to work on lighting and take a few photos, but most of the time, I was laughing out loud ...

Gilmer County will join 17 other counties around the state in offering the inaugural year of Trail Rangers, a mountain biking program for 3rd through 5th graders, designed to foster fun and fellowship ...