By Taylor Jarrett Intern Reporter Every year, around this time in May, family and friends gather in Dragon Stadium at Pickens ...

Roderick William Moore, 77, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026 at Northside Hospital Forsyth. He was born August 16, 1948 to James and Bessie Moore in Jasper. Roderick is survived by ...

The First Baptist Church of Jasper welcomed a rather unconventional guest to its front steps Sunday evening - a young black ...

Incumbent Steve Lowe overtook opponent Nick Weaver in the primary election on Tuesday, May 19, and newcomer Brian Cleghorn ...

Submitted by Frank Leist Treasurer/Brick of Honor Coordinator Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park, Memorial Day will be ...

This week’s Progress, which is overflowing with end-of-year school news and our special section for graduating seniors, is hitting differently for me than past graduation editions. My daughter is one ...

This Friday, 302 Pickens High School seniors will graduate during commencement ceremonies at Dragon Stadium, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another for the class. “To the Class of ...

ATLANTA — Data centers promise to enrich Georgia even as the state is giving them nearly half a billion dollars a year in tax breaks, according to a recent state analysis. The analysis for the Georgia ...

Submitted by Eileen Steinhauer JMS Media Specialist Jasper Middle School recently received a generous Dollar General Literacy ...

Ruby Ponder Mrs. Ruby Lee Ryder Ponder, 82, of Jasper, GA, passed away on Thursday, May 7th, 2026 at her residence. Mrs. Ponder was born on June 21st, 1943 in Jasper, GA to the late Thurston Boling ...

ATL, GA- This Independence Day, Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites invites Georgians and visitors alike to celebrate a ...