News for Pickens County, GA By Dan Pool, Editor dpool@pickensprogress.com This week marks National Newspaper Week, with its 2026 motto: “Rooted in community and committed to truth.” That sums up… ...

Ga. Burea of Investigation Press Release Calhoun, GA (November 7, 2025) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announces the promotion of Dustin Hamby to Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the GBI’s ...

Big slate of state offices, one local commission post, several questions make for lengthy ballot Elections Supervisor Stacey ...

By Wendy Kaplan Serve Pickens, a non-profit organization serving Pickens County non-profits, is gearing up for its annual ...

By Ty Tagami, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — New research from a Georgetown University policy organization ...

Barbara Evans Barbara Marie Evans, 93, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta. She was born September 16, 1933 in Woodstock, ...

Donors, public invited to Open House October 9 It was mid-morning on a Friday, and the CARES food pantry was a flurry of ...

By Ty Tagami, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — For the third time this year, Gov. Brian Kemp ordered a ...

For more than two years, Jasper city officials have said they will “explore every option” to fix the city’s water and sewer problems. Last week, Pickens County commissioners put a new option on the ...

John Sloope This notice of his passing will be followed in later days by a full obituary. John B. Sloope, 98, of Forsyth, GA (previously Jasper, GA) passed away at his home September 14, 2026. He was ...

Pickens teen “Ace” Rift, who experienced real-life bullying in school, has launched Ace Rift apparel to help stop toxic behavior in online gaming and raise awareness about how to stop and recognize ...