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… ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Changes in routines, busy fall schedules can lead to fewer donors and blood products The American Red Cross urges people not to wait to ...

Looking at the weather forecast, Mother Nature might finally be getting the memo that we’re ready for cooler weather. After several brutally hot weeks, we think we can speak for most people and say we ...

The Pride of Pickens Marching Band attended their first competition of 2026 on Saturday, September 26th and put on a ...