Submitted By Jennifer Wilson Communications & Safety Supervisor Pickens Schools Sixteen students were selected to serve this year on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, and the first ...

Don White Donald Franklin White, 82, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. He was born May 8, 1943 to Lewis and Pearl White in Canton, Georgia.

By Rebecca FarrowRural ConnectionsContributor As we are all celebrating Thanksgiving, let’s give some thought to the ...

Careful with those turkey fryersAn estimated 1,446 home cooking fires were reported to U.S. fire departments on Thanksgiving ...

Ungar Contributing Writer In 2009, Susan Lacheny was diagnosed with stage three angiosarcoma. Doctors informed her of the rarity of her diagnosis. Less than one percent of adults receive sarcoma ...

Legislature taking a look  By Ty Tagami, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News ATLANTA — Drivers saw rising auto insurance bills in recent years, yet the industry was not seeing gains, an advocate told state ...

By Dan Pool Editor I like to think we do a pretty good job of covering this area. We may not catch every story and have a few typos here and there. But overall, the Progress delivers a solid overview ...

Follow link for Operating Budget Draft The Jasper City Council heard staff discussion at a public hearing on their proposed ...

The Jasper Merchants Association is gearing up for another year of festivities at the 19th annual Night of Lights Christmas ...

Pickens girls show sharp shooting and leadership as basketball season officially begins; first tournament set for ...

Donna Redford Donna Redford, 72, of Canton, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, 1, 2025. Mrs. Redford was born in Amarillo, Texas, to parents Reed and Oma Lee Coker. A devoted mother, ...

If it feels like artificial intelligence has become a more regular part of daily life, that’s because it has. A new Pew Research Center survey shows that about one in five U.S. workers—21%—now use AI ...