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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...