Georgia DOT announces lane closure suspension, best and worst travel times for upcoming July 4th holiday weekend travelATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is suspending ...

FOLLOW LINK FOR PARADE AND VENDOR APPLICATIONS Break out your shorts, American flag attire, and a healthy appetite for fair ...

At press time Tuesday, a sinkhole on the SR 136 Connector had closed the entire road from Highway 53 to the roundabout in ...

Nelson mayor says decision “guts” town’s plans, audit also presented Pickens County commissioners held firm Monday evening in ...

The Pickens Progress was recognized for exceptional journalism at the recent Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper ...

At a time when politics often feels like a shouting match, it’s refreshing to see something different happening right here in Pickens County. Recent talks between county leaders and city officials fro ...

Dave Stanley Mr. Dave Frank Stanley, 80 of Talking Rock, GA, passed away on Monday, June 16th, 2025, at the Wildwood Health Care Center.Mr. Stanley was born on January 18th, 1945, in Aska, Ga to the ...

At the official opening of phase two of New Hope Acres, members of the Habitat for Humanity Pickens County board spoke of changing lives and of families more than asphalt and homesites. “We are very p ...

We want to take this space to give our school board and some of the key school top dogs a pat on the back. We’ve enjoyed a few years of solid leadership, marked by no visible infighting or drama, ...

Jasper Lions bring popular event back in July - Applications at bottom of article Submitted by Jasper Lions Club The Jasper Lions Club is hard at work planning the community’s annual Independence Day ...

By Chris Wallace, Ed.S. To Pickens County Voters: I am a K-12 product of Pickens County Schools and a life-long resident of this county. Additionally, I worked for the school district here in Pickens ...

By Tommy Gartrell, Sports Columnist  Last week, we laid to rest a lifelong friend. He and I shared lively times from playing chase on the playground, excavating exotic lands with Tonka Toys, racing ...