They will not be dropping packages down your chimney, but unmanned air couriers will be able to deliver to your lawn in time for Christmas, if you live near one of six Walmart Supercenters in the ...

By Dave Terry President Pickens Small Business Development Council On Tuesday, November 18 the city of Jasper’s Downtown ...

Our front-page article this week outlines the struggles several Main Street businesses in Jasper are facing: less foot traffic, lower sales, and concerns about survival. We want to encourage people to ...

Samuel Silvers Samuel Grady Silvers, 83, of Ochlocknee, Georgia, passed away on November 24, 2025, at Archbold Medical Center. Born on March 22, 1942, in Talking Rock, Georgia, Samuel lived a life ...

Woman creates massive Christmas light display in husband’s memory With Christmas lights as far as the eye can see, from the ...

The 19th annual Night of Lights Christmas celebration and parade, organized by the Jasper Merchants Association (JMA), is ...

You’re not just getting fire service, you’re getting the medical side as well,” says fire chief In a unique variation on the ...

County to move to new alert system Action must be taken on hangars beside airport Fortunately, there hasn’t been any severe ...

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 ...