Rice, Grubbs dominate The high school baseball season is winding down but there are no signs of slowing down for Pickens. The ...

The Pickens County Master Gardeners will host their annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16th, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Buster Voyles Mr. Buster Voyles, 76, of Ball Ground, Georgia, passed away at home on April 24, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 2, 1949, to the late Everette Elias Voyles and ...

The only major debate between Republican candidates for Georgia governor brimmed with personal attacks and appeals to ...

All hell broke loose in the days leading up to Downtown Live, with our local community social media pages turning into a ...

Now that May is almost here, the Georgia high school state playoff season is in full swing. For the Pickens baseball team, ...

Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a State of Emergency for 91 Georgia counties in response to the ongoing wildfires in South Georgia. The governor also directed the Georgia Forestry Commission (GF ...

Program could reduce loss of life nationally by 40 percent Submitted by Pickens County Fire & Rescue On Saturday, April 11, ...

The Amicalola Garden Club celebrates Garden Week in Georgia the third week in April, April 19-25. The week aims to promote beautification, conservation and education.  Pictured from left are Amicalola ...

Mike Denson Michael Gary Denson, 69, of Jasper, Georgia, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. He was born July 16, 1956 to Will and Myrna Denson in Tate, Georgia. He ...

ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a State of Emergency for 91 Georgia counties in response to the ongoing wildfires in South Georgia. The ...

You know how, if a doctor tells you to eat better, lose weight, and walk regularly, but there really isn’t a big health scare, you may take a lackadaisical approach. “Yeah, yeah, Doc. I’ll get around ...