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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

We all got there as a team and did what we were supposed to do,” says rescue team member A raccoon hunter who found himself ...

Events were the name of the game at Jasper’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting on November 17, where board members ...

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