A man who shot at a Georgia trooper with a Glock handgun modified for automatic fire will spend a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Montrez Ballard received the sentence after h ...

Sassafras Literary was founded almost 50 years ago to promote literacy in Pickens County and to support and encourage local ...

Submitted by Jasper Optimist Club The Optimist Club of Jasper, local sponsor for the STAR Program (Student Teacher ...

Many issues arise in tumultuous meeting A meeting last night (Feb. 11) of the Pickens Airport Authority began with an ...

Which ad is your favorite? Follow this link to take a survey. By Tommy Gartrell, Sports Writer Did you watch Super Bowl LIX?

Which ad is your favorite? FOLLOW THIS LINK TO TAKE A SURVEY By Tommy Gartrell, Sports Writer Did you watch Super Bowl LIX? If so, ...

ATLANTA – State prisons chief Tyrone Oliver asked Georgia lawmakers Monday for $10.4 million to hire an additional 330 correctional officers during this fiscal year to staff a prisons system the U.S.

Over the years, several Georgia prison inmates have sent letters to this newspaper. Some are Pickens residents now incarcerated, and others may pick newspapers at random. In a couple of the more ...