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 ...

Many issues arise in tumultuous meeting A meeting last night (Feb. 11) of the Pickens Airport Authority began with an explanation of why and how the commissioners seek to dissolve the authority. Commi ...

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, did you tune in for the game or the traditionally entertaining ...

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.

ATLANTA – Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Laken Riley Act ...

“Spay it forward” is a way to support National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, which takes place in February. The goal of this month-long campaign is to educate people about the benefits of spaying and ...

Lucille McMullen, a resident at The Retreat in Jasper, celebrated her 104th birthday on Saturday, January 18th. McMullen is a Pickens native. who served as an army nurse during Wold War II and helped ...

Ag. Comish Tyler Harper gives update on suspension of poultry activities Atlanta, Ga – Following the recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a ...

Ag. Comish Tyler Harper gives update on suspension of poultry activities Atlanta, Ga – Following the recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a ...