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Friday, December 05

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City of Nelson Christmas Party

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Holiday Tour of Homes
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Sunday, December 07

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November 23, 2025

Martha Allen ☙
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Sibyl Cook ☙
Timothy Cronan ☙
Grady Edward Evans ☙
Denise Gilreath ☙
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James Parker
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☙ IN MEMORY

Obituaries

Randolph Craig Adams
Susan Alice Bedingfield
Georges Henri Bignault
Steven Lamar Blackwell
Jackie Brannon
Daniel "Danny" William Bright
Rosalind "Rosie" Brock
William (B.B) Brock
Donald Joseph Cadarette
Erika Childers
James Edward Cowan
Joseph A. Cronk, Jr.
Steven Bruce Daniel
Richard Philmore Deaton
Justin Denson
Geneva T. Dorsey
Ann Brinson Doty
Lucy Hughett Duncan
Eddie Eugene Duncan
Stephany Lynn Durden
Lorene Mulkey Fitts
Phyllis B. Fountain
Wilma Faye Foust
April Lee Garbutt
Pamela Sue Godin
Ronald Richard Goss
Wesley "Pearce" Griffith
Herbert (Herb) L. Hand Sr.
Martha Gail Harrison
Gunner Holtry
George Howard
Jacob Cody Hulsey
Tyne Jeannine Jenkins
Melissa Darlene Jones
Dakota James Massey
John Tyler Mauldin
Donna Jo McNeely
David Eugene McPherson
Babyboy Baylor Wayne McQueen
Alice Janette Moncrief
Susan Parker
Samuel Peddicord
John Phelan
Tamara Stancil Pickett
Richard M. Rambler
Dorothy Cochran Russell
Joseph C. Sheffield
Doris Smith
Gus Smith
John "Jack" Mattox VanSant
James Larry Walker
Cynthia Lucille Wertz
Thomas Lee Wilkie
David William Wofford

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Government Meetings, Public Hearings, Parades, Events and more

TATE DAY Parade

Development Authority of Pickens County 11/7/25

Development Authority of Pickens County November 7, 2025

Jasper City Council 11/3/25

Jasper City Council November 3, 2025

TATE DAY Parade 11/1/25

TATE DAY Parade Novemver 1, 2025

Jasper Planning Commission 10/28/25

Jasper Planning Commission October 28, 2025

Downtown Development Authority 10/27/25

Downtown Development Authority October 27, 2025

Jasper City Council Called (Millage Rate) 10/23/25

Jasper City Council Called Meeting Work Session (Millage Rate) October 23, 2025

Pickens County Board of Commissioners 10/20/25

Board of Commissioners Meeting October 20, 2025

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration 10/15/25

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration October 15, 2025

Jasper Budget Work Session 10/6/25

Jasper Budget Work Session ctober 9, 2025

Pickens County Board of Education 10/9/25

Pickens Board of Education October 9, 2025

Nelson City Council 10/6/25

Nelson City Council October 6, 2025

Jasper Public Hearing #2 - Tax Millage10/6/25

Jasper Public Hearing Tax Millage Rate October 6, 2025

Pickens Commissioners Work Session/Called Meeting 10/6/25

Pickens County Board of Commissioners Work Session & Called Meeting October 6, 2025

Georgia Marble Festival Parade10/4/25

Georgia Marble Festival Parade October 4, 2025

Pickens County Board of Education Called/Work Session 10/3/25

Pickens Board of Education Called Work Session October 3, 2025

Town of Talking Rock Council 10/2/25

Town of Talking Rock Council October 2, 2025

Nelson City Council 9/29/25

Nelson City Council September 29, 2025

Board of Education Called - Millage Rate 9/22/25

Pickens Board of Education Called Meeting Millage Rate September 22, 2025

Pickens High School Homecoming Parade 9/17/25

Downtown Development Authority Community Meeting September 16, 2025

DDA Community Meeting 9/16/25

Downtown Development Authority Community Meeting September 16, 2025

Patriot Day 9/11/25

Patriot Day Ceremony September 11, 2025

Jasper Comprehensive Plan Open House #1 9/10/25

Jasper Comprehensive Plan Open House Session #1 September 10, 2025

Talking Rock Fire Station Ground Breaking 9/9/25

Talking Rock Fire Station Ground Breaking September 9, 2025

Pickens County Planning Commission 9/8/25

Pickens Planning Commission September 8, 2025

Pickens Airport Town Hall Meeting 8/21/25

Pickens County Airport (KJZP) Town Hall Meeting on August 21, 2025

Pickens County Board of Assessors 7/29/25

Pickens County Board of Assessors June 29, 2025

Independence Day Parade 7/4/25

Jasper Lions Club Independence Day Parade on July 4, 2025

Memorial Day Service 5/26/25

Memorial Day Service on May 26, 2025

Veterans Memorial Park Phase II Dedication 6/6/25

Veterans Memorial Park Phase II Dedication

Pickens High School Graduation 5/23/25

Pickens High School Graduation

Pickens County Teacher of the Year 5/13/25

Pickens County Teacher of the Year

National Day of Prayer 5/1/25

National Day of Prayer May 1, 2025

Pickens High School Military Enlistee Night 4/30/25

Pickens High Schoool Military Enlistee Night April 30, 2025

Pickens Ferst Readers Jail and Bail 4/29/25

Pickens Ferst Readers Jail and Bail 2025

Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony 3/29/25

Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony on March 29, 2025

Pickens County STAR Banquet 2025

Pickens County Georgia STAR Banquet 2025 on March 12, 2025

Coca-Cola Jasper Grand Opening 3/6/25

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Jasper Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

Mardi Gras in the Mountains Coronation

Mardi Gras in the Mountains Coronation Ceremony - David Simmons and Karrie Poole from Pickens County crowned King and Queen

Pickens County Airport Authority 2/11/25

Pickens County Airport Authority February 11, 2025

Pickens Chamber Awards Celebration 1/25/25

Chamber Awards Celebration January 25, 2025

Night of Lights Celebration Parade 12/8/24

Night of Lights Celebration Parade December 8, 2024

Commencement of the SGT David S. Collins VFW Post 12239 12/7/24

Commencement of the SGT David S. Collins VFW Post 12239 December 7, 2024

Public Safety Appreciation Dinner 11/12/24

Public Safety Appreciation Dinner November 12, 2024

Veterans Day Program 11/11/24

Veterans Day Program November 11, 2024

Veterans Day Parade 11/11/24

Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2024

Doris Wigington Park Mountain Trails Grand Opening6/1/24

Doris Wigington Park Mountain Trails Grand Opening - June 1, 2024

Dragon Drive Roundabout Plans 12/1/23

Dragon Drive Roundabout Plans - Pickens County Board of Education Work Session

Pickens County Airport Terminal Ground Breaking 6/10/23

Pickens County Airport Terminal Ground Breaking June 10, 2023

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Marlee Harkins PHS Cheerleader of the Week #7 McCord Purdy PHS Football Player of the Week #11 Caitlyn Hudgins PHS Softball Player of the Week #11 Zadie Hall PHS Cheerleader of the Week #8 Ike Wyngaard PHS Football Player of the Week #10 Carly Patterson PHS Softball Player of the Week #10 Makenzi Johnson PHS Cheerleader of the Week #7 McCord Purdy PHS Football Player of the Week #9 Bayleigh Gennaro PHS Softball Player of the Week #9 Edy Wyngaard PHS Volleyball Player of the Week #8 Cal Morrison PHS Football Player of the Week #8 Zyla Morgan PHS Softball Player of the Week #8