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GA Mountain Charity Comic Con
GA Mountain Charity Comic Con

Friday, October 23

Serve Pickens - Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Serve Pickens - Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Saturday, October 24

PETOBERFEST
PETOBERFEST

Saturday, October 31

2026 General Primary Election
2026 General Primary Election

Tuesday, November 03

Need to Know Events Government Meetings Calendar Pickens County GA

NOTICES

NOTICES

Need to Know NOTICES Road Closings Public Hearings Pickens County GA

DRAGONS

DRAGONS

Need to Know Pickens County School Dragons Nettes Info
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Piedmont Mountainside Hospital - Real Change Lives Here

Save on Silverado, Trailblazer and Tahoe's at Day's Chevrolet Jasper
Pueblo Cantina - Now There Are 2 - Jasper & Ellijay

Pickens County Board of Education Next Meeting

Happy Birthday

October 12, 2026

David Bennett
Betty Ruth Edmondson ☙
Johnny C. Emory ☙
Susan Fortner
Code Fowler
James William Garner ☙
Natasha Yvette Green ☙
Marion Willis Harris ☙
Caroline Louise Pendley
Lois W. Low ☙
Voncile Moser ☙
Christine B. New ☙
Trey Payne
Tyler Payne
Herman Ray ☙
Abbigale Maleigh Reed
Skylar Smith
Mary Henderson Smith ☙

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard of the Month at Dairy Queen in Jasper


☙ IN MEMORY

Obituaries

Don Robert Baughman
Geraldine Bell
Patti Brown
Eleanor Annette Bryans
Irvin Burdett Sr.
Lanny Chastain
Harley Childers
Brenda Conner
Bill Cornelison
Paul Diamond
SFC Carl Andrew Dowland, RET.
Patsy Young Duckett
Marilyn Coalson Eifler
Patrica Buchanan Evans
Barbara Marie Evans
David Fitts
Zack Merlin Fletcher
Elzada Sue Lawson Ganaway
Jackie Eugene Graham
Jacob Graner
James Lucius Grant
Delores Gray
Nancy Elizabeth "Liz" Ridings Hamrick
Joseph Wesley Harrison
Jimmy Herod Herod
Abe Hightower
Patsy P. Hooks
Juanita Jarrett
Hugh Thomas (Tom) Judkins
Norman Bryon Kirk
Laura McGregor Link
Frank Mack
Jonathon "Tyler" Mann
Timmy Lamar Martin
Betty Wilson McKinley
Wayne Neighbours
Reina Yesenia Cedeno Oramas
Reba Ovalene Padgett
Terry Gene Poole
Danny Prather
Arlene D. Scott
John B. Sloope
Betty Smith
Doris Johnson Thomason
Barbara Kelly Werth
Judson Wilder Jr., M.D.
Alece Ann Winters
David Earl Winters
Helen Wright

Roper Funeral Home

Malone's Pond - New Homes in Ball Ground - Contact Cherie Martin

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Government Meetings, Public Hearings, Parades, Events and more

Community Town Hall

Community Town Hall 10/8/26

Community Town Hall on October 8, 2026

Special Called Joint Meeting 9/24/26

Special Called Joint Meeting - City of Jasper and Pickens County on September 24, 2026

Jasper City Council 9/14/26

Jasper City Council September 14, 2026

Pickens County Board of Education 9/10/26

Pickens County Board of Education September 10, 2026

Patriot Day 9/11/26

Patriot Day Ceremony September 11, 2026

Pickens County Veterans Hall Ribbon Cutting 9/10/26

Pickens County Veterans Hall Ribbon Cutting September 10, 2026

Town of Talking Rock Council 9/3/26

Town of Talking Rock Council September 3, 2026

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration 9/1/26

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration September 1, 2026

Pickens GOP Pie for Purpose 8/29/26

Meet

Jasper City Council Work Session 8/27/26

Jasper City Council Work Session August 27, 2026

Jasper Planning Commission8/25/26

Jasper Planning Commission August 25, 2026

Downtown Development Authority 8/26/26

Downtown Development Authority August 24, 2026

PSO Unveils Skydio X10 Drone 8/20/26

Meet

Hensley Plaza Ribbon Cutting 8/19/26

Hensley Plaza Mural Celebration & Ribbon Cutting | August 19, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners 8/17/26

Board of Commissioners Meeting August 17, 2026

Development Authority of Pickens County 8/17/26

Development Authority of Pickens County August 17, 2026

Pickens County Planning Commission 8/10/26

Pickens County Planning Commission August 10, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners Called 8/4/26

Board of Commissioners Meeting August 4, 2026

Nelson City Council 7/13/26

Nelson City Council July 13, 2026

Independence Day Parade 7/4/26

Jasper Lions Club Independence Day America 250 Parade on July 4, 2026

Jasper's Got Talent 7/1&3/26

Jasper's Got Talent 2026

America 250 Time Capsule Ceremony 7/1/26

America 250 Time Capsule Ceremony on July 1, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners 6/15/26

Board of Commissioners Meeting June 15, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners Work Session 6/15/26

Board of Commissioners Work Session June 15, 2026

Perrow Park Grand Opening 6/13/26

Perrow Park Grand Opening June 13, 2026

PHS Baseball 3A State Champ Walk5/29/26

Pickens High School Baseball 2026 3A State Championship Walk & Proclamation! on May 29, 2026

Memorial Day Service 5/25/26

Memorial Day Service on May 25, 2026

Pickens High School Graduation 5/22/26

Pickens High School Graduation 2026

Pickens County Teacher of the Year 5/12/26

Pickens County Teacher of the Year May 12, 2026

America 250 Patriots Marker Dedication 5/12/26

Pickens County America 250 Patriots Marker Dedication May 12, 2026

National Day of Prayer 5/7/26

National Day of Prayer May 7, 2026

Special Called Joint Meeting 5/5/26

Special Called Joint Meeting - City of Jasper and Pickens County on May 5, 2026

Pickens High School Military Enlistee Night 4/29/26

Pickens High Schoool Military Enlistee Night April 29, 2026

Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony 3/30/26

Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony 2026

Pickens County STAR Banquet 2026

Pickens County Georgia STAR Banquet 2026 on March 25, 2026

Pickens Chamber Awards Celebration 2/21/26

Chamber Awards Celebration 2026

Mardi Gras in the Mountains Coronation

Mardi Gras in the Mountains Coronation Ceremony - Chris Parker and Ashley Craig Gooch from Pickens County crowned King and Queen

Night of Lights Celebration Parade 12/7/25

Night of Lights Celebration Parade December 7, 2025

North Georgia Toy Run 12/7/25

North Georgia Toy Run December 7, 2025

Pickens High School Players of the Week

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PHS Flag Football Player of the Week #4 - Piper Johnson PHS Volleyball Player of the Week #8 - Callan Williams PHS Softball Player of the Week #9 - Sophia Painter PHS Football Players of the Week #6 - Maddox Lowery PHS Pride of Pickens Band Member of the Week #3 - Sophia Cowart PHS Cheerleader of the Week of the Week #4 - Ellah McEntire