Thanks for using KnowPickens!

NEWS

NEWS

Need to Know News Pickens County GA

EVENTS

EVENTS

Pickens Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
Pickens Chamber of Commerce Breakfast

Tuesday, January 13

Chamber Business After Hours
Chamber Business After Hours

Tuesday, January 20

Mardi Gras in the Mountains
Mardi Gras in the Mountains

Saturday, February 14

Ribbon Cutting: Be-Paws We Care
Ribbon Cutting: Be-Paws We Care

Thursday, February 19

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
Follow KnowPickens on Instagram Follow KnowPickens on Snapchat Follow KnowPickens on TikTok Follow KnowPickens on X (formerly Twitter) Follow KnowPickens on Facebook Follow KnowPickens on YouTube
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital - Real Change Lives Here

Save on Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe at Day's Chevrolet Jasper End of the Year Sale
Pueblo Cantina - Now There Are 2 - Jasper & Ellijay

Pickens County Board of Education Next Meeting

Happy Birthday

January 09, 2026

Kaden Brookshire
Stephen Brownell
Emiline Burgess ☙
Julie Cain
Matt Chastain
Michael Chumley
Angela L. Chumley ☙
James Edward Cowan ☙
Kenneth Farmer
Storm Hawkins
Bob Hayles ☙
William Shane Hicks ☙
Richard Johnson
Alice Jones ☙
Judith Ann McAbee ☙
Elberta McKnight
Nicholas Morissey
Krista Mullins
Ronnie Ray ☙
Regina Jones Silvers
Robert Allen Taylor ☙
Clovis Edward 'Eddie' Watkins ☙

FREE Mini Blizzard with purchase of 4 or 6 Chicken Strip Basket Combo at Dairy Queen in Jasper


☙ IN MEMORY

Obituaries

Steve P. Abernathy
Randy Hoyt Baker
Charles Beasley
Susan Fitts Beck
Ricky Boling
Daniel "Danny" William Bright
Bessie Mae Brown
James Arlie Byers
Linda Cronan Cantrell
Judith "Judy" Carver
Richard Chastain
Brenda Diane Collis
Coye Gilbert Collis
Mary Michelle Dement
Ann Brinson Doty
Tina Charlene Douglas
Eden Ellis
JoAnne McDonald Foster
Brenda Fay Gaddis
Gladys Ruth Gallup
Grady "Willie" Garrett
Elizabeth Opal Boling Gettle
June Ryder Gilbert
Charles Joseph Gillette
Pamela Sue Godin
Debbie Goss
Martha Gail Harrison
Robert Edmund Hermann
Arvil Hicks, Jr.
Brenda Higgins
Jacob Cody Hulsey
Lynn Killius
Reba Rebecca "Becky" Lanier
Donna Jo McNeely
Sarah Leonora Mullinax
Susan Parker
Larry Tyler Parker, Sr.
Mary Duval Peterson
John Pinter
Kenneth Lee Poole
Tracy Gail Popham
Catherine Ann Oliver (Cathy) Poss
James "Randy" Reed
Dorothy Cochran Russell
Frances Taylor Scott
Samuel Grady Silvers
Susan Ann Smith
Michael Stuart Spangler
Dorothy Jeannette "Jenny" Spencer
Janice Marie Taylor
Sharon Hope Townsend
Don Walter Turner
James Larry Walker
Larry G. Watkins
David Michael White
Donald Franklin White
Michael "Redman" Wyman

Roper Funeral Home

Recent Video to Know KnowPickens Youtube.com

Government Meetings, Public Hearings, Parades, Events and more

Jasper City Council Oaths Ceremony

Nelson City Council 1/5/26

Nelson City Council January 5, 2026

Jasper City Council 1/5/26

Jasper City Council January 5, 2026

Jasper City Council Oaths Ceremony 1/5/26

Jasper City Council Oaths Ceremony for Newly Elected Officials on January 5, 2026

Downtown Development Authority 12/15/25

Downtown Development Authority December 15, 2025

Pickens County Board of Commissioners 12/15/25

Board of Commissioners Meeting December 15, 2025

Town of Talking Rock Council 12/11/25

Town of Talking Rock Council December 11, 2025

Pickens County Board of Education 12/11/25

Pickens Board of Education December 11, 2025

Pickens County Planning Commission 12/8/25

Pickens Planning Commission December 8, 2025

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

Jasper Work Session/Public Hearing 11/20/25

Jasper Work Session & Public Hearing 2026 Budget ctober 9, 2025

Jasper Community Visioning Session 11/18/25

Jasper Community Visioning Session on November 18, 2025

Public Safety Appreciation Dinner 11/11/25

Public Safety Appreciation Dinner November 11, 2025

Veterans Day Program 11/11/25

Veterans Day Program November 11, 2025

Veterans Day Parade 11/11/25

Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2025

Development Authority of Pickens County 11/7/25

Development Authority of Pickens County November 7, 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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

KNOWPICKENS ON FACEBOOK

Pickens High School Players of the Week

Brought to you by Shottenkirk Ford

Trip Davis PHS Swimmer of the Week #2 Rhys Arvedson PHS Swimmer of the Week #1