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Ballot issue surfaces over order of names
Voters go to the poll in commissioner and school board races Tuesday Ten days into early voting, candidate for west end commission David Shouse noticed…
Dan Pool May 18, 2022
First Second Saturday a smash hit
The first Second Saturday event on Main Street in Jasper was a resounding hit, with organizers and vendors saying it exceeded their expectations. “It…
Angela Reinhardt May 18, 2022
Denise Ray wins 2022 AJC Nursing Leadership Award
Selected among 59 nurse leaders nominated statewide Denise Ray, Piedmont System Chief Nursing Officer, and CEO, Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, has won the 2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution…
Submitted Article May 18, 2022
No room at the storage units
Business owners say housing market, economy driving demand Over the last few months the Progress has covered numerous rezoning requests related to property owners who…
Angela Reinhardt May 11, 2022
Hwy. 136 roundabout opening delayed
[Note: This article has been edited from the original version, which stated that it was the roundabout at the intersection of Hwy. 136 and Ellijay…
Angela Reinhardt May 11, 2022

Early voting in Georgia on record-setting pace
Early voting in Georgia on record-setting pace
By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Early voting in Georgia ahead of the May 24 primaries is breaking records, defying the historical...
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Georgia Department of Public Health discusses soaring fentanyl overdose deaths on National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Georgia Department of Public Health discusses soaring fentanyl overdose deaths on National Fentanyl Awareness Day
By Rebecca GrapevineStaff WriterCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health discussed increasing fentanyl overdose deaths, COVID rates, and a mysterious...
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Republican challengers gang up on Kemp in final gubernatorial primary debate
Republican challengers gang up on Kemp in final gubernatorial primary debate
By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Four Republican gubernatorial candidates played tag team Sunday night, attacking incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp for failing...
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For both walkers and drivers be courteous and cautious
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Our town on the move
By Dan Pool, Editor dpool@pickensprogress.com If you haven’t been to downtown Jasper recently, you may be surprised how the town is bustling. It seems more...
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Want your children to succeed? Raise them in church
“Teenage boys from working-class families who were “regularly involved in their church and strongly believed in God were twice as likely to earn bachelor’s...
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Showtime for The Cemetery Club at Tater Patch Theater

By Submitted Article on May 18, 2022

Submitted by the Tater Patch Players It’s showtime! The Tater Patch Players production of The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchell will open on Friday,…

By Staff Writer on May 11, 2022

The city of Jasper will hold a stakeholders meeting Wednesday, May 18 at 6 p.m. to discuss plans for Doris Wigington Park. It is being designed…

By Submitted Article on April 27, 2022

By Vered Kleinberger KPB Board President Keep Pickens Beautiful hosted the first Earth Day on Main this past Saturday at their office, and everyone…