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Night of Lights Christmas Parade Saturday
Night of Lights Christmas Parade Saturday
The Christmas season is officially here, with the much-loved Night of Lights Christmas Parade rolling down Jasper’s Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 4. ...
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Yes Boo Boo, bears do hibernate in north Ga.
Yes Boo Boo, bears do hibernate in north Ga.
Georgia DNR tracking shows females more likely than males to den in winter Winters in north Georgia are relatively mild, which leads some people...
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Worcester to seek re-election
Worcester to seek re-election
Superior Court Judge John Worcester announces that he will be seeking re-election in the May 2022 non-partisan judicial election. Judge Worcester has served...
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Supply chain crisis & inconvenience
STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS FOR THE WEEK 11/28/21 EDUCATION /Career Training Medical Billing and Coding Training. New Students Only. Call and Press 1. 100% Online courses. Financial...
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What we’re thankful for
What are we thankful for this Thanksgiving? Here at the Progress we’re incredibly thankful for our readers who support local journalism and trust us...
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Shopping local more important now than ever
We feel it’s our civic duty to remind people to shop local during the holidays - but this year it seems more important than...
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Ga. National Guard will aid with COVID measures

By Staff Writer on August 31, 2021

By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp committed up to 2,500 Georgia National Guard troops Monday to fighting the surge…

Jasper plans to hold steady on taxes

Jasper plans to hold steady on taxes

By Dan Pool on August 25, 2021

Brandon Douglas will be returning to Acworth city government in October. • City Manager Douglas announces return to Acworth • Lawsuit from former top employees make social…

Can Jasper be an eco-tourism destination? Keep Pickens Beautiful thinks so

Can Jasper be an eco-tourism destination? Keep Pickens Beautiful thinks so

By Angela Reinhardt on August 25, 2021

Edible landscaping, recycling, other projects underway Vered Kleinberger trims up strawberry plants in a North Main parking lot. Edible Pickens want to expand with new…

Positives from the ‘negative’

By Staff Writer on August 25, 2021

Anyone who works for a newspaper learns quickly, you’re never going to make all the readers happy. Sometimes mistakes legitimately happen and you deserve the…

More financial education needed for our kids

By Staff Writer on August 18, 2021

We were pleasantly surprised to report that the local emergency shelter, ACES Youth Home in Jasper, is thinking outside the box and giving their kids…