Georgia has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation, but a bill to remove the state’s restriction on silencers tested lawmakers’ limits.The gun silencer bill fell four votes short in the House on ...

County Commissioner Tippens unopposed Qualifying has ended for the primary election this May, with three school board seats ...

These are good kids,” says director It was mid-morning one Friday in late February, and ACES Youth Home was quiet. The four ...

Georgia legislators are preparing for fierce debates on tax cuts, data centers, and voting during the final sprint of lawmaking this year.After last week’s deadline for bills to pass either the House ...

Mike Southerland Mr. Michael “Mike” Southerland, age 53, of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life Tuesday, March 3, 2026. He was a 1992 graduate of Southeast High School and was a member of the Raid ...

Submitted by K. Natalie Ayres, Jr. Community Developer North Georgia Community Action, The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Cooling Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children ...

Our county’s outspoken chief tax appraiser Roy Dobbs, who has been in that role for decades, will occasionally make the point that any time you offer property tax breaks for certain categories or ...

Angry ex-employee attempted to set car ablaze at Waffle House A chaotic scene broke out at a Waffle House in Jasper on Sunday, when a disgruntled former employee slashed a manager’s tires and ...

The Sassafras Literary Exchange is now accepting entries for its annual Adult Writing Con-test, open to local writers age 18 and older. Writers may submit original work in three categories: fiction, ...

See full ad with more info at bottom of article Submitted By Keep Pickens Beautiful Pickens County residents have multiple opportunities this spring to help clean up and beautify their community as ...

Consider Volunteering for Community Theater By Nan Nawrocki Tater Patch Players I was volunteering as an usher this past ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to support wife, business partner Two Jasper businesses owned by a husband-and-wife team have closed indefinitely after David Cleveland, the primary chef for the catering ...