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PHS Force Benefit Luncheon
PHS Force Benefit Luncheon

Sunday, August 23

Pickens GOP Scholarship Fundraiser
Pickens GOP Scholarship Fundraiser

Saturday, August 29

Sheriff
Sheriff's JEEPFEST

Thursday, September 03

Antique Tractor & Engine Show
Antique Tractor & Engine Show

Friday, September 11

Need to Know Events Government Meetings Calendar Pickens County GA

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NOTICES

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DRAGONS

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Piedmont Mountainside Hospital - Real Change Lives Here

Save on 2026 Silverado 1500 & 2500 and Tahoe at Day's Chevrolet Jasper
Pueblo Cantina - Now There Are 2 - Jasper & Ellijay

Pickens County Board of Education Next Meeting

Happy Birthday

August 21, 2026

Tony Abernathy
James Willie Bannister ☙
Harold Barmore
Marty Beaver
Courtney Cantrell
Courtney Cline
Linda Louise Cochran ☙
Jodie Davis
Stephanie Gooch
Don Gravitt
Jamie Henley
Herman Eugene Hollingshead ☙
Emily McCollum
Colby Mcdowell
Amberlee McPherson
Kelly Morgan
Mindi Mullins
Emma Reed
Alexia Runyon
Perry Sneade
Sheila Stonecipher
Hailey Treadaway

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


☙ IN MEMORY

Obituaries

John "Johnny" Herman Banks
David Benefield
William (Bill) Dwight Bennett
Elizabeth Ellen Elrod Vickers Bridges
Johnny Cantrell
Tamara "Tami" Leigh Caspersen
JC Cornett
Robert "Bob" Deslyper
Selma Dobson
Vivian Donehoo
Denisha Dotson
Keith Elmquist
Jane M. Forrester
Holly McCallister Harrison
Annie Lou Henderson
Thomas "Tom" Lee Henry
Clifford "Crook" Howard
Austin Hudson
Beverly Ann Hughes
Michael King
William Drew Logan
Cynthia Lovell
Betty Wilson McKinley
Robert Henry Middendorf
Reina Yesenia Cedeno Oramas
Kenny Parker
Carl Perrow Jr.
Addie Marie Hammontree Pratt
Betty Sue Lanning Reece
Verner "Vern" Simmons
Thomas Bernard Spehar
Alvin F. Stevenson
Brenda Mae Padgett Thacker
Wayne Tippens
Susan S. Wallace
Fred "Barry" Weatherly
Michael Earl West Sr.
Kathryn Ann Wigington
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

Jasper's Got Talent

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 Board of Education 8/13/26

Pickens County Board of Education August 13, 2026

Pickens County Planning Commission 8/10/26

Pickens County Planning Commission August 10, 2026

Town of Talking Rock Council 8/6/26

Town of Talking Rock Council August 6, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners Called 8/4/26

Board of Commissioners Meeting August 4, 2026

Jasper City Council 8/3/26

Jasper City Council August 3, 2026

Downtown Development Authority 7/27/26

Downtown Development Authority July 27, 2026

Nelson City Council 7/13/26

Nelson City Council July 13, 2026

Pickens County Board of Education 7/9/26

Pickens County Board of Education July 9, 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

Jasper City Council Work Session 6/25/26

Jasper City Council Work Session June 25, 2026

Jasper Planning Commission6/23/26

Jasper Planning Commission June 23, 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 Volleyball Player of the Week #2 - Hannah Stalcup PHS Softball Player of the Week #2 - Kylee Bozeman PHS Volleyball Player of the Week #1 - Edy Wyngaard PHS Softball Player of the Week #1 - Kendra Stewart