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Saturday, March 21

Jasper Farmers Market Opening Day
Jasper Farmers Market Opening Day

Saturday, March 28

Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony
Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony

Monday, March 30

Bark in the Park
Bark in the Park

Saturday, April 18

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March 21, 2026

Taylor Brooke Acosta
Doris Mary Beck ☙
Lacey Burton
Emogene C. Darnell ☙
Lynn Dunn
John Daniel Gorth
Rickey Guin Holmes ☙
Lily Jeans
Alex (AJ) Jordan
Allie Megronigle
Hutch Monroe
Jonathan Page
Linda Phaby
Linda Rectenwald ☙
Garet Rhodes
Jerry 'Dale' Seay, Sr. ☙
Dalton Smith
Mia Sutton
Jamie Warengo
Casey Ridings Waters
Melissa Reece Wharton

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☙ IN MEMORY

Obituaries

Virginia "Gennie" Grace Arp
Randy Hoyt Baker
Roberta "Bert" Bart
Ralph Kenneth Blazier
Kerry L. Branton
William Robin Brent
Evelyn Buchanan
Darrell Buttrum
Barbara Byers
Katherine Loraine Carter
Michael Grant Clayton
David Cleveland
John William Cline
George Ronnie Cobb
Bonita Faye Cochran
Tammie Lynn Davis
Harper "Hop" Davis
Patricia Ann Dittrick
Lawrence Duncan
David Henry Epstein
Douglas Lee Evans
James R. "Jim" Garner, Jr.
Betty Jean Garrison
Charles Richard Grant
Roy Eugene Guess
Charles Ray Hancock
Kay Austin Ray Henson
Josephine “Josie” (Zekoski) Hiemer
Thomas Monroe Hill
Patsy Hollingshed
Mary Linda Jager
Amanda Kenyon
Parks Everett Kilgore
Randy H. Kirk
Christina Mae Lovings
Sarah Pearline Noles
Chris Padgett
Deborah Ann Patterson
Sue "Sudie" Payne
Barbara Torrey Peddicord
Harrison Leon Pittman
John Richard Pratt
Jim Pye, Jr.
Vivian Mary Lois Quinton
Laura Suzanne Ray
Linda Rectenwald
Craig Alan Reichert
Betty Sue Reynolds
Douglas Vaughn Rich
Nicholas Rider
Joseph L. Snell
Nancy Swilley
Ruthalee Cagle Taylor
Robert Glenn Turner
Patricia "Pat" Waggoner
Danny Walker
Edward Joseph Weng
Rosanna Wentworth
Burley Wayne Wester
Richard Alden Wight
Reverend Marvin Earl Wilkie
Karen Lucas Wooten
Amy Yates

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Pickens Chamber of Commerce Awards Celebration

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

Pickens County Board of Education 2/12/26

Pickens County Board of Education Feburary 12, 2026

Nelson City Council 2/9/26

Nelson City Council February 9, 2026

Pickens County Planning Commission 2/9/26

Pickens County Planning Commission February 9, 2026

Longhorn Steakhouse Lasso Cutting 2/9/26

Longhorn Steakhouse Lasso Cutting February 9, 2026

Town of Talking Rock Council 2/5/26

Town of Talking Rock Council February 5, 2026

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration 2/3/26

Pickens County Board of Elections and Registration February 3, 2026

Jasper City Council 2/2/26

Jasper City Council February 2, 2026

Downtown Development Authority 1/29/26

Downtown Development Authority January 29, 2026

Jasper City Council Work Session 1/22/26

Jasper City Council Work Session January 22, 2026

Pickens County Board of Commissioners 1/20/26

Board of Commissioners Meeting December 15, 2025

Jay Knight - Build Baby Build 1/15/26

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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 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

TATE DAY Parade 11/1/25

TATE DAY Parade Novemver 1, 2025

Georgia Marble Festival Parade10/4/25

Georgia Marble Festival Parade October 4, 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

Pickens County Airport Authority 2/11/25

Pickens County Airport Authority February 11, 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

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