Following 7 hours of negotiations, Mr. Tony Pettigrew and Mrs. Robin McDaniel Pettigrew fled the back
Read More »Cohutta Wildfire Creeps to 85-Acres Wide
Aerial view of the Rough Ridge Trail fire on Oct. 25th. Photo courtesy of United States Forest Service
Read More »Pickens County Sheriff’s Office reports standoff situation
Deputies are currently in the area of Twin Mountain Lakes and Old Talking Rock Rd in a standoff situation.
Read More »Pickens Sheriff’s Office gives 2nd update on standoff situation
At approximately 1:00 pm today, Deputies responded to an assault call in the area of Old Talking Rock
Read More »10 Acre Rough Ridge Fire in the Cohutta Wilderness
A small wildfire discovered in the Cohutta Wilderness on October 16 has grown to 10 acres and is highly
Read More »Pickens County Board of Commissioners discuss senior property exemptions
The Pickens County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting on October 20th and part of the agenda
Read More »Thebaut Search Widens Further
After almost a full week of searching, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office is set to not just continue,
Read More »Pickens County Sheriff’s office searching for Missing Man
Pickens County Sheriff’s office have been searching for a missing man since earlier on October
Read More »Pickens County added to Drought Level Three area
As most of you know our area has been in a drought for a while. the map below shows the extent of it
Read More »Savannah under Mandatory Evacuation as Hurricane Matthew Approaches
Late Thursday, Gov. Deal issured mandatory evacuation for the 500,000 residents of six counties along
Read More »Aid Pours into Pickens in Search and Rescue
According to Facebook Posts by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, aid continues to come in from
Read More »Gilmer Responds to Tour Bus Collision
Shortly after the incident involving a wreck of a Tour Bus and a Semi-Truck on Highway 515 in Gilmer
Read More »Jasper Council’s Grants and Complaints
The City of Jasper seems to finally be bringing an issue to close after several discussions and applications
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North Georgia Fuel Supply Threatened by Pipeline Rupture
Fuel supplies all over the Southeast are being affected by the Colonial pipeline rupture that happened
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