A Champions Parade to welcome home UGA Quarterback Stetson Bennett IV and celebrate the 2020 State Champion Bears football team and all other recent champions will take place Sunday, January 30.

Keith Brooks was sworn in as Mayor of Blackshear Tuesday, January 11. The ceremony was conducted by his brother, Superior Court Judge Kelly Brooks. Brooks succeeds Kevin Grissom, who did not seek re-election. Brooks also conducted the swearing in ceremonies for new city councilmen, Chuck War…

Jim Echols (left) was sworn in as a new member of the Patterson City Council at the Jan. 13 meeting. Mayor Dedi Thomas administered the oath of office during a ceremony at the first Patterson City Council meeting of the year. Echols succeeds Councilwoman Teresa Leggett, who opted not to seek…

Former Blackshear Tigers head football coach Fred Marceaux has died.

The board of education honored members of the high school’s Emmy Award-winning audio visual team at their regular meeting last week. Members of the team include (l-r) Aliciyah Ivey, Nancy Trinidad and Advisor John DuPont. The group is shown holding a banner recognizing PCHS as a member of th…

A special section of The Blackshear Times honoring the Georgia Bulldogs and Stetson Bennett IV of Blackshear on winning the 2021 National Championship is available on newsstands now.

Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Parade traveled down Blackshear’s Main Street on a brisk and windy morning. Some entries came from nearby counties and continued with parades in neighboring towns later that day. Pictured are scenes from the parade.

Pay raises for teachers, state employees including law enforcement and a tax refund for all state taxpayers are among the items that will be under consideration in this  year’s term of the Georgia General Assembly.

Pierce County paid tribute to the late Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King as its annual tribute program returned Saturday night.

Dr. Rodney McClendon, Tyrone Harris and Shelina Vail Murchinson were among those recognized at Saturday night’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program. The program was held at at the Fourth Mount Olive Church in Blackshear.

Pierce County’s own Stetson Bennett IV led the Georgia Bulldogs vs. Alabama in the NCAA National Football Championship Monday night winning the National Championship 33-18. Bennett was named the offensive player of the game after throwing two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Bennett’s homet…

Pierce County’s Martin Luther King Day parade will take place beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, January 17.

The Pierce County Commission and Board of Education both approved new county district maps at their regular meetings last week.

She’s standing on the corner  waving — not for money or for recognition — but to praise God.

Deacon Joseph Derwin Davis, longtime funeral service assistant at Rainge Memorial Chapel, passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, after a brief illness. He was 60.

Bruce Carter has been named as Pierce County’s new road superintendent.

Blake James will be the new director of the newly -relaunched Pierce County Emergency Medical Service.  

Bobby Dixon, longtime owner of Dixon Service Center on Gordon Street in Blackshear, is remembered this week for his service to his customers.

The year 2021 will be remembered for the year vaccines were rolled out to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, only to see another surge of the virus as residents here and elsewhere were cautious about getting vaccinated.

Elizabeth Williams, owner of  Odean’s Family Foods, passed away Monday evening, December 27, following an extended illness. She was 92.

Pam Howard, local volunteer with the Pierce County Nursing Home, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 28. She was 68.

Former award-winning Times sports photographer Gordon Raulerson died last Tuesday, Dec. 28. He was 77.

The Blackshear Times will be closed Thursday, December 30 and Friday, Dec. 31, in observance of New Year’s Day.

Pierce County had a visitor from out of this world on the Bennett farm in the Ramah Community earlier this year.

The Blackshear Times won six Georgia Press Association (GPA) newspaper contest awards, including one First Place award, two Second Place awards, and three Third Place recognitions.

Pierce County Food Pantry clients Teresa Emmons, Amanda Soles and Billy Wilcox were nearly in tears last week as they picked up their special Christmas Box for a turkey dinner with their families.

Norene Byrd, former long-time Patterson business woman and civic leader, died Friday, Dec. 24 at Harborview-Pierce County in Blackshear, following an extended illness. She was 90.

The Pierce County Tax Commissioner’s office will close at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, for a software update.

Former Blackshear City Attorney Neal Conner has died.

The Blackshear Times will be closed Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24 to allow staff and their families to celebrate Christmas.

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) played Santa Claus last week, taking several local children to “Shop with a Cop” for Christmas presents.

Four businesses, 18 hours and 10 train cars later, young artist and “Jill of all trades” Brittany Jenkins finally finished painting eight storefront windows on Main Street for the City of Blackshear — one hour before the start of the December 6 Christmas Parade.

Ella Mae Griner recently received the American FFA Degree at the sixth general session of the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

When it came to entering a festive float in the annual Christmas Parade in Blackshear last week, Addictive Aquatics and Rolling Bear Tires were like fish out of water, hoping their crazy creation wouldn’t fall flat.

Local educator Mysti Todd Clough is the winner of the “Shop Small, Christmas Crawl” promotion. Clough received a gift card basket totaling more than $800.  The prize features gift cards from local stores and shops who participated in the Shop Small Christmas Crawl punch card program. Shopper…

To well-known Waycrossan Florence Peagler Bowman, one says “Happy 96th birthday,’’ and may add, “My, what beautiful yellow-flowering trees you have!’’ She celebrated her birthday Thanksgiving Day Nov. 25, receiving many congratulatory and best wishes messages from family and friends. She is …

Pierce County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to reactivate Pierce County Emergency Medical Service and not renew its current contract with Grady EMS.

For the last three decades, numbers have ruled Jasper Crawford’s life.