Early voting for two city council seats in Blackshear and the special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) referendum opened Monday and will run through Friday, November 1. Voting will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day at the Pierce County Board of Elections and Registration at …

Dozens of area students, adults tour local farms, and timber site

Victims were told Sweepstakes HQ was at Patterson address

Grad rates fall to sixth in RESA

If you haven’t paid your taxes on your property or mobile home, you might need to do it today.

Pierce County Recreation Director Patrick Arrington has resigned.

As if we need more proof that the impeachment cacophony is Inside-the-Beltway blather between Republicans and Democrats, cheered on by wingnuts and navel-gazing pundits, consider how important that issue is to families whose loved ones may have been abused in some of Georgia’s senior care fa…

Journal-Herald nixed former Times’ owner’s offer to buy in 2017

ome is where the heart is and Dr. Casey Kimbrell Jr. has returned home to care for critters as a second generation veterinarian.

Former clerk claims city has ‘hostile work environment’

Longtime doctor treated Pierce children for decades

Number One Bear fan dies Monday at 54

PCHS senior Alyssa Whitt was crowned homecoming queen Friday night and the Pierce County Bears defeated the South Effingham Mustangs 42-28.

Eric Rawls and Judeah Williams were found guilty of drug trafficking by a Pierce County jury last week

The homecoming parade held Monday afternoon, September 24, may have been the hottest one on record. Parade watchers and marchers alike were looking for a bit of shade down Main Street under a blazing sun with little cloud cover.

Former State Trooper Greg Stone has announced his candidacy for Sheriff of Pierce County.

Vaping continues to be an issue in local schools even as public health officials continue to warn of the health dangers of doing so.

Pierce County beer distributor ups production, adds employees at larger, state-of-the-art warehouse

Pierce County will have a contested sheriff’s race next spring.

Millions of pills flow through Pierce County

DA: Deputy was ‘justifiable’ in use of force against Scales in Comfort Inn parking lot

Patterson City Council voted Thursday to ease restrictions in its alcohol ordinance.

Use it or lose it.

Students among top third in GA; fifth graders second in math

Hurricane Dorian was “a non-event” for Pierce County.

Former longtime agriculture agent Clifford Park is remembered this week as “a true gentleman” and as a “man dedicated to his faith and his community”.

‘The skies were empty, strange’

Emergency crews spend Labor Day holiday prepping for storm

Commissioners officially approved a .65 mill increase in taxes at a called meeting Thursday night, but the vote was not unanimous.

The Buie duo play, coach their favorite sport together

City receives $750K community development grant for the work

A Blackshear man is recovering after he was shot last Thursday morning. No arrests have been made in connection with the event.

One student was treated for neck and back injuries consistent with whiplash after a Pierce County school bus with 37 students on board was rear-ended last Thursday afternoon by a delivery truck on Georgia Highway 121 at Little River Trail, not far from the Board of Education office.

Few residents attend public hearings on the proposed increase

Farmers expecting good tobacco, corn yields

Mary Fran Grissom may be known for her bright smile, flawless makeup and perfectly coiffed hair but a few weeks ago Grissom’s hair was all out of place and she didn’t care one bit. The thrill of jumping from an airplane thousands of feet up and soaring to the ground below was worth the mess.

Blackshear Districts 5 and 6 will have a choice in representation in the November city election

Blackshear residents living in Districts 5 and 6 will have a choice in their city council representative when they head to the polls in November. Qualifying for municipal elections closed last Wednesday with no other contested races in Patterson or Offerman.

Two candidates announce for District 6 in Blackshear election

Shei Smith’s quilts don’t drape a bed or rocking chair. Her giant quilt squares brighten up the countryside, hanging along the side of barns in Pierce County.

The Pierce County Board of Commissioners will begin holding hearings on a proposed millage rate hike tomorrow, Thursday, August 22.

Mayor appoints committee to review ordinance, hold hearings

Would you like to put out an American flag at your home or perhaps in front of your business, but don’t know where to start?

Optional protection plan would be billed to city water customers monthly

Pierce County students headed back to school last Wednesday, August 7, for what has reportedly been a smooth start to a new school year.

It’s business as usual at Southern Ionics Minerals (SIM) in Offerman this week.

The heat may have been sweltering but Bear fans still came out by the dozens for a pep rally in the park last Thursday night ahead of the team’s first scrimmage against Wilcox County Friday. The Bears tossed out 200 free Better Hometown T-shirts. Sound of Silver and the cheer squad entertain…

Blackshear City Council is considering a revision to the city park ordinance that would potentially allow for alcohol to be served in the park.

Qualifying for municipal elections in Blackshear, Patterson and Offerman will open Monday, August 19.