Karry Jarrell refuses to sit still.
Kenzie Meeks was crowned the 2022 Homecoming Queen at half-time of Friday night’s football game. Princesses were Ellie Mattox and Jordan Insco.
Pierce County’s estimated unemployment rate continues to fluctuate. The August rate was 2.9 percent, an increase of four tenths of a point compared to July. The increase in unemployment this month, follows a six tenths of a point decrease from June.
Patterson Elementary School, 3414 Drawdy St., Patterson, will have their Fall Festival Thursday, October 6 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
William Galloway pedaled through Blackshear last week.
Welcome back to PCHS Bear Facts! From the halls of Pierce County High School, here is our list of hot topics for the week spanning Sept. 28-October 4, 2022.
It’s time for the annual pecan pie/dessert contest.
Fall has arrived and with it comes the highly anticipated Hospice Satilla Silver Bowl Gala. The Board of Hospice Satilla invites you to have a “Heart for Hospice” and join us for a delightful evening at the newly renovated historic Blackshear Train Depot located at 200 South Central Avenue. …
Pierce County’s annual homecoming parade marched through downtown Blackshear Monday night under a rainbow. The annual event featured the homecoming court, football players, cheerleaders, recreation teams and class entries all centered around this year’s theme: “We’ve got the Beat”. Homecomin…
Pierce County Schools will implement Parent Square, a new communication platform, effective immediately.
A revival of the Pierce County Recreation Board is still in the works, but commissioners took no official action on the matter at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
The Blackshear City Council is considering a reapportionment plan that would decrease Blackshear’s number of council districts from six to five.
Ramah Church Road will be resurfaced and have drainage improvements and about 100 miles of the county’s roads will be striped in coming months.
Melissa Sikes Yeomans of Blackshear was inducted in to the Claxton High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
It’s time for the annual pecan pie/dessert contest.
Welcome back to PCHS Bear Facts! From the halls of Pierce County High School, here is our list of hot topics for the week spanning Sept. 21-27, 2022.
PCMS Cross Country team still sponsoring the “Low Country / Crawfish Boil Giveaway.” This year’s winner will be awarded an Outdoor Gourmet 90 quart boiler that dumps directly into your cooler for steaming. If you like a good low country boil or love some boiled crawfish done “cajun style,”…
Garrett Christopher Sapp, the son of Brent and Heather Sapp of Lewisville, N.C. and the grandson of D. R. and Linda Sapp of Blackshear, Barbara Carpenter of Lewisville and Michael Carpenter of Atlanta, was awarded the honor as part of the 2023 All-American D-Day Marching Band commemorating t…
Pierce County Senior Site Council Puts the FUN in Fund raiser without all the hassle!
Oak Ridge Crossing will be closed for repairs Monday, Sept. 19 and Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Two Pierce County men — including the lead defendant — have pled guilty to federal charges in a Waycross area fentanyl and heroin trafficking operation.
Poppell Farms in Odum will honor University of Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV of Blackshear in its 10-acre maze in October.
Investigators continue to ask for the public’s help in the murder of Dale Austin Duncan August 10.
The Pierce County Industrial Development and Building Authority (IDBA) has announced two buildings equaling 97,000 sq. feet have become available for lease or purchase in Patterson.
Welcome back to PCHS Bear Facts! From the halls of Pierce County High School, here is our list of hot topics for the week spanning Sept. 7-13, 2022.
Pierce County Convenience Center will be open Sept. 10 and 17 this month.
Veteran Georgia radio broadcaster and owner Troy Mattox has joined Guest Technology in a brokerage and consulting role with an emphasis on small to medium markets.
Pierce County Board of Education will hold a virtual child find proportionate share meeting Sept. 19. The meeting will be held at 9 a.m.
Mobile home owners who haven’t paid their taxes might want to consider doing so right away.
Pierce County Schools’ students scored higher than all area schools and the state on the Georgia Milestones test this spring.
Nominations are now open for an open seat on the Pierce County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors.
Pierce County will have its sixth Dollar General franchise.
A Pierce County business is doing its part to make resting in peace a little easier for area residents.
Spa closure comes as two other family-owned companies, Steel & Metal Systems Inc. and Roll-Up Door, Inc., ramp up expansion and employee recruitment
Pierce County’s estimated unemployment rate decreased by six tenths of a point to 2.5 percent in July.
K.T. “Kate” McKee, former copy editor and staff writer at The Blackshear Times, passed away Saturday morning, Aug. 27, after a long battle with cancer. She was 59.
Lee Street High School Alumni Band honored their long-time band director and teacher Reginald Taylor Jr. with a visionary event Saturday night.
Allen Lewis Strickland, long-time owner of Lewis Machine Shop in Blackshear, passed away last Tuesday, Aug. 23.
The Pierce County Chamber of Commerce will co-host a ribbon cutting ceremony at Abide Home Care Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Welcome back to PCHS Bear Facts! From the halls of Pierce County High School, here is our list of hot topics for the week spanning Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2022.
The annual Shiloh Cemetery clean-up will be held Labor Day, Monday, September 5.
Don’t miss this year’s Sports Preview inside this issue. You’ll find photos and stories about Pierce’s favorite team, the BEARS, of course!
A local day care worker arrested and charged with cruelty to children last week has been denied bond.
Public hearings on a proposed millage rate increase for the county have been canceled.
Investigators are still looking for leads in the murder of Dale Austin Duncan.
Braydan Kirkland, a 2022 graduate of Pierce County High School, became the first student in PCHS history to win three “Student Emmy” awards in the same year when he did so at the 2022 Student Production Awards (SPA) ceremony, held July 30 at the Georgia Film Academy studios in Fayetteville.
An open house for Pierce County’s Adult Education Program will be held from noon-2 p.m. Wednesday, August 31.
The Pierce County Chamber of Commerce is organizing a Student Leadership Academy (SLA).
The City of Patterson has proposed a small reduction in its millage rate this year.
Lee Street Resource Center will host Pierce County Summer Music Concert at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, at the Lee Street Auditorium, 623 Sycamore Street, Blackshear.
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