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The Georgia Mountain Writers' Club
     The Georgia Mountain Writers' club will sponsor a Writer's Workshop Saturday, May 13 at the Brackett Building in Blairsville. From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. with a lunch break from 12:00 to 1:00. Meet local authors: Arlene Gray,
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The Old Hiawassee Grille opens this week
The Ridges Resort & Club celebrates
By JARRELL JOHNSON
     The Old Hiawassee Grille at the new Ridges Resort & Club opened Monday, April 17 to a large gathering of folks from Towns, Union and Clay counties. Located in the space of the former Watercrest Restaurant at Fieldstone, the Old Hiawassee Grille offers casual, family style dining in a setting that hi
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Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce announces spring meeting
     The Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce will hold its Spring Member Meeting from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in the Conference Center of the North Georgia Technical College Blairsville Campus.
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Historical Society Corporate Partner:
Howell Insurance Agency
     Historical Society Director Steve Oakley presents a framed photograph of the Old Courthouse to William Howell of Howell Insurance Agency. This presentation is in recognition of Howell Insurance upgrading its membership to Corporate Partner of the Union County Historical Society, the highest level of
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Steve Helwig speaks to Lions
     Lion Steve Helwig who is the State Chairman of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic was the recent guest speaker for the Union County Lions Club. Lion Steve's home club is in Athens, Georgia.
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Union County Arrest Report
     The following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period o f April 17 to April 24, 2006. The following persons were arrested and charged with offenses, but have not been found guilty.
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The Habima Theatre to perform Honk
     "Honk!" an adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson story, "The Ugly Duckling," will be performed by The Habima Theatre at the Fannin County Performing Arts Center in Blue Ridge on Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m.
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Transcript of statement from Commissioner Lamar Paris
     I have made every attempt to be an excellent commissioner for all the people of Union County. We, which includes myself and the county employees, work tirelessly to make this one of the best counties in the state with one of the best qualities of life and one of the lowest tax rates. It is not an ea
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Transcript of statement from Rev. Eddie Herring
     First of all I want to thank Commissioner Paris for allowing us a place on his agenda to share our views.
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NGTC Chef Al Tholen to Teach ServSafe Class
     ServSafe is a comprehensive food safety training program that provides the latest updates in the science of food safety and best practices in the industry. Managers and operators also learn how to implement critical food safety practices in their operation.
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Driveway safety for children
By V. MICHAEL SANTORO
     Driveway safety is a very demanding responsibility for parents or guardians of young children. Even when closely watching your children, it is difficult to react quickly enough when they dart out from your driveway into the street either chasing a ball or riding a toy. Some of the most devastating m
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Expense Reduction Solutions, Inc.
     Alexander Buehler and Andrew Turnage have recently opened a new business in the North Georgia area called Expense Reduction Solutions, Inc. The company introduces a new concept in cost containment and overhead expense reduction form small and medium sized businesses across the tri-state region.
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Vintage inline four
By GREG ZYLA
     Q: Greg, a year ago I purchased a 1928 Model "A" Ford pickup that was built in the mid1960s as a nostalgia "Rat Rod." It has a 90-horsepower, 153 cubic-inch Chevy II four-cylinder engine with a carburetor. In what year GM cars was it used? I am trying to locate items to beef up the motor, like a dua
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Finding classic auto parts
By JENNA SIMPSON
     If you finally got the classic car of your dream, finding the car parts for it is will be a hard task. Classic car parts are hard to come by because they are no longer in production, they don't make the parts for them anymore. But that doesn't mean they can't be found.
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To Your Good Health
Virus causes cervical cancer
By PAUL G. DONOHUE, M.D.
     DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had cervical cancer in my early 40s. I always read and hear that it is caused by a sexually transmitted
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