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Public notice
     You are cordially invited to attend the Open House of Union General
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Natural Resources Conservation Workshop
     The 45th annual Natural Resources Conservation Workshop was held June 25th through June 30th, 2006. It was hosted by Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia. The Workshop has graduated approximately 11,287 graduates and was enjoyed by 146 Georgia high school students including 11 students from th
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S.A.F.E. awarded collaborative grant from the Judicial Council of Georgia
     The Judicial Council of Georgia Domestic Violence Committee awarded over two million dollars to eight nonprofit agencies throughout Georgia. It is estimated that these funds will provide civil legal services to 4,000 Georgians. "This grant to protect victims of domestic violence allows us to provide
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Georgia Mountain Hospice Program reunites brother and sister
     Georgia Mountains Hospice recently had the privilege of facilitating a long awaited reunion between a brother and sister. As a part of their new "Wishes and Dreams" Program, Georgia Mountains Hospice transported Miss Buna Dale, a GMH patient and resident of Gilmer Nursing Home to Union County Nursin
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Union County Arrest Report
     The following is the arrest report for the Union County
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Rice anniversary
     Pat and Al Rice of Blairsville celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on July 24. They were married in 1981 in Stuart, Fla., and relocated to Blairsville in 2001. Al retired from Pratt & Whitney division of United Technologies after 37 years of service. Pat is the former Pat Sullivan from Jackson
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A compromised super hero
By PATRICIA MERTENS
     Hollywood has once again shown their true colors. No, I'm not talking about Mel Gibson. Thanks to the news media, the whole world would think that this is the most important news story in America. Well, it is not. Nor who's sleeping with who in Hollywood and have you seen the baby's picture yet? Nor
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Movie Gallery promotes Humane Society
     Elaine Naipavel, Manager of The Movie Gallery has organized an on-site Adoption Day in front of her store in the BiLo Shopping Center on Saturday, August 12 beginning at 9 a.m. Mrs. Naipavel has gathered raffle items from other merchants in the center. Doug Chastain at the Bedstore, BiLo Grocery Sto
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Dan Palmer Joins North Georgia Tech
     Dan Palmer has joined North Georgia Technical College as the EMS Education Director. He has been an adjunct instructor since 1998, and has worked as a Flight Nurse with Lifenet Georgia.
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Foot of Vogel State Park Addresses Kiwanis Club
     David Foot, Park Manager of Vogel State Park shared an interesting presentation with the Kiwanis Club of Blairsville, complete with pictures depicting Vogel's history beginning in the 1930s. Vogel State Park was designed by the National Park Service to be used for family outings. Labor for construct
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BSA troop 101 holds its quarterly Court-of-Honor
     On Monday night, July 31, 2006, Boy Scout Troop 101 of Blairsville, chartered by the First United Methodist Church of Union County, held its Quarterly Court-of-Honor. Following an exciting, but extremely hot and busy week at summer camp, at Scoutland in Gainesville, Georgia, the young men were recog
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News from the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter
     The Mountain Shelter, for a limited time only, has a special program for anyone adopting a black or black/white cats or dogs. Volunteers are paying $20. of their fee. Many of the cats and dogs
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