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Confederate 11th Georgia Cavalry A special lecture by John Latty, author of a soon-to-be-published book on the Confederate 11th Georgia Cavalry, will be held on Sat., Sept. 16, 7 p.m., at the Old Courthouse in Blairsville. More ... Fall Festival of Community Services A fall Festival of Community Services will be held on Saturday, September 30 form 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Hwy 515 next to CVS Pharmacy in Blairsville. The Festival will be fun and informative for the whole family with exhibits, entertainment, prizes, give-aways, animals on display, refreshments and more More ... Candidate wants health insurance to all children, regardless of income Representative Charles Jenkins, District 8, today urged passage of PeachKids, which is a plan to guarantee health insurance to all Georgia's children, regardless of the parent's income. More ...
Customers and co-workers at the main United Bank in Blairsville, GA may have noticed Beckie Sherman's new shorter hairstyle. They may not know the story behind it. On August 29th, she donated 10" of her hair to Locks of Love, a charity that provides hairpieces free of charge to financially disadvant More ...
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001, Mountain Area Christian Academy presented a flag made and signed by the faculty and students to the EMA and Firefighters in Fannin County. Mr. Steven Clagg, Administrator of the school, led the short but poignant program. Students recited p More ... Union County Arrest Report The following is the arrest report for the Union County More ... Auto repair scams can cost you a fortune By CHARLES ESSMEIER A lot of people like owning and driving cars, but no one likes to repair them or pay to have them repaired. But cars are like anything else; if you use them, they eventually need attention. Today's vehicles are far more complicated than the More ... Biodiesel-what are the benefits of this alternative fuel source? By RAE BENNETT With the price of gas soaring and our country's dependency on foreign fuel, are you looking for an alternative fuel source? Biodiesel may be just that fuel source you are looking for. More ... Make transporting your bike a breeze By BRENT MARTORELLA Bike trailers will hold your bikes while you are traveling down the road. You will find them for bicycles as well as dirt bikes and motorcycles. If you have a truck and are looking for a trailer to pull with your truck, this might make a huge difference in the trailer that you choose. Many trailers More ... 'Reflections on Georgia Politics' seminar at Young Harris College continues Young Harris College and the Institute for Continuing Learning are proud to continue their series of fascinating and provocative seminars entitled, "Reflections on Georgia Politics." The seminars, which are open to the community free of charge, provide participants with an inside look at Georgia's p More ... Humane Society thrift store relocating The Valley River Humane Society Thrift Store will be relocating to 1211 W US 64 in Murphy, near Arby's and All About Hair. The new shop will be opening on Monday, October 2, 2006. More ... Drug and alcohol awareness- education at Young Harris College Each year Young Harris College provides students the opportunity to attend educational seminars on drug and alcohol awareness in an attempt to help stem the tide of teen deaths from drugs and alcohol across our nation. Randy Haverson spoke to students Tuesday night about drugs and alcohol, presentin More ... ACB hosts annual teacher breakfast It was Back To School for Union County's faculty and staff on Monday, August 7. But before unpacking boxes and settling into classrooms, Appalachian Community Bank treated everyone to breakfast in the High School gym. As faculty and staff enjoyed breakfast, the festivities began early with introduct More ... Disability starter kit makes applying for benefits easier By CINDY G. MCCUBBINS Social Security District Manager in Gainesville GA Albert Einstein once said, "Everything should be made as simple as possible ...." That wisdom is certainly something with which most of us nongeniuses would agree. More ... Kiwanis Club told about UCMS Choice Program A new program to encourage better behavior in the Union County Middle School was the program theme of the September 11th meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Blairsville. Sherry Walker of UCMS presented a very interesting description of the Choice Program in which each student starts the year with a Choic More ... Past Rotary Presidents together again After working together as Rotary Club Presidents four years ago, Cliff Hood, Past President of the Helen, GA Rotary Club and Tsali Bentley, Past President of the Blairsville GA Rotary Club are reunited through their sons. Cliff's son, Alex, and Tsali's son, T, are playing together in the 13/14 and 1 More ... American Red Cross needs blood The American Red Cross urges residents in the Towns and Union counties area to donate blood. All blood types are needed at this time. More ...
Oprandi Realty is proud to announce that our Owner/Broker, Tom Oprandi, has been nominated by the Georgia Association of REALTOR for "REALTOR of the Year", out of nearly 40,000 REALTORS in Georgia. Tom, who has been servicing the Real Estate needs of the North Georgia area for nearly 16 years, has More ... |
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