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Community/Calendar Narcotics Anonymous Mountain Folks Group meets every Friday night at 8:00 p.m. at New Hope Fellowship Church, 1299 Old Blue Ridge Hwy., next to Byers Well Drilling. All are welcome- don't lose hope because we can help. For information call (706) 835-2059. Leave a message if no answer. More ... Back-to-school picnic for teachers United Community Bank hosted their annual back-to-school picnic for the schoolteachers in all of Union County. Almost 500 teachers attended the event at the Middle School cafeteria, and seemed to love it. Williamson Brothers catered the meal. The teachers ate, visited with each other and the bank st More ... Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia joins Girl Scouts of USA As the 95th anniversary of Girl Scouting approaches in 2007, Girl Scouts of Northeast Georgia has joined Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) in a historic transformation to modernize the iconic organization and focus on leadership development for girls in the 21st century. More ... Rob and Anne Lough in Folk School Concert Folksingers Rob and Anne Lough will appear in concert at 7:30 pm, Friday, September 29 at The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. More ... Union County Arrest Report The following is the arrest report for the Union County More ... Perdue recognizes 269 schools for academic achievement Governor Sonny Perdue today recognized 269 schools for improving and promoting excellence in student academic achievement. The schools were selected based on their performance in Georgia's Single Statewide Accountability System. The system was implemented in 2005 by the Governor's Office of Student More ...
Hazel, and Wanda live in Blairsville, Ga., Karin lives near Boone, NC, and Chris lives in North Carolina with baby Katina. More ... DAR meeting Oct. 14 The October meeting of the DAR Chapter will be held at Crossroads Restaurant in Hiawasse, GA on Saturday, October 14 at 10 AM. Luncheon is $10. Please reserve with Regent Eloise Wolfersteig 706-379-2533 by October 7. More ... October is domestic violence awareness month Beginning in October of 1981 with the "Day of Unity," Domestic Violence Awareness Month has grown into a nationwide effort to raise the awareness of and educate communities about domestic abuse. Across the country, candlelight vigils are More ... Becoming Heart Smart The Institute for Continuing Learning (ICL) at Young Harris College is sponsoring a series of seminars this fall on a variety of health-related More ...
By Claudia Parks, R.N. Since we are recognizing September as "Cholesterol Awareness Month"-this article is a continuation of last week's feature explaining elevated cholesterol and the normal readings. More ... What's New with the Georgia Mountain Fall Festival With its mild temperatures and colorful fall foliage the North Georgia Mountains provide a perfect fall escape, and from October 6 -15, the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds will host an ideal family adventure. For these 10 days, the Fairgrounds will be filled with arts & crafts, history, music and excit More ...
Dixie Divas By Ronda Rich Who would have ever thought it? But there it was. On the menu of a diner located in New York City's Upper West Side: Grits - $3.50. More ...
outgoing President Neal Moon. Moore is an Investment Representative with Edward Jones Investments in Blairsville, and is active in his community. Buddy's wife Gail is a Nurse, and sons Andrew, Matthew and Michael are students at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega. More ... Mark Cable to perform at YHC Mark Cable, accomplished acoustic guitarist and songwriter, will be performing at Young Harris College on Wednesday, October 4, at 7:00 p.m. in the Susan B. Harris Chapel. The public is invited to attend this concert and admission is free of charge. More ... Reflections on Georgia Politics Seminar Bill Shipp on Politics and the Media Young Harris College and the Institute for Continuing Learning are proud to present a 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 public More ...
The Blairsville Kappa Alpha chapter of the international women's organization Beta Sigma Phi hosted the 2006 Georgia State Convention in Helen, GA, in May of 2006. Because of the support and participation of our sisters from around the state, we had a great turn-out for the convention and were able More ... The American Cancer Society stresses Importance of Prostate Health Prostate Cancer is no longer just a man's disease For many years, it has been known as "a man's disease." But it doesn't have to be that way. The American Cancer Society wants to enlist women in the battle against the second-deadliest cancer striking American men: prostate cancer. More ... Vacation Reading Program a great success The Vacation Reading Program at Union County Public Library has been a great success this year. Hundreds of children were enjoying the theme "Once Upon A Time" as they read thousands of books and visited the library. The library averaged over 100 children a day. Two wonderful storytellers visited th More ... Union County residents fish rain or shine Neither rain, nor snow nor sleet nor hail can keep the true fisher residents from catching fresh fish for lunch (well maybe snow, sleet, and hail could) but rain, no. Tuesday, September 19 looked like a sure cancellation for our fall fishing trip with a steady drizzle of light rain coming down. Char More ...
Renee Deibert, an Instructor in Computer Information Systems (Internet Specialist - Web Site) at North Georgia Technical College's Blairsville Campus, will compete during the week of September 25 with other top instructors in the Technical College System of Georgia for the Rick Perkins Award. More ... Third celebration of flight airshow 60 Years of Service - Fueling for the Future Plans are well under way for the third Celebration of Flight Airshow at the Andrews- Murphy Airport in Cherokee County, NC. Billed as "The Best Flying Show in the Region," the civilian-military airshow will feature warbirds and civilian aerobatics that will both entertain and educate all who attend. More ...
Kay Born, a frequent blood donor living in Big Canoe, Georgia, was surprised when she recently received a phone call from someone at the Red Cross letting her know that she had won the organization's Delta Camp Save a Life and See the World Sweepstakes. At first she dismissed the call as coming from More ... |
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