On the afternoon of Friday, December 8 there was a gathering at the fire department in Suches. Present were a large number of firefighters, a large contingent of employees from The Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, representatives of Union County Government and members of the community. More...
The Union County Board of Education has made the decision to lower the millage rate to 8.95, down from the 9.22 rate that was tentatively advertised. The move is expected to cut approximately $328,000 from the proposed budget of $4,027,281. More...
A lone armed robber apparently sought to take advantage of revenues generated by the holiday season, striking Pat’s Hallmark in Blairsville this past Saturday, December 16. The call came into the E-911 center at 2:02 p.m and officers from the Blairsville Police Department responded within two minu... More...
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 and on Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. at the New Hope Treatment Facility. All are welcome— don’t lose hope because we can help. For informat... More...
The Book Nook will be hosting a book signing from 10 am to 1 pm on Friday, December 22. The Book Nook is located at 115 Cleveland Street in Blairsville. The book, All For One, written by John LaPointe, tells the story of Bergeron’s rescue in 1969 in Laos during the War in Vietnam. On Dec. More...
Since I was old enough to remember, I’ve always enjoyed Christmas time more than any other part of the year. This was especially true when I was a kid, waiting all year long to get birthday presents and Christmas presents. Whereas a lot of people had summer birthdays to help split up the year, mine... More...
Mr. Kenneth Joe Gladson, 62, of GA. Hwy 180, Blairsville, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2006 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mr.Gladson was born Nov. 17, 1944 in Cherokee County, N.C., the son of the late Emory Gladson and the late Pearl Tolar Gladson. He was a lifelong resident of ... More...
What a special evening at a recent Union County Lions Club meeting when Keith Bragg entertained the large group of Lions and guests present with beautiful and meaningful songs that he had composed. As he sang and accompanied himself with his guitar, Keith truely touched the hearts of each person pr... More...
Prudential Georgia Realty was one of 60 companies in Georgia to be named a Best Place to Work in Georgia by Georgia Trend. The list appears in the November issue of the magazine. More than 200 nominations were received and 60 companies were selected for the magazine’s first-ever Best Places to Work... More...
Union County 49 - White County 39 The Lady Panthers picked up a big win last week, defeating a White County team that, prior to Tuesday’s game, seemed to have Union County’s number. “We looked at them on film and saw some things we could do against them,” said Head Coach Mike West. “We pressed t... More...
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