The Georgia Board of Community Health voted Thursday to stop accepting new applications for financially stressed PeachCare for Kids program. This move seems to be unnecessary, however, because Democratic leaders in Congress have said they will expedite more federal funds for the children's health i... More...
A Blairsville man is in a Fulton County jail after being accused of trying to kill his infant son. Michael Charles Callaway, 28, of Blairsville, was charged with Cruelty to Children and Aggravated Assault. More...
Ray Long, twenty-year owner of the Fruit and Veggie Stand on Old Blue Ridge Highway just across the street from Pat's Hallmark, has been open for two weeks, starting the season early with everything from juicy cantaloupes to fresh peppers, Florida oranges and grapefruits, and lemons, and gree... 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 informa... More...
Union General Hospital Auxiliary President Betty Shank and Friends of the Library Books for Babies Chairperson Judy Shaner are pleased to join together to further promote the nationwide program in conjunction with the Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA) Books for Babies. More...
Algae instead of Corn for Bio-Fuel To the Editor: Algae multiplies so quickly and produces so much oxygen per square foot that ponds with a total surface area five times the size of Colorado would be enough to start to reverse our growing CO2 problem. Algae triples in volume every day. Corn, ... More...
AA-NA Meeting The Sanctuary at Immanuel House will hold open meetings for AA/NA at 7 p.m. Monday evenings at 4376 Wren Drive, Blairsville, Georgia. Call for directions at 706-781-2922. MountainPresbyterian Sunday at 9:45 a.m., Christian Education; 11 a.m. Worship Service; followed by a time fo... More...
Mary W. Owensby, 66, of Austell, Ga., died Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Roy Davis Funeral Home, with Rev. Phillip M. Crawford and Rev. Johnny Ivey officiating. Interment will be at 4 p.m. at Revival Baptist Church Cemetery in Blairsville. More...
Barney's Goat will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 in the Community Room of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Before the concert begins, the public is welcome to enjoy a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts from 6:40 - 7 p.m. Admission is free. More...
As spring creeps in every year, garden beginners can anticipate their first vegetable gardens with a critical first step: plan ahead. Georgia's veteran gardeners await warm afternoons of clearing winter debris to ready their garden beds. Long, hot summers, miserable to most Georgians, offer an ex... More...
Coaches and players from the Panthers varsity baseball team held a children's baseball clinic at Meeks Park Saturday, raising money for the team while allowing youngsters the chance to have some fun and develop their skills. The event was put together by the Diamond Club and was sponsored by United... More...
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