Chuck Honaker has been elected Chairman of the Union County Republican Party, following a 10 month period in which he served as Secretary, and more recently, as First Vice Chairman. "This is something that I believe in," Honaker said. "I'm excited about the party in this county. More...
The state's supplemental budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2007 was adopted by the House of Representatives on March 20, but there was a motion later in the evening to reconsider, so the House Bill 94 remains in the House pending resolution of a conflict with the Senate leadership. More...
Four years ago, Father Richard Wise of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Blairsville, initiated a survey with a company used by Catholic churches to research their next ideal steps to take to support the needs of a growing congregation. 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 following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period of March 19 through March 25, 2007. More...
To the Editor: In the March 21 edition of the North Ga News in the commissioners column was a response from the commissioner in regards to a letter I had written to the Union Sentinel and The North Ga News. The following is a letter I sent to the commissioner in response. More...
Mr. Paris D. Handy, 80, of Crane Creek, Young Harris, Ga., died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Handy was born Dec. 15, 1926 in Towns County, the son of the late Lloyd R. Handy and the late Ethel I. Hooper Handy. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army of the Kore... More...
The Warren Wilson College Chorale will perform in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. on Friday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will follow a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts from 6:40-7:00 p.m. The Warren Wilson College Chorale, under the direct... More...
Last summer Entomologist Ron Box wrote an article about carpenter bees, and since they are thick right now, we are reprinting part of the article. Box and his wife have a new house in Upper Hightower and were being infested with carpenter bees along with everyone else. More...
The Panthers picked up a win in their first region game of the season, defeating the Rabun Cats 5-4 in a comeback win. The Panthers tied the game following an early score by Rabun, but the Cats reclaimed a 4-2 lead. More...
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