A Tour de Georgia spectator almost died Friday, suffering severe injuries after reportedly losing control of his bicycle and crashing into a rock embankment while descending Brasstown Bald Mountain. Thomas Kinnebrew, 53, of Helena, Ark. More...
Although the General Assembly adjourned the 2007 session at midnight Friday, April 20, all indications are that Governor Sonny Perdue will call lawmakers back for a special session in the near future, after he vetoed HB 94, the supplemental budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2007, which ends J... More...
The Tour de Georgia returned to Union County Friday, once again transforming the area into an international stage for world class athletes. While Discovery Channel cyclist Levi Leipheimer conquered Brasstown Bald Mountain to win Stage 5, he was by no means the only "L" involved in the stage. 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...
The Union County celebration of the 56th annual National Day of Prayer will be held at 7 p.m., May 3 at the Union County Courthouse in Blairsville. More...
I typically try to refrain from writing a lot about what I think is or is not "good" for the nation, state, or county, but in this case I'm going to make an exception. Why? Because without question, the Tour de Georgia is good for the state. It's good for the area. It's good for all of us. More...
Mr. Henry Grady Abercrombie, 98, of Bonnie Lane, Blairsville, Ga., died Saturday, April 21, 2007 in the Union County Nursing Home following a brief illness. Mr. Abercrombie was born Jan. 24, 1909 in Fannin County, Ga., the son of the late Albert and Josie Wright Abercrombie. He was a lifelong resi... More...
Spanish culture comes to Western North Carolina in a whirl of color when the Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company performs at Tri-County Community College on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. This is the first time that our area has been exposed to the drama and emotion of flamenco. Thi... More...
"Sassafras is abundant. It blossoms like a burst of sunshine" Every spring as the buds start to color on the maples, the red-wing black birds begin to light on fence posts, and the mountain landscape greens, I seem to reach for the book The Carolina Mountains by Margaret W. Morley, publis... More...
Discovery always seems to be tuned in to Stage 5 of the Tour de Georgia. This year Levi Leipheimer of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team broke away from the pack with 4km to go in Stage 5, coasting to victory across the finish line atop Brasstown Bald Mountain with a time of 4 hours, 33 minutes... More...
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