Two cows were killed and another two were injured in a freak accident Sunday, when an SUV veered off the road and down into a pasture, crushing them. The accident occurred on Wolfstake Rd. E. off Hwy. 180 in Union County. The driver of the SUV was not injured in the crash. More...
After a dramatic debate on the last night of the 2007 session, the Georgia House gave its approval to Senate Bill 10, giving Georgia its first educational voucher program. More...
Dark skies and soggy campsites didn't deter Union County's Cub Scouts and their families from celebrating the boys' hard work at the Cub Scouts Rank Advancement Camporee and Family Fun Weekend. Last weekend families arrived ready to camp and advance on their way to Boy Scouti... 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... More...
Do you know who these Auto Club members are? Find out at the next meeting of The Good Neighbors Auto Club on Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Meeks Park in Blairsville. More...
Well, Virginia Beach folded. In the face of growing anger from its citizenry, the city announced it will stop its "Sanctuary" policy of failing to inform federal authorities about criminal illegal aliens. The back story here is brutal. More...
Pastor and Mrs. David Wright and three-month old daughter, Lauren, will be installed at the Blairsville Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday, May 12 at 11:00a.m. Pastor Wright is completing a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Ministry at Andrews University in Michiga... More...
Mr. Richard Lee Hampton, 62, of Mt. Pleasant Church Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Hampton was born March 23, 1945 in Cherokee County, N.C., the son of Odith Warren and the late Kenneth... More...
Friday, May 11, 2007 from 3:30-9:00 pm is the 5th Annual School Arts Show. The show will be in the high school gym. Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided by the show sponsor, The Blairsville PTO. More...
Hamilton Rhododendron Garden located at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, is bursting with color. The blooms on the magnificent plants are at their peak this week and many people are out enjoying it. More...
Football season is still months away, but an afternoon drive by the Panthers practice field might lead someone to a different conclusion. On Monday the team began two weeks of spring practice, as roughly 70 kids turned out to get a jump on fall play. More...
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