ATLANTA - Georgia Power elected Jimmy Tallent, president and CEO of United Community Banks, Inc. to its board of directors. Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an investorowned, tax-paying utility with... More...
For almost four decades, Mike Colwell Memorial Stadium has been much more than a run of the mill high school football field. Over the years it has played host to many noteworthy events, including football games, soccer games, Special Olympics, Relay for Life, and graduations. This Friday, it will... More...
A four-county car chase ended Friday after stopsticks deployed by Cherokee County, NC Sheriff's deputies blew out three tires in the suspect's vehicle. William James Carryer, 34, of Blairsville, decided that he didn't want to be inspected at a checkpoint manned by Union County law enforcement off... 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 inform... More...
The following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period of May 14, 2007 through May 21, 2007. More...
If you watched the GOP Presidential Primary debate on Tuesday evening, you know that the liveliest exchange was when Rudy Giuliani interrupted Ron Paul to challenge his comment that our interventionist foreign policy created the "blowback" that led to 9/11. More...
One of the most inspiring and remarkable stories to come out of World War II. Desmond Doss, a simple farmer from Tennessee, is eager to serve his country, but refuses to take another man's life. So he ends up in the Medics where his patriotic passion can find fulfillment, but he can save life ins... More...
Mr. William Short McGuire, 92, off Blairsville, Ga., died Monday, May at his home following a brief illness. Mr. McGuire was born November 28, 1914 in Atlanta, Ga., the son of the late Samuel H. McGuire and the late Florence Short McGuire. He was preceded in death by his sister, Betty Wynn. He at... More...
+ On May 21, 1881, in Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters. More...
Gardeners know the term deadheading means to pick off spent flowers in your flower beds making the plants bloom more and for a longer time, prevents seeding which keeps them from spreading all over the place, and results in healthier plants and a fresher looking appearance. More...
The Union County Diamond Club needs you. If you love the sport of baseball and would like to support our Union County High Panther Baseball Team, meet us on Thursday, May 31 at 5:30 p.m. at the United Community Bank Room. C.T. Hussion, our new coach, will be there to discuss summer plans for the ... More...
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A Memorial Day Tribute to Major Robert Neal Collins Sr.