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Union County Arrest Report
      The following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period of May 28 through June 04, 2007.
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Choestoe Baptist Church Homecoming Sunday, June 10
By Ethelene Dyer-Jones
      The second Sunday in June has long been "Homecoming" Day at Choestoe Baptist Church. People who still live in the community and are now active members of the church as well as those who live in farflung places mark the day on their calendar.
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Union County Lions provide 'White Cane'
      When Mrs. Janice Corey phoned Union County Lion Gene Little for the request, what a privilege it was to assist a local, visually impaired lady. Mrs. Corey moved to the Blairsville area a couple of years ago to be near her daughter and son-n-law, Mrs. Tani and Reverend Ken Zollinger. Her vision c...
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NARFE supports Alzheimer's research
      The Brasstown Bald chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday June 12th at Cobbs Mill Restaurant in Blairsville at noon. All current or retired federal workers, their spouses or survivors, are welcome to come, share ideas and focus on th...
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S.A.F.E. seeking Thrift Store volunteers
      Support in Abusive Family Emergencies, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing domestic violence and sexual assault intervention services in Towns and Union Counties, is seeking energetic volunteers to work in the agency's Blairsville or Hiawassee thrift stores.
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Georgia Mountains Community Service Board meeting
      The Committees of the Georgia Mountains Community Service Board will hold the monthly meeting of the Board of Directors Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Mountains Community Services Administrative Office at 4331 Thurmon Tanner Road, Flowery Branch, Ga.
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Teens have to 'Think Outside the Bun' to win internships at television, radio stations
      High school students looking to experience a behind-thescenes media broadcast internship this summer need to sharpen their pencils and put on their reporter hats.
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ICL Announces 2007 Summer 'Lite' Courses and Ice Cream Social
      The Curriculum Committee of the Institute for Continuing Learning (ICL) at Young Harris College (YHC) has announced an exciting lineup of courses for the summer term that can fit into everybody's busy schedule. As a way of introducing new people to ICL, all courses (except yoga) are open to nonmem...
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Mountain Arts Assoc. gives to Union County Schools
      The Mountain Arts Association provides assistance for supplies to the art department at Union County Schools. This gift is given to the school in hopes that it will inspire emerging artists to continue to develop their talent.
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Jones receives Joseph Wilson Boone '31 History Award
      Jessica LeAnne Jones was named as recipient of the 2007 Joseph Wilson Boone '31 History Award during the recent Young Harris College Honors Night Ceremony, held Monday, April 23. Jessica is the daughter of Jerry and Lois Rich of Blairsville, Ga., and the granddaughter of Dallas and Janie Jones, al...
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Union County Chamber Business of the Month
      Are you proud of your business? Do you want to showcase it to the community? The Blairsville Union County Chamber of Commerce is introducing an award program for its members called "Business of the Month." Each month the Chamber will select a business for this honor based on certain criteria.
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100 years of education celebrated at NGTC
      From agriculture to technology, the programs at Clarkesville's North Georgia Technical College have covered it all over the past 100 years. The highly regarded technical college of today began as Georgia's Ninth District School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in 1907. It later became Habersham ...
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Two named to Dean's List at YHC
      Dr. John W. Wells, President of Young Harris College, is proud to announce that Michael Robert Marshall and Eleanor Lippincott Knox McTyre have been named to the Young Harris College Dean's List for Spring Semester 2007. Students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or better are eligible to be n...
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Georgia Federation of Republican Women
      The Georgia Federation of Republican women held their spring Board of Directors Meeting at the Crown Plaza Ravinia in Atlanta, Ga., on April 28, 2007. The Federation is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the theme "Empowering Women in Politics for the 21st Century." A tea was held in the after...
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