Kilts, bagpipes, and all things Scottish will descend on Blairsville this weekend, as the fourth annual Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games (BSFHG) kicks off. More...
Last year Mountain Education Center High School graduated a class of 127 students, the largest in its' history. This year the alternative education program easily topped that number, allowing a record high 192 graduates to make the most of a second chance to earn a diploma. More...
The Union County Anti-Drug Coalition (UCADC) will receive a significant boost in funding after obtaining a $50,000 Community Assistance Grant from the state of Georgia. The organization only recently learned that they will be awarded the grant. They have not yet determined the specifics of how th... 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 28 through June 04, 2007. More...
My name is Lea Bates and I am the Pastor and Administrator of the new Esther Academy in Blue Ridge, Ga. The Esther Academy is a faith based, Christ centered home for women who are struggling with alcohol and/or drug addictions. With the introduction of this facility to the surrounding communities,... More...
The River of Healing Chapter of the Order of St. Luke the Physician sponsored an integrated teaching and healing service at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd on April 23rd. Father Nigel Mumford, Director of the Healing Center at Christ the King in Albany NY, spoke to a full house. More...
Mr. Randall Mack John Beaver, 67, of Lake Cove Lodge Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Thursday, May 31, 2007 in the Union General Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Beaver was born Dec. 21, 1939 in Union County, the son of the late Ernest Beaver and the late Vestie Thomas Beaver. He was a native ... More...
Brasstown, N.C., artist Sandy Webster is the featured artist in the current "Nature's Bounty" exhibition at Carriage House Framing and Gallery in Blairsville. Included in this extraordinary array of incredibly creative and primarily narrative works are skillfully rendered graphite drawings, waterc... More...
As our long hot summer approaches we receive more snake related calls. Of course we all want to avoid snakes. If you have a large amount of snakes you need to determine if you have ideal conditions for a snake to have a reason to stay around. Is your house surrounded by natural countryside with ... More...
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