Last year's Butternut Creek Festival was a superb event and this year it should be even better. As it was said last year, "The finest local arts & crafts show of the summer will be the fourth week in July. This is a great family event with lots and lots to see and is growing every year. More...
The Union County Mite All-Stars (ages 9- 10) won the State Championship for Georgia Recreation and Park Association Mite Baseball. Championship Game: Union 10 - Trion 8 Union lost to Trion in the opening game but defeated in the semi-final game, setting up a final match between the two te... More...
The Rotary Club of Union County held their annual Banquet recently at the North Georgia Technical College in Blairsville. The annual meeting is to recognize some of the outstanding Rotarians in the club as well as installing new Officers including the 2007- 2008 President Michelle Hudler. 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...
It is the second consecutive year for the Union County Lions Club to receive top honors in the large club category in 18-D at the recent Georgia Lions Annual State Convention held at the beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. More...
Right now I am very fortunate. I have company at the house. Ina day or so I will have more. Right a friend from Germany is visiting for a week. Also, my son is coming from Scotland with his wife and 4 kids. Yes, I will have a full house, but it will be enjoyable. More...
Tommy and Rebecca Keith are the newly appointed pastors of Calvary Worship Center on Pat Colwell Road in Blairsville. Calvary Worship Center is a member of the Assemblies of God which is the third largest Christian denomination in the world with over 52.5 million members. More...
Mr. James Cecil Ensley 83, of Young Harris, Ga., formerly of Marietta, Ga., died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Kindred Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Ensley was born Monday, February 11, 1924 in Union County, Ga., to the late Franklin Ensley and the late Verdie Duckworth Ensley. He was a member of and had... More...
The costumes are ready, the set is built and painted, and lines and songs have been learned. Now, Director Nancy Davis and Musical Director Paul Dyer are putting the finishing touches on THE SOUND OF MUSIC which opens Thursday at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville. More...
Don't cut those trees! You can grow many beautiful flowering plants in that lovely shade. Here in the mountains the altitude and the shade do keep things cooler so let's not mess with cooler. Try to plant a variety of textures and shades of colors for an interesting and colorful -and cool-garden... More...
The Union County Junior (age 13-14) All-Stars took fourth place in the 2007 Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) State Tournament held in Baxley, Ga. The team's only losses came to Jeff Davis, the team that went on to win the State Championship. More...
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