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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 July 16 through July 23, 2007. The following persons were arrested and charged with offenses, but have not been found guilty.
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54th Annual Bar-B-Q
      To be held at the Georgia Mountain Experiment Station (3 miles south of Blairsville on U.S. 129) on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Picnic Area. Serving from 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Buckets of Bounty
      Planting and taking care of a vegetable garden is hard work. Anyone who has done this successfully knows this as a fact. But the first bite of your homegrown tomato makes it all worthwhile, says Ken Askew, a resident of Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. This year Ken planted a "bucket garden".
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Back to School Help for our Foster Children
      Volunteers are sponsoring a "Back to School" project again this year to give every foster child an opportunity to purchase the very needed school supplies, new school clothes and book bags for this coming school year. We would like to help our foster children prepare for the new school year and fe...
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Habitat for Humanity continues seeking land
      Habitat for Humanity of Towns/Union Counties desperately needs property on which to build homes. We have selected two families for whom to build the homes, but cannot find the land to build them on! We are open to all offers for sale, and would greatly welcome anyone who would like to donate their...
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Motor vehicle crashes kill the young
      Did you know that the number one killer of Americans up to the age of 34 is motor vehicle crashes? They are the leading cause of death for teenagers. More than 1,600 Georgians die in car crashes each year. And of those killed, more than half of them were either not wearing seatbelts or restraine...
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Union's Relay For Life pulls in $134,000
      The Union County Relay For Life Event Committee members for the On-site Activities and Entertainment would like to acknowledge the following supporters and donors for the 2007 American Cancer Society.
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Applications available for Youth Leadership Union
      The Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce and Appalachian Community Bank are proud to sponsor Youth Leadership Union 2007. The program has been developed to provide training to the county's youth for the future leadership and well being of the community.
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NGTC instructors recognized for excellence in teaching
      Greg Roach, an Instructor in Environmental Horticulture at North Georgia Technical College's Clarkesville Campus, will compete in September with other top instructors in the Technical College System of Georgia for the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Education.
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Ware Chevrolet gives to Community Council
      Max Ware Chevrolet has made a generous gift to the "Partners in Service" Campaign of the Community Council of the GMRE Center. The announcement was made by Max Ware, owner of the dealership. "Pauline and I and our family are pleased to continue our support of the work of the Community Council.
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Union County High School Registration
      Union County High School will hold registration for all new and transferring students for grades 9 through 12 for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year beginning Tuesday, July 31, through Thursday, August 2, 2007.
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