"Do you fully understand the charges brought against you?" Judge Lynn Alderman asked Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller as he stood in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2007. Receiving a "yes" she asked, "Are you entering a plea of Guilty because you are guilty of them?" Again she received ... More...
With the continuing high temperatures and drought conditions, the Georgia Forestry Commission is again imposing restrictions on outdoor burning. While stopping short of imposing a total burn ban, the Forestry Commission has halted the issuance of outdoor burning permits in Towns, Union, Fannin an... More...
It's midnight somewhere on the Internet. Do you know who your children are talking to? Every time your children are online someone else - a stranger - is with them. Do you also know that anyone with an Internet connection has access to your children whenever and wherever they go online? 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 August 12 through August 19, 2007. More...
The recent notoriety in Towns County and Hiawassee, our next door neighbor, has created a lot of attention for all of us in north Georgia. Actually, my ex-father-in-law told me many years ago that one can find a silver lining to all bad things. More...
"He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed." Proverbs 13:20 "Your Companions Are Like Buttons On An Elevator. They Will Either Take You Up or Take You Down. More...
Mrs. Josephine Bowers, 89, of Blairsville, Ga., died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Mrs. Bowers was born Tuesday, May 28, 1918 in Buncombe Co., NC to the late Frank and Sally Weaver Miller. She was preceded in death by husband, Luther Bowers. More...
"Going once. Going twice. Sold!!!" The familiar phrase shouted by auctioneers across the world could be heard Saturday afternoon coming from the Keith House at the John C. Campbell Folk School. More...
The JV Lady Panthers softball team seems to be following the path laid by their varsity counterparts. The team had an impressive outing in their opening game against White County, cruising to an easy 6-0 win thanks to hard-hitting offense, spectacular defense and dominant pitching. More...
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Gunter appointed to Prosecuting Attorneys' Council