Four candidates had qualified at press time on Wednesday and several others were lining up at the starting gate, looking into their wallets, as the Towns County sheriff's race is about to get officially underway. Qualifying ends at noon today, September 6, and the remaining want-a-be-sheriff's h... More...
The Blairsville Boy Scout Troop 101 recently helped the Friends of the Library of Towns County. The Scouts loaded and unloaded dozens of boxes of books for the Friends of the Library 11th annual Book and Bake Sale. More...
Convicted bank robber Leonard Parker Friday told a judge he is guilty and he knows he will never get out of prison. But his sentencing was delayed again because Parker would not cooperate with his appointed attorney Joel Trilling. 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 26 through September 3, 2007. More...
You may have noticed that our small staff at the Sentinel has thinned out a little, recently. Our latest editor and talented sports writer has moved on to another newspaper in a larger town, where he is slated to handle the sports desk, and of course we wish him well in that endeavor. More...
Mrs. Peggy Gill Alexander, 90, of Mtn. View Drive, Blairsville, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007 in the Clay County Care Center following an extended illness. Mrs. Alexander was born Nov. 23, 1916 in Chattanooga, Tenn., the daughter of the late Billy Gill. She had made her home in Blairsville fo... More...
Imagine a paradise community where pristine waterways provide a play ground for tubing, kayaking, canoeing; a place where the lakes are clear and reflective of stately forests, a place where mountain vistas inspire poetry and exhilaration of the spirit; a place where artists, writers, poets and dr... More...
To a wildflower lover, the colorful blooms of these late flowering composites rival those of the approaching fall season. Yet they have been mistakenly accused as the cause of allergies. More...
The Ridges Junior Golf Tour began the 2007 season with their opening tournament, United Community Bank Open. Eighty-four junior golfers took to the links on August 30, 2007 at the Ridges Golf Resort in Hayesville, NC. United Community Bank of Hayesville sponsored the first event of the season. More...
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