It just keeps getting bigger and more polished- the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter "Puttin' on the Dog," that is. This was the seventh year for this great auction and wine tasting held at Crane Creek Winery, Saturday, September 25, 2007. More...
Convicted bank robber, Leonard O. Parker will be eligible to get out of federal prison when he is 96-yearsold. On September 13, Federal Judge Lacy Thornburg sentenced Parker, 50, to 552 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. He is ordered to pay a $1,000 asse... More...
The Middle School will offer student-led tours of the school facilities and a pre-game party in the new Middle School Gym on Friday, October 5th from 6:00 p.m. until game time. Students' families and friends, plus everyone in the community, are invited. 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 informa... More...
The following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period of September 17 through September 24, 2007. More...
"Ethics in governing"- not an issue that comes to mind before breakfast every morning. But doesn't it affect our lives, in large and small ways, all during the day? What can be said about ethics in 500 words worth reading? It would be easy to lambast those who have violated our trust - but worth... More...
Pastor John Grauley has announced the addition of Toby Page as an Intern at Grace PCA. Toby and wife, Jennifer, and son, Daniel (one year old) have moved to the Blairsville area from St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Pope graduated from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Mo., in May 2007. More...
Mr. Jerome Donald Beitzinger, 84, of Cane Hollow Farm Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2007 in Baldwin County, Ga., following an extended illness. Mr. Beitzinger was born March 29, 1923 in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of the late Alois Beitzinger and the late Katheryne Nagal Beitzinger... More...
Theme: Why I Am Proud to be an American The FRA National Committee on Americanism- Patriotism sponsors an annual Americanism Essay Contest, based on a theme announced each spring. The contest includes a Grand National Prize of a $15,000 U.S. More...
Ms. Sheila Humphrey with Smithgall Woods Regional Education Center, came to Towns County Schools on Thursday, September 20th to give the third grade classes a presentation. The lesson was on Animal Adaptations. Ms. More...