Tony Dyer has announced his candidacy for Sole Commissioner of Union County. He will run on the Democrat ticket in the 2008 Primary, and if successful in the general election in November of 2008. More...
Mountain Area Christian Academy hit the ground running with its first tackle football team. During MACA's first game we had over 400 yds. rushing and won 44-35. With this hard fought victory the MACA Lions started 8-man football with their first ever win. More...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is time for our community to unite and honor the women, men and children in Georgia who have died in the past years as a result of abuse and a time to raise public awareness about domestic violence. 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 September 24 through October 01, 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...
Michael Drude, age 53, of Blairsville, Georgia, died Monday, September 24, 2007. Michael was born Friday, October 16, 1953 in Germany to Lisa Busch Drude of Blairsville and the late Heinz Drude. More...
Once upon a time in New Jersey there lived two sisters, who grew up together, played together, and loved together. They both went their separate ways in their careers and became what they thought was their hearts desire. More...
Towns County kindergarten students visited The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center (GMREC) in early September for the Johnny Appleseed program. It was a beautiful sight to see all of their red shirts in the apple orchard in Blairsville, Georgia. Six classes of students rotated through p... More...