Creative Economies Summit II to be held in Blairsville
      Following the success of last year's summit, North Georgia Technical College is pleased and proud to host the 2007 Creative Economies Summit II, November 5 & 6, once again on the beautiful Blairsville Campus.
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Georgia Mountains Hospice holds Fall Memorial Service
      Georgia Mountains Hospice will hold Fall Memorial Service Sunday, November 11, 2007 from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. During the Memorial Service the staff and volunteers of Georgia Mountains Hospice will honor not only the patients that have died within recent months, but also the family and friends of th...
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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 October 21 through October 29, 2007.
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Holiday House to Benefit Georgia Mountain Hospice
      After a very successful first year effort, Ed and Ellen Grant of Overland Trails Heritage Log Homes will again open their model home this Holiday season in support of Georgia Mountain Hospice, Inc.
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Teen Movie Night at Union County Public Library
      Union County Public Library, a branch of the Mountain Regional Library System, will be hosting Teen Night on Friday, November 16, 2007 from 6:45-9:00 p.m. The library will be showing the third movie about a lovable ogre, his new wife Fiona and their friend Donkey. There will be pizza, popcorn and ...
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Good Neighbors Auto Club thanks sponsors
      The Good Neighbors Auto Club wants to take this time to thank all their sponsors who donated money for trophies/advertising so that their 23rd Annual Car and Truck Show at the Special Sorghum Fun Run became a reality on October 20, 2007.
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Myths & Legends of Halloween
      History traces Halloween back to the ancient religion the Celtics in Ireland. The Celtic people were very conscious the spiritual world and had their own ideas of how they could gain access to it - such as by helping their over 300 gods defeat their enemies in battle, by imitating the gods in show...
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Blacksmith Auction this Weekend
By KATHI OSBORNE
      John C. Campbell Folk School will offer more than 100 handcrafted items for auction on Saturday, November 3, in a fundraiser benefiting the school. Artists, instructors, and students at the Folk School have donated the auction items.
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From Start to Fitness
By ANDREA RENEE WYATT, M.S.S., C.S.C.S.
      Q: My workout partner has us doing total body strength training every session. We work out five days a week for about an hour, each splitting the time between cardiovascular exercise and strength training. Since we began this program I have seen some results, but I have not stopped being sore. Is ...
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Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER
      • You might be surprised to learn that the highest reward ever offered for the capture of Henry McCarty - the infamous outlaw better known as Billy the Kid - was $500. • It was famed Irish author George Bernard Shaw who made the following sage observation: "A government which robs P...
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Cruisin'
By GREG ZYLA
      Q: Greg, I have a 1977 Corvette with just over 49,000 original miles. It has a four-speed manual transmission, L82 engine, eight-track tape player, leather interior and air conditioning, all in restored to new condition. I had a frameoff redo in 1999, and my car now has a stainless exhaust and has...
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