Union County celebrated Veterans Day a day early this year, on Saturday, November 10, where more than a hundred veterans and their families turned out to enjoy a mid-day dinner, listen to a recounting of Union County's veteran heroes as well as a patriotic speech by Chuck Honaker, an Iraq War vete... More...
Atlanta Braves Hall-of- Famer Phil Niekro was a huge hit at the First Annual MVP Baseball Dinner presented by Young Harris College's Baseball Program. He inspired the 240 guests with his many stories from his childhood as an Ohio coalminer's son to his induction into the American Baseball Hall of ... More...
Many residents in Towns County have been extremely anxious about the smoke and fire, literally in their back yards, from Wednesday to Sunday, November 7- 11, 2007. The fire was officially contained as of Sunday morning, although the Forest Service said there could be some fuel inside that may stil... 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 November 4 through November 12, 2007. More...
I pulled into the gas station and filled my gas tank for $102 the other day. Even at that I was disappointed for it had been only a week since it was filled before. No I am not talking about 1930 and a model T Ford. I am talking about October 15th 2007. More...
The photo(s) are of the current state of construction on the chapel of the Murphy Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS). The chapel is located on Hwy. 141 in Peachtree. Attendance areas include Cherokee, Clay, and Graham counties in North Carolina and Georgia counties, Un... More...
Vester Eugene "Gene" Shuler, 80, of Walden, Colo., passed away October 30, 2007 in Laramie, Wyo. Gene was born July 31, 2007 in Union County, Georgia to Murphy Jane Fortenberry) and Marion Graden Shuler. Gene graduated from high school in Blairsville, Georgia. In 1945, he joined the Army where h... More...
This year's Mistletoe Market & Sugar Plum Tearoom will be held Saturday, November 17th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday, Nov. 18th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, in the beautiful Conference Center at North Georgia Technical College, Blairsville campus. More...
Sophomore Quarterback Kolt Owenby, who has broken nearly every Union County (2-8) passing record this season, finished with another huge game, throwing for three touchdowns and rushing for two. Union's first two scores came on Owenby rushing touchdowns from 73 and 52 yards, respectively. Owenby al... More...
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