Avis Shaw and Francis Frizzel must be tickled pink hearing about the new county health building. They are retired county nurses who have given so much of themselves in providing good health care for Union County residents. More...
American Cancer Society Volunteers in Union County kicked off the holiday season by promoting the annual "Great American Smokeout" last week. The volunteers have set up a display of free educational information on tobacco use prevention and stop smoking programs like "Fresh Start. More...
Cans For Kids Food Drive... because no one should go hungry! As we begin preparing for holiday festivities, there are members of our community who will struggle to have the means to prepare their family's next meal. Many local food pantries across the state have become depleted in the past few mo... 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 4th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting program at Vogel State Park will start at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. The hayrides will begin at 4:45 p.m. and will carry park guests and visitors to the ball field from the Visitor's Center. There will be no vehicle parking at the ball field for safet... More...
In 2002 President George Bush and the Republican Congress passed a bill to revise the federal role in public education. It was named the "No Child Left Behind" act (NCLB). This year the Congress is scheduled to re-authorize that bill, so it might be a good time to examine its affect on public educ... More...
Mr. Hobert Donald Fortenberry, 68, of Blue Ridge St., Blairsville, Ga., formerly of Suches, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007 following a brief illness. Mr. Fortenberry was born Nov. 29, 1938 in Union County, the son of Sarah Dora Tow Fortenberry and the late Clint Fortenberry. He was a native and ... More...
You wouldn't expect to find a moose hiding out in the mountains of western North Carolina, but drive through downtown Murphy and there you'll find one bigger than life. Well, it's bigger than a real live moose you might find in Canada, Alaska or say in the state of Maine, but it's not really real... More...
Chatuge Shores Golf Course in Hayesville, N.C., hosted the annual Blue Ridge Mountain EMC Masters junior golf tournament. The event was the sixth tour stop of The Ridges Junior Golf Tour. Candace Lee with Blue Ridge Mountain EMC was on hand for the event and welcomed the players to Chatuge Shores ... More...
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Giving Thanks 2007