At approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, Appalachian Community Bank in Blairsville reported a robbery. This robbery suspect may be involved in Tuesday's robbery. This coming only 7 weeks after the Stephen's Federal Bank robbery in Hiawassee on Tuesday, October 23rd. That robbery als... More...
Governor/Senator Zell Miller has done it again. He has written his seventh book, and has managed within its pages to turn history into a page-turner. I gratefully received a copy early as a Christmas gift from a very dear friend. More...
Cathy Cox, president of Young Harris College, recently accepted a $500 donation to the Young Harris College Local Scholarship Fund from Appalachian Community Bank in Blairsville, Georgia. Mr. Jason Karnes, president of Appalachian Community Bank, was on hand to make the presentation. 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 Union County High School Tip-Off Club thanks Liberty Baptist Church for their help in working the concession stand during varsity basketball play. Members of Liberty Baptist Church each year volunteer their time and do it in a big way. This year the church had seventeen volunteers helping serv... More...
Democrats, we are told, are the "tax and spend" party. They want to take your hard-earned money so that you can't spend it the way you want. Like anybody else, I can't say that I enjoy paying taxes. But neither do I enjoy paying for a new car. Nor is it pleasant to write checks for college tuition... More...
Mr. Jackie Grady Abercrombie, 67, of Bonnie Lane, Blairsville, Ga., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 in the Kindred Hospital in Atlanta following an extended illness. Mr. Abercrombie was born May 10, 1940 in Fannin County, Ga., the son of the late Henry Grady Abercrombie and the late Minnie Iowa Chambe... More...
Teas from the Heart Ministry recently hosted a welcoming tea for newcomers to the area. Valet parking was provided while tuxedoed gentlemen escorted the new arrivals inside the home of Ken and Phyllis Ott of Hiawassee. Several volunteers assisted with the preparation and decoration. Others greete... More...
Enterprise (Ala.) High School officials and students followed appropriate safety measures prior to and during the March 1 tornado outbreak which killed eight students, but the event further demonstrated the need for such facilities to have hardened safe rooms, according to a NOAA National Weather ... More...
The Union County Lady Panthers improved to 6-2 with a 62-43 win at White County (2-6) on Tuesday night. The win marks the third win in four attempts versus the White County Lady Warriors. The Union County Lady Panthers defeated White back in November by 25 points in the Championship Game of the U... More...
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