The South lost one of its great characters Sunday. Bonelle Satterfield, mother of columnist Ronda Rich, died suddenly Sunday afternoon from a brain aneurysm. Rich often referred to the 88-year-old Gainesville, Ga. More...
When Dr. John Kelley joined the Atlanta Cardiology Group (ACG) practice in Hiawassee he had decided that he was not going to be practicing in Augusta, Georgia much beyond the age of 55. When he turned 55, he started coming up to the mountains every other week and began curtailing his Augusta prac... More...
Because of a surveying mistake in 1818 the Georgia-Tennessee border is actually 1.1 miles south of where it should be located which is the 35th parallel. An accurate state border would take into account a portion of the Tennessee River in the North West corner of the state. HR 1206 creates the Ge... More...
Road to Recovery Are you a cancer patient? Do you need a ride to and from your treatment sessions? A lack of transportation should not be the reason why cancer patients do not receive the life-saving cancer treatment they need. The American Cancer Society offers their Road to Recovery program to... More...
The following is the arrest report for the Union County Jail. This report is from the open records for the the period of February 18 through February 25, 2008. More...
"Thomas," he said. "You just don't understand. People all over this county are greatly influenced by their preacher. "I hope so," I responded. "And that's why they vote Republican." He is right, I don't understand that. I was thinking of budget that robs services from the most vulnerable people... More...
There are many people faithfully covering Union County in prayer, individually and in groups. One such group began meeting in August, 2007 and continues to gather each Monday in the Bank of Blairsville community room from 8:15 - 9:00 a.m., with people dropping in as their schedules allow. We firml... More...
Mr. Timmothy Ray Derreberry, 24, of Andrews, N.C., formerly of Blairsville, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 at his home. Timmy was born Sept. 25, 1983 in Andrews, the son of Billy Derreberry and Carleen Falls Derreberry. Timmy loved hunting, fishing, camping and being outdoors. He will be missed ... More...
The RedHead Express, a family bluegass band from Alaska will be featured in concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 29 at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Admission is free (donations accepted). More...
Geranium seeds started now will produce plants large enough to transplant to outdoor flower beds in May. Plant in sterilized potting soil, covering them about one-fourth inch deep. If you overwintered geraniums indoors, root cuttings now. More...
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