Known as the 'Queen Stage' of the Tour de Georgia, the Brasstown Bald leg of this professional cycling event is definitely the most challenging. Stage 6 features the signature climb up Brasstown Bald, the highest peak in Georgia with an elevation of 4783 feet. More...
In some of my previous columns, we've discussed healthcare issues at length. In this day and age, seeking healthcare insurance and patient care can be one of the most confusing things for Americans. But there is no confusion or uncertainty when a child, family member or a loved one is sick or inju... More...
Dr. Frank J. Erwin was a country doctor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Union County, Georgia. It has been somewhat difficult to trace his history, but several facts are known about him and the contributions he made to Union County as a doctor, homeowner, solid citizen and ... 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 April 20 to April 28, 2008. More...
My father tells a story about going with his father to vote. It was 1960, and Carl Sanders was challenging Governor Marvin Griffin. As my grandfather left the voting area, one of his friends yelled, "Who did you vote for, Silas?" Papa replied, "I voted for Griffin." "What did you do that for? Grif... More...
Mr. Robert (Bob) H. Ackinclose Jr., a longtime resident of Palm Beach County, Fla., died April 22, 2008 in Blairsville, Ga., after a short illness. He was owner of Master's Electric in Blairsville. Bob was born in Pittsburg, Pa., on April 22, 1942 and moved to Palm Beach County in 1955 with his p... More...
It's concert season again at The Old Courthouse on the Square. the Union County Historical Society will present a summer series of concerts from the first Friday in May until the end of October. To open the season on Friday, May2 at 7:00 p.m, The Union County Historical Society is pleased to pres... More...
Many gardeners enjoy the blue flowers of the summer-flowering hydrangeas. Vigorous plants become covered with large mopheads of blooms. Established plants seem to bloom forever. However, some of us just can't seem to get any flowers at all. One year a late frost will blacken all the swollen flowe... More...
The Blue Ridge Mountain Fitness Club's swim team, the North Georgia Rapids, sent several swimmers to Dalton, Georgia to compete in the "Mako-Mania All Trophy Swim Meet". All team members had excellent races with two bringing home trophies. More...
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