Five people signed up for public comment at the Jan. 23 regular meeting of the Union County School Board, including Simon and Naveela Philbeck, who alleged a pattern of discrimination against their daughters and professional retaliation by Superintendent John Hill for reporting it.
Former Towns County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Bradburn was arrested last week for allegedly lying to investigators about the December shooting that sent him to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with a bullet hole in his leg. He was reportedly shot around 2 a.m.
Union County Board of Education members and Board Office staff acknowledged student success and vital school partnerships in their first regular meeting of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Union County High School Class of 2025 has two new STARs in Gunnar Ingram and Turner West, who are tied for highest GPA in their class. The seniors received schoolwide STAR Student recognition with an intercom announcement on Jan.
To read is to travel different worlds and times, and one Union County woman has added her name to the roster of local fiction authors creating worlds for others. Casey Robinson recently published her first book, “Legacy Rising,” and she promises more to come.
Many people are familiar with the indictment process of the Union County Grand Jury, which regularly results in official charges being filed against alleged criminal offenders. And while the Grand Jury spends most of its time hearing evidence to decide whether to formally charge people accused of…
Every day last week, Union County Schools made the difficult decision to cancel on-campus instruction for students, though in-person classes for Friday, Jan. 17, were made optional to provide flexibility to families who felt comfortable dropping their kids off at school.
The first meeting of Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins on Jan. 16 drew a standing-room only crowd of more than 200 residents, all of whom were eager to see how county business would be conducted under the first new commissioner in 24 years.
As the dedicated local Financial Crimes Investigator, Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert “Bob” Calamari has held 12 classes on scam awareness and prevention since November 2023.
As part of its annual major community give-back, the Blairsville Sorghum Festival Club recently made a sizable donation to the Union County Fire Department that enabled purchases that will ultimately benefit both organizations. Club Member Lisa Kane was uncomfortable sharing the exact dollar amount…
