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Senior Center taking apps; county pledges more support

Following recent resignations among the leadership at the Union County Senior Center, Legacy Link is currently advertising job postings for two positions there: a new director and a new program coordinator. Legacy Link is the regional nonprofit that runs the Senior Center, and Legacy Link Office…

2025 Teachers of the Year (L-R): Rudy Tribble, Woody Gap; Lena Weaver, Primary School; Tina Payne, Elementary School; Jacquie Tallman, Middle School; and Mandy Thomas, High School. Tribble has earned 2025 District TOTY. Photo by Shawn Jarrard

Rudy Tribble named District Teacher of Year

Union County School Board members received a mountain of good news in their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 18, including multiple presentations highlighting talent and celebrating recent successes in the schools. The Central Office and school administrators were proud to announce the…

School Custodial Supervisor Mark Hughes delivering public comments in the March 18 Board of Education meeting. Photo by Shawn Jarrard

Public commenters line up behind Hill, School District

During the public comments portion of their March 18 regular meeting, Union County Board of Education members heard from three speakers, all of whom shared glowing remarks about the work being done at Union County Schools under the leadership of Superintendent John Hill. School Custodial Supervisor…

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Commissioner announces new Sorghum Fest, UCDA

Amid a bevy of regular business in the March 20 county meeting, Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins made a couple of major announcements: a Sorghum Festival will take place this year, and the Union County Development Authority will be returning soon. An estimated 150 people filled the…

Blairsville Mayor Buddy Moore with Council Members Kayla Hemphill, Rhonda Mahan, Tony Dyer, Mary Ruth Cook and Brock Gordon on March 11. Photo by Shawn Jarrard

Moore talks infrastructure in first meeting as mayor

Blairsville Mayor Buddy Moore led his first meeting as the chief executive of the city on Tuesday, March 11, with council chambers filled at City Hall thanks to civic-minded visitors from the Leadership Union Team of the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce. The regular monthly meeting also…

The Butternut Creek Golf Course experienced some flooding from the storm over the weekend. Photo/Facebook

County fares well in face of significant storm

Thankfully, Union County dodged the worst predictions for the massive storm system that swept across much of the Central, Southern and Eastern United States March 15 into March 16. The storm killed several dozen people before arriving in the North Georgia Mountains Saturday evening, but by press…

Colette Michelle Sease

Blairsville woman’s death leads to homicide arrest

A Walton County man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his ex-girlfriend, 54-year-old Blairsville resident Colette Michelle Sease. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest on Wednesday, March 12, noting assistance in the case from the Walton County Sheriff’s Office and the…

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