Students of the Towns County Agricultural Animal Science Class recently had the unique opportunity to tour the Ivy Log Meat Processing Plant in Blairsville. The visit provided an in-depth look at the complete harvesting, processing, and packaging of retail beef cuts, offering students a real-world…
NO BYLINE River City Bank is asking the community to “Step Forward with Kindness” by donating new, athletic shoes for local students in need.
This year’s Super Chef Showdown was the biggest ever, and according to a great many palates, the tastiest. As far as fundraisers go, it’s the lifeblood of local charity Hope House, which provides residents in need with everything from prescriptions and medical bills to transportation and rent and…
HIAWASSEE – The 10th Annual Navy Seabees All-Military Ball went off without a hitch on March 1 at the Ridges Resort, allowing for the celebration of the Navy Seabees’ 83rd birthday as a specialized branch of the U.S. Navy.
The annual Daddy Daughter Dance returned on March 8, courtesy of the Union County Recreation Department. Now in its 25th year, the event was made extra special with a theme of “A Night in Paris,” complete with delicate props for photo ops, dinner, a dance floor with professional DJ and, of course,…
MACON – Union County’s second-half rally came up short in the Boys Basketball program’s first State Championship game appearance in 54 years. The No.
A winter storm blew across the North Georgia and Western North Carolina region the evening of Tuesday, March 4, and into the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 5, knocking out power at thousands of homes and downing around 60 trees onto Union County roadways. The Blue Ridge Mountain EMC worked…
A Union County man tragically lost his life in a pre-dawn house fire on Tuesday, March 4. Russell Willis of Becky Road was 73.
HIAWASSEE – Authorities are investigating a potential murder-suicide at Bell Mountain Park involving twin brothers from Lawrenceville. Hikers found the two men deceased at the top of Bell Mountain in Hiawassee around 11 a.m.
