To the delight of hundreds of residents and area visitors, the Union County Historical Society hosted its inaugural Blairsville Music & Seafood Festival on the lawn of the Butt-Mock House in Downtown Blairsville April 25-27. In addition to gourmet food provided by local businesses, there were…
As is the norm, Union County School Board members celebrated a multitude of systemwide successes in their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 24. On top of recognitions for Union County High Basketball and Wrestling – covered in a separate article this week – the Board Office honored former…
The Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested a FedEx delivery driver this month after he confessed to stealing credit card information from the Union County Fire Department, according to Financial Crimes Investigator Sgt. Bob Calamari.
On Thursday, April 24, the Union County School Board hosted a historic gathering of the Men’s Basketball Teams from 1971 and 2025 for a joint recognition of both squads’ outstanding accomplishments as runners-up in their respective state championships. Assistant Athletic Director Thomas Nelson…
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the January Term 2025 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met again this month:
After 17 months of building and preparation, the big day finally arrived on Thursday, April 24, as the new Union County Elementary School held its official ribbon cutting, opening its doors to the community for a look inside before the facility goes into use this fall on Beasley Circle. Though the…
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HIAWASSEE – Many talented individuals from Towns County, Union County and this year Tate Academy of Blairsville participated in the annual cross-county Special Olympic Games on Thursday, April 17. Athletes of all ages competed in track and field events, including wheelchair races, amid beautiful…
Around midnight on Saturday, April 12, the Georgia State Patrol pulled over a Fannin County driver at the Circle K convenience store on Cleveland Street in Blairsville. It just so happened that the man behind the wheel, David Franklin Morgan, was also the subject of an extensive drug investigation…
After spending 40 days setting political priorities and haggling over the particulars, Georgia General Assembly lawmakers ended the first leg of their 2025-2026 Legislative Session on Friday, April 4. As usual, the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce invited the state legislators…
