The Blairsville Pro Rodeo began as a summer attraction more than a decade ago, only to become a beloved local tradition that draws thousands of visitors to Union County every year, most recently over the weekend of June 20-21. “This year’s rodeo was one of the best,” said Union County Saddle Club…
HIAWASSEE – On Saturday, June 14, eight regional “Blooming Beauties” took to the stage inside the Anderson Music Hall of the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds to compete for the title of 2025 Miss Georgia Mountain Fair. The annual beauty pageant was held early this year for two reasons: 1) the usual…
Blairsville’s own Rachel Todd has made her hometown proud once again, raising the bar even higher by graduating as a medical doctor from the internationally renowned Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Thursday, May 8. Dr.
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins conducted more than a dozen items of business in his June 17 regular meeting at the Union County Courthouse. Among them was a property matter left over from the former Union County Development Authority.
Blairsville resident Tammy Lee Mullins of Lafern Lane died on Tuesday, June 17, from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in northern Union County. She was 50 years old.
Blairsville veterans have made a stunning contribution to national efforts to remember American soldiers killed and missing in action during the Vietnam War, and, in so doing, they may have just started a ripple effect when it comes to how these service members are being honored. Local Vietnam…
YOUNG HARRIS – Now in its seventh year, the popular Made in Georgia Festival is all set to return this weekend on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, at the Towns County Recreation & Conference Center at 150 Foster Park Road. Running from 10 a.m.
For the first time, Ira Weaver American Legion Post 121 handed out scholarships worth $25,000 each to two talented Class of 2025 graduates who have bright futures ahead of them. The pair – Kendyl McBride of Union County High and Mia Roberts of Woody Gap School – were introduced to the rest of the…
The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the June 9 death of an inmate from Union County who was serving a lengthy sentence at Johnson State Prison, a medium security facility located about four hours south of here in Wrightsville. Paul Brewster, 48, was serving 20 years for Burglary…
It could be said that determination and faith built the Union County Gun Range, a roughly $4 million facility that opened last summer after years of tireless advocacy by former Sheriff Mack Mason and the everyday citizens who formed the Union County Gun Club for that singular purpose. Having…
