July Term 2025 Grand Jury Indictments
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the July Term 2025 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met last week:
July 2025
Legend of Randall Collins lives on with fiddle donation
Blairsville native Randall Collins’ legacy endures with the donation of one of his fiddles to the Union County Historical Society. Several members of the Collins Family, including three of Randall’s children, two grandchildren and his brother F.C.
Isaiah 117 House grateful to receive community donation
Since opening last fall, the Isaiah 117 House has been making a difference for Towns and Union County kids taken into foster care. When initially seized by the Division of Family & Children Services, children have a chance for one of the most traumatic moments of their lives to be softened by the…
DDA solicits public input on Downtown Master Plan
Joe Rothwell of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission had assistance from Blairsville Downtown Development Authority Director Kristen Bentley last week in hosting the first in a series of public engagement sessions to develop a Downtown Blairsville Master Plan. People can go ahead and mark…
Briggs continuing strong Senior Center tradition
On April 28, Laura Briggs officially assumed the title of Union County Senior Center Director. Since then, she’s been adjusting to the position and working to maintain the strong sense of community that has come to define the place over the years.
Appalachian Roots Festival brings community together
People came out in droves to enjoy a summer night spent with good drink, good food and good company for the Appalachian Roots Festival in Downtown Blairsville on Saturday, July 5. A first of its kind, the event was a collaboration between Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co., the Blairsville Downtown…
Suches Fireworks light up Valley Above the Clouds
What began decades ago as a humble local celebration has transformed into one of North Georgia’s most anticipated – and fastest-growing – Independence Day celebrations. On Friday, July 4, the annual Valley Above the Clouds fireworks show returned to Woody Gap School, where an unconfirmed…
Cancer Society volunteers host survivors’ luncheon
On Saturday, June 28, the Union County Unit of the American Cancer Society hosted a cancer survivors’ luncheon at First United Methodist Church, with a theme to “celebrate, remember and fight back.” “We are going to try to do this every year as long as we can,” said local Board Member Wendy Holden…
UCSO assists with another multiagency trafficking bust
Two drug traffickers from just over the state line are out of business following a multiagency investigation that led to their arrests on Thursday, June 26, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina. Scott DeCasper and Julieana Perry have been charged with trafficking…