The line-of-duty death of Detention Officer Francisco Flattes of the Cherokee County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Office saddened the region last week after an inmate gunned him down to escape custody. Flattes, of Hayesville, North Carolina, ended his watch on Monday, June 30, at the age of 56.
Early in-person voting began Monday for the statewide Special Primary Runoff Election to decide the Democratic nominee for Public Service Commission District 3. As this is a runoff, the early-voting window is one week only, so registered voters have between now and Friday to cast ballots early…
Tragedy struck a local family on the Fourth of July when a boat exploded on Lake Nottely, injuring seven people aboard. Thankfully, no one was killed, but two of the seven injured individuals received major burns, including a juvenile teenager.
The Blairsville man arrested in November 2022 for threatening two teens with a handgun in the McDonald’s drive-thru is back behind bars after violating the terms of his probation prohibiting contact with the victims and their families, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. In February…
NO BYLINE - Nottely Boat Parade25 Front: For more than 30 years, the Nottely Marina Boat Parade has remained a local Independence Day staple, and this year, the “Battle of the Donuts” picked up the First-Place trophy July 5. A floating battle of pastry preference, the boat pitted Krispy Kreme and…
As the nation celebrated America’s 249th birthday, thousands of people from near and far gathered at Meeks Park and the neighboring North Georgia Technical College Blairsville Campus for the annual Red, White & Blairsville Fourth of July Fireworks. Families and individuals alike enjoyed an entire…
In the June 12 monthly meeting of the Union County School Board, board members approved the district’s Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which comes in about 7.8% larger than the 2025 budget approved last summer. According to the Central Office, there are several drivers of the uptick, a big…
World War II Veteran Florence “Flo” Gerrard turned 100 years old on Tuesday, June 24, and the American Legion Ira Weaver Post 121 and many others joined her at Stonehenge Senior Living to celebrate not only her birthday but also her selfless service to the nation. In turning 100, Gerrard has joined…
Two people on foot broke into the Dollar General Store on Ivylog Road in the early morning hours of Monday, June 23, and the Union County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help identifying them. Investigators have released images from a store security camera showing the wanted individuals…
The statewide Special Primary Election for Public Service Commission District 3 is going to a runoff on the Democratic side of the ticket, with early voting set to run July 7-11 ahead of Election Day voting on Tuesday, July 15. This election featured very low turnout of just 2.8% of Georgians…
