Union County High School will crown its 2025-26 Homecoming Queen Friday night, Sept. 26, at Mike Colwell Memorial Stadium for a blend of pageantry, school spirit and football against Region 7-AA foe Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins worked through a packed agenda in his Sept. 18 regular meeting at the courthouse, featuring multiple guest speakers, agreement signings and an extended public Q&A session with Farmers Barket Dog Park users.
Thanks to excellent medical care and an untold number of prayers from around the region, state and nation, McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley is home recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck and surgery to repair a broken nose.
After a lengthy narcotics investigation, Union County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Detectives concluded their case with the arrest of two individuals in the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 4.
Memorial Day and Veterans Day are well-known patriotic holidays, but not many people are aware that the third Friday in September marks the official annual observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. In Union County, the heroes who never came home were mourned and quietly celebrated for their…
After opening the floor to public speakers at the start of their Sept. 9 regular meeting, the Blairsville City Council and Mayor Robert “Buddy” Moore heard a grieving mother turn her pain into a warning for others.
The conference center at North Georgia Technical College filled with smiles, applause and heartfelt words on Thursday, Sept. 11, as North Enotah Drug Court held its quarterly graduation ceremony.
In the Fall of 2023, the Union County Sheriff’s Office kickstarted a major regional, state and federal law enforcement effort that culminated last week in the shutting down of a drug trafficking network that brought large amounts of meth and other dangerous drugs into the area. This criminal…
The newly reformed Union County Development Authority Board of Directors took care of some additional housekeeping in their second ever meeting on Monday, Sept. 8.
A massive multiagency manhunt ended Saturday evening with the arrest of the man wanted for allegedly shooting McCaysville Police Capt. Brantley Worley, who was hospitalized in critical condition after being fired on late Friday night.
