If predicting the weather were an exact science, grocery and appliance stores around the area would have lost a lot of sales over the weekend, as Union County experienced a best-case scenario for the major ice storm forecast. The National Weather Service had predicted upward of half an inch of ice…
HIAWASSEE – Suspended Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson has waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty to the seven criminal charges he is facing, per court paperwork. His attorneys filed the paperwork with the Towns County Superior Court on Wednesday, Jan.
February 2026 is the 62nd anniversary of American Heart Month, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to urge people “to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution.” Since that first Heart Month…
Come November, Union County residents will know if their sole commissioner form of local government will be changing to a five-member commission board. District 8 State Rep.
Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert “Bob” Calamari brought his Scam Awareness Class back to the Union County Public Library on Jan.
Union County High School has officially revealed its STAR Student of 2026, and the honor goes to senior Savannah Love, who chose Dixie Conger as her STAR Teacher. The entire school learned the news with a celebratory announcement on Friday, Jan.
The Union County Board of Education enjoyed a packed work session Jan. 15 while recognizing the award-winning performance of the Union County High School Pride of the Mountains Marching Band at the recent Peach State Marching Competition.
YOUNG HARRIS – The Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards banquet on Friday, Jan. 16, transforming Brasstown Valley Resort into a scene reminiscent of the roaring 1920s for an evening of celebration, recognition and intrigue.
In a called meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15, Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins adopted a resolution enacting an emergency moratorium “on applications for the development of any property on public sewer for the purpose of ordinance review and revisions.” Effective Jan.
This month, internet-based content creators who raise awareness about child sex crimes kickstarted a local investigation by the Union County Sheriff’s Office that resulted in the arrest of a Blairsville man for possessing child sexual abuse material, aka “child pornography.” Joshua Bowers, 35, was…
