The corridor of Georgia 515 between Blairsville and Young Harris has seen big changes over the last year, with dramatic alterations to the roadside topography as the highway reconstruction project takes shape. And Georgia Department of Transportation District 1 Communications Officer Nathan…
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins announced last week that he was paid too much his first year in office, noting that he has corrected the issue for Fiscal Year 2026 and beyond. The correction lowers his salary by close to $18,000 versus 2025.
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the January Term 2026 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met last week: Alfredo Cailao Ginaga, two counts obstruction of an officer. Travis Ray Cantrell, possession of methamphetamine.
On Thursday, Jan. 15, the Union County Georgia 1st Responder Organization achieved a public relations milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce, held at Union County Fire Station No.
Appalachian Mountain Aviation LLC has achieved an important milestone toward bringing flight training, aircraft maintenance and restorations, and aircraft rentals to the Blairsville Municipal Airport, to serve as a one-stop shop that will be a boon to the local economy. In their first meeting of…
HIAWASSEE – The past 12 months have been rough for personnel at the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, but Interim Sheriff Anthony Coleman wants people to know that he is working hard to “rebuild” the agency. Since the January 2025 arrest of former deputy Austin Bradburn on charges that he fabricated…
For its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Blairsville City Council conducted the organizational business of swearing in recently elected officials and naming liaisons to the city’s various departments and areas of interest.
Many people don’t think about their smoke alarms unless they burn something on the stove – or, in the worst-case scenario, an actual fire occurs. But as the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and smoke alarms are a first line of defense against loss of life and…
The Veteran’s Response Team of Northeast Georgia wants local veterans to know that they are not alone; if a veteran needs something, all they have to do is call 706-968-5139, Ext. 705.
On Wednesday, Dec. 31, Union County Senior Center members and staff rang in the new year in style with the inaugural “Noon Year’s Swingin’ Mocktail Party,” a new spin on the center’s annual “Possum Drop.” Of course, the beloved crochet marsupial still made an appearance this year, swinging in on…
