SUCHES – Lilli-May Dempsey, Ryan Marsh, Elijah Miller, Steven Mossinger and Robert Waldroup took their final walk as Woody Gap School students on Saturday, May 23, closing one chapter and beginning another during commencement exercises inside the school gymnasium. The ceremony opened with a prayer…
In his regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 21, Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins held a first reading of the revised ordinance regulating the establishment of cryptocurrency and data mining facilities. Union County has had a “very strict” ordinance in place since October of 2023,…
YOUNG HARRIS – Effective Thursday, May 28, Georgia 515 is getting a temporary three-way stop where the new bypass intersects the highway next to Brasstown Creek Road, between the Dollar General and Victoria’s Antiques. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the temporary traffic…
A Blairsville man has described Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Calamari as a “bulldog” after the dedicated local fraud investigator helped to recover $30,000 that was stolen from him in a car-trading scam.
HIAWASSEE – A Towns County Grand Jury has handed up a second indictment against suspended Sheriff Ken Henderson after hearing evidence in the case. The result was read aloud by Superior Court Senior Judge James E.
The 2026 General Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Election concluded on Tuesday, May 19, and the winner of the only contested county-level race in Union County was Tony Hunter, the Incumbent for School Board District 2. Currently in his fourth term, Hunter came out on top in the Republican contest…
In the runup to graduation last week, the Union County High School Class of 2026 was applauded for both their collective and individual accomplishments during Senior Honors Night on Monday, May 18, at the Fine Arts Center. Over the years, senior awards and scholarship recognitions have been…
Returning a week early this year, the Union County Farmers Market is set to open on Saturday, May 30. The early decision came about because several of the farmers had an excess of early produce last year, according to Commissioner Harold Collins.
Union County High School’s largest graduating class proudly walked across the stage on Friday, May 22, marking the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Due to heavy rainstorms, the event was moved from the usual venue of Mike Colwell Memorial Stadium indoors to the Union County Fine…
SUCHES – The brand-new bridge where Canada Creek Road West crosses over the north-flowing Toccoa River received its very own ribbon-cutting ceremony last week courtesy of the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce. Inspectors with the Georgia Department of Transportation previously identified…
