Baccalaureate prepares seniors to journey in faith
The Union County High School Class of 2026 will celebrate a major milestone this Friday, May 22, with a graduation ceremony set for 8 p.m. inside Mike Colwell Memorial Stadium.
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Memorial Day weekend events to honor the fallen
The Blairsville Veterans Commanders Group will honor those who lost their lives while serving in the United States military by hosting the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Saturday, May 23, in Downtown Blairsville. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Local families honored for restoring grist mill
The Union County Commissioner’s Office hosted a plaque dedication ceremony at Meeks Park on Thursday, May 14, to honor several local families whose donated labor and materials helped get the wheel of the park’s historic grist mill turning again. Randy and Chris Hampton of Hampton Well Drilling…
Fire Station 4 welcomes public with open house
Beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting into the afternoon, people filtered through Union County Fire Department Station No.
Council continues to make progress on sewer expansion
The Blairsville City Council met Tuesday, May 12, for its regular monthly meeting, where members approved an agreement with Engineering Management Inc. to serve as the engineering firm for the Georgia 515 sewer expansion project.
Early voting ends Friday; elections set for May 19
Three weeks of in-person early voting will conclude this Friday, May 15, making this the last week of early voting for Union County and the State of Georgia ahead of the General Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election set for next Tuesday, May 19. All in-person early voting is taking…
Day of Prayer organizers host tri-county prayer meet
YOUNG HARRIS – On Thursday, May 7, faith-filled local organizers observed the National Day of Prayer with a regional gathering at the Towns County Recreation & Conference Center, welcoming residents from Union and Towns counties in Georgia, and from Clay County in North Carolina. Inspired by 1…
Vogel State Park honors the legacy of CCC workers
Vogel State Park welcomed around 25 visitors to the John B. Derden Civilian Conservation Corps Museum on Saturday, May 9, for its annual Civilian Conservation Corps History Day, an event that honors the young men who built the park during the Great Depression.
Seven UCHS seniors commit to military service
Union County High School recognized seven graduating seniors during its 10th Annual Military Signing Day on Wednesday, May 6. Students Zoe Garner, Ava Lloyd, Joseph Teague, Trinity James Bullock, Isaiah Lundua-Figueroa, Angelo King-Rallo and Tyler Parker have committed to serving in the United…
GMRC meets with residents, leaders to talk transportation
On April 28, the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission discussed the findings of its Blairsville-Union County Transportation Study, which served as an overall presentation on the state of local roads and illuminated some reasons why traffic has changed in recent years. Along with a slideshow, GMRC…