For the past five years, the Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina Home & Garden Show has come to the Union County Sports Center. And 2026 will be no different, with the popular showcase event returning this Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.
The Butternut Creek Arts & Crafts Festival returned to Meeks Park over the weekend, welcoming crowds of people from near and far to celebrate art for art’s sake July 18 & 19. More than 80 crafters, two demonstrators and three nonprofit organizations set up booths along the scenic, eponymous…
Last week, the Tennessee Valley Authority provided the North Georgia News with a minor update to the lake drawdown start schedule to undertake necessary spillway repairs at the neighboring Chatuge Dam. In September 2025, TVA said that work at the spillway would not begin before late 2027, with…
Thanks to regular rain this summer, drought conditions in North Georgia have improved from an extended “extreme drought” classification this spring to a lower level of “severe drought” as of June 24, per the National Integrated Drought Information System. But even though the skies have been opening…
The Union County Alcohol Board met at the Community Center over about four hours on Tuesday, June 23, to review the county’s alcohol ordinance for the first time since 2024. During the meeting, the board came up with several ordinance updates to recommend to Sole Commissioner Harold Collins,…
The North Georgia News recently reported that the America 250 Parade on July 4, 2026, was the first-ever Independence Day parade through Downtown Blairsville. A lifelong resident of Union County called the newspaper last week to say that Blairsville actually held a Fourth of July parade 50 years…
“It’s duck season,” warned Blairsville Police Chief Michael “Bear” Baxter ahead of the yellow swarm that will soon overtake Butternut Creek at the Union County Farmers Market. This year marks the Eighth Annual Duck Derby, and hopes are high that the community will follow up last year’s outstanding…
Think for a moment of how many 91-year-olds you know who are still working. Not many come to mind unless you know Frank Joseph “Joe” Scerbo, who has led an extraordinary life and has no intentions of slowing down anytime soon.
One year after moving to Las Vegas to pursue a career in mixed martial arts, former Union County wrestler Asa Smith-Foot has already packed a lot into his amateur career.
SUCHES – As communities across the country celebrated America’s 250th birthday, one of North Georgia’s most enduring Independence Day traditions once again filled the Valley Above the Clouds with fireworks, patriotism and hundreds of spectators. The annual Suches fireworks show returned to Woody…
