HIAWASSEE – A local youth died in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Aug. 18, after his motorcycle collided with a heavy-duty work truck on US 76 near Shake Rag Road, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
The Blue Ridge Street Improvement Project is officially underway, though downtown traffic impacts from construction are likely a month out, according to information made available at a preconstruction meeting on Aug. 20.
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins officially enacted the Digital Infrastructure Hubs and Data Mining Ordinance following a second reading in his Aug. 20 regular meeting at the Union County Sports Complex.
News Special Thursday, Aug. 20, was a great day for the Union County Sheriff’s Office, which got to recognize some fine men and women who went above and beyond the call of duty to save the life of another.
HIAWASSEE – Under the lights of Anderson Music Hall on Monday, Aug. 17, five young women stepped onto the stage not simply competing for a crown, but representing the communities, traditions and small-town spirit that make the North Georgia Mountains home.
Now that the Union County Sheriff’s Office has given the public an all-around view of the departments that make up local law enforcement, deputies talked about how they interact with the people around them in the Citizens Academy program on Thursday, Aug. 20.
The Byron Herbert Reece Society enjoyed a huge turnout for its 13th Annual Maters & Music Festival on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Reece Farm and Heritage Center.
Mrs. Joyce Ann Marchessault age 78 of Riverbend Rd. Blairsville passed away Thursday August 11, 2026 in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended illness. Joyce was born in Providence , RI. March 12, 1948 the…
David Wells Parrish of Cherry Log, Georgia, passed away on August 10, 2026, in Blairsville at the age of 76. Known to most as Wells, he was born on September 21, 1949, in Staunton, Virginia, to his mother, Catherine…
A Blairsville man died and his wife was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash the evening of Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Georgia 515 intersection of Gabriel Drive in Union County.
