Obituary for Dallas Cecil Jones
With love, gratitude, and pride, the family honors the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Capt. Dallas Cecil Jones of Blairsville, Georgia, formerly of Vero Beach, Florida, as they mourn his End of Watch. On…
September 2026
Sorghum Festival Parade route changing in 2026
The annual Sorghum in the Mountains Festival will return in just a few weeks’ time, and organizers of the syrup-sopped local tradition are excited to be hosting the festival’s second year under new management. Always the second and third weekends in October, the 2026 offering promises all the…
Osborn, Coleman qualify for Towns County Sheriff
HIAWASSEE – Three days of Special Qualifying for the Office of Towns County Sheriff ended at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.
City Council talks subdivision regulations, code enforcement
On Sept. 8, the Blairsville City Council held a first reading of new development regulations in response to growth and public safety concerns, as well as created a code enforcement position to handle ordinance violations, with particular concern for accumulated junk on properties in town.
5-Member Commission Town Hall is next week
In the 2026 General Election, voters will be deciding whether to task District 8 State Rep. Stan Gunter with changing the form of Union County Government.
Students, first responders & vets gather on 9/11
A quarter of a century has passed since Islamic terrorism changed the nation and world on Sept. 11, 2001.
Georgia Heart opens up new office in Hiawassee
The Georgia Heart Institute of the Northeast Georgia Health System celebrated its new office location at 129 S. Main Street in Hiawassee with a well-attended ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Sept.
Commissioner Collins hosts second SPLOST Town Hall
The Union County Commissioner’s Office hosted an educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Town Hall at the Fine Arts Center on Thursday, Sept. 10, which enjoyed slightly greater attendance by the public than the previous week’s SPLOST Town Hall in Suches.
New Mini-Documentary explores the Life and Legacy of Jan Davidson, Longest-Serving Folk School Director
A new mini-documentary offers an intimate, retrospective look into the life and quarter-century tenure of Jan Davidson, the longest-serving director of Brasstown's John C. Campbell Folk School.
Two Panthers injured but recovering, coach says
What began as a frightening scene Friday night in Toccoa ended with an answered prayer Sunday, as Union County sophomore linebacker Braxton Miller returned home after losing feeling in his legs following a collision at Stephens County. Miller was airlifted from Stephens County High School on Friday…