Union County 911 Director David Dyer, 911 Lt. Millie Baxter and the many hardworking 911 Dispatchers are excited to announce that the brand-new, state-of-the-art Union County E-911 Center will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and community tours on Thursday, Oct.
Georgia Pre-K Week began on Monday, Oct. 5, marking a celebration of Union County’s littlest learners.
Out of an abundance of caution, the 2026 Sorghum in the Mountains Festival was shortened to a single weekend due to the expected impacts of Hurricane Isaias, which brought rain and gusty winds to the North Georgia Mountains all day Saturday. The opening weekend of Oct.
The Murphy Highway Widening Project Public Hearing Open House hosted by the Georgia Department of Transportation welcomed 177 attendees to the Union County Multipurpose Gym on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to share information and solicit community feedback.
A young woman from Murphy, North Carolina, died in a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Murphy Highway Saturday, Oct. 10.
In-person early voting kicked off Tuesday, Oct. 13, inside the Union County Voting Center at 33 Roscoe Collins Drive in Blairsville, and will continue through Friday, Oct.
Thanks to a viral online video that inspired a community tip, the Union County Sheriff’s Office has been able to issue arrest warrants for two people caught shoplifting at the Blairsville Pickers Barn. The alleged criminal activity occurred around 3 p.m.
In-person early voting starts on Tuesday, Oct. 13, inside the Union County Voting Center at 33 Roscoe Collins Drive in Blairsville.
CANCELED OCT 10TH & 11TH | The beloved sweet pastime that’s always the second and third weekend in October returns starting this Saturday, as Sorghum in the Mountains continues the local tradition of hosting a sorghum festival celebrating Union County’s agricultural heritage. Last year was the inaugural rebrand to Sorghum in…
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins set the 2026 Millage Rate in a called meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, inside the Union County Courthouse.
