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 Union County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy continued with its second of five sessions on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Union County Schools Training Room.
Power Lunch by the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce returned on Friday, Aug. 14, welcoming special guest speaker Fox 5 Meteorologist Alex Forbes, who primarily talked about what would have happened had the brunt of Hurricane Helene’s wrath struck Blairsville.
Day one of the 2026-2027 school year in Union County ended with a bang when a thunderstorm delayed dismissal on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
YOUNG HARRIS – Panther House 3, placed at its final location on Gumlog Road about a year and a half ago, will now go by a different name – the Wimberly Family Home. Built in partnership with Union County High School Construction Pathway students, the house was part of the Habitat for Humanity…
To inspire greatness among teachers – and by proxy, their students – Union County Schools welcomed staff members to the annual Welcome Back Convocation on July 31, with breakfast from Chick-fil-A courtesy of River City Bank and some inspiring words of wisdom to start the new school year right.…
Following a lengthy discussion at the Union County Board of Education regular meeting on Thursday, July 23, the board amended its agenda to include a vote to call an election to continue the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Now in its 30th year of continuous collections, the…
Both people who own homes and those who don’t flocked to the Union County Sports Center July 25-26 to check out the returning Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina Home & Garden Shows, which featured over 40 venders ready to answer questions and meet new clients. Just about anything one…
A good crowd showed up to the grand opening of the Beasley Knob Native Plant Garden on July 16 following a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service’s Blue Ridge Ranger District, the Georgia Native Plant Society North Georgia Mountains Chapter, the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and the…
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.
