Union County High School Class of 2025 has two new STARs in Gunnar Ingram and Turner West, who are tied for highest GPA in their class. The seniors received schoolwide STAR Student recognition with an intercom announcement on Jan.
As part of its annual major community give-back, the Blairsville Sorghum Festival Club recently made a sizable donation to the Union County Fire Department that enabled purchases that will ultimately benefit both organizations. Club Member Lisa Kane was uncomfortable sharing the exact dollar amount…
As the dedicated local Financial Crimes Investigator, Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert “Bob” Calamari has held 12 classes on scam awareness and prevention since November 2023.
Little miss Oakleigh Ellamae Payne rang in the new year with her birth as Union General Hospital’s first baby of 2025. She entered the world at 11:56 a.m.
Community recycling volunteer Ronald Gibson may be a humble man, but there’s no denying that he’s accomplished a lot for Union County’s waste disposal and environmental wellbeing over nearly 20 years. In recognition of Gibson’s long-running recycling efforts, now retired County Manager Larry…
Dan Firebaugh is no stranger to the Blairsville Municipal Airport, having led the facility for four years as assistant manager. But Firebaugh is enjoying a new title after being promoted to manager in the September meeting of the Blairsville City Council.
Members of the County DATE Fund Advisory Committee continued to turn tragedy into opportunity in their annual meeting on Dec. 11 at the Union County Courthouse.
Union County Board of Education members opened their December regular meeting with some great news and deserving awards. According to the Pioneer RESA – one of 16 regional education support agencies created by the Georgia legislature decades ago – Union County Schools reached Top 10 in the state…
