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Todd Schuneman, who was unable to attend the June 16 meeting, has replaced Merritt as senior vice commander of American Legion Post #121. American Legion Post 121 Cmdr.

The biggest concern raised at the Union County Board of Education’s public hearings on June 11 and June 18 regarding the Tentative Fiscal Year 2027 Budget was an increase in rates relating to health insurance coverage. “Many of the state agencies are seeing an increase in their healthcare costs,…

The annex building – known to some as the old high school library – has started renovations to accommodate special education offices. The interior painting, walls and windows are complete, leaving only the flooring to be replaced.

Not many people get the chance to reunite with childhood friends after the better part of a century, but members of the Union County High School Class of 1956 did just that in coming together for their 70th Class Reunion on June 6. Class of ’56 graduate Bobby Jackson hosted the event out of his…

For 13 years, Awake America Prayer Meetings have been a staple at Blairsville City Hall. Over that time, the meetings have spread to surrounding cities and even other states while maintaining a constant presence in the heart of Program Coordinator Lydia Long’s community.

When Robert “Bob” Kinnie entered the W.C. Nelson Terminal Building at the Blairsville Municipal Airport on May 21, he did not expect a crowd of people awaiting his arrival – all sporting the same yellow sunglasses he always wears, to boot.

Though the Mountain Education Center’s Class of 2026 was one of the smallest in number, the graduating students were nonetheless worthy of celebration during the MEC Commencement Exercises at the Union County Fine Arts Center on Thursday, May 28. Billed as “The First Choice for A Second Chance,”…

Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins and Farmers Market Manager Dustin “The Rog” Rogers estimate that the opening weekend of the Union County Farmers Market on May 30 saw about 2,000 people come shop for a variety of homegrown produce and handmade crafts. There were plenty of greens to…

Union County High School’s largest graduating class proudly walked across the stage on Friday, May 22, marking the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Due to heavy rainstorms, the event was moved from the usual venue of Mike Colwell Memorial Stadium indoors to the Union County Fine…

Returning a week early this year, the Union County Farmers Market is set to open on Saturday, May 30. The early decision came about because several of the farmers had an excess of early produce last year, according to Commissioner Harold Collins.