The Union County Historical Society’s Annual Mountain Heritage Festival had a whole host of features to enjoy over Labor Day Weekend. 2026 marked an intentional return to the two-day festival’s focus on history and cultural education – clearly a hit among guests downtown.
The trails of Meeks Park will be filled Sept. 12 with runners, walkers and plenty of Scout spirit as Scouting America Troop 101 Blairsville prepares to host its Second Annual Run to Eagle 5K.
Applause and expressions of gratitude greeted the Union County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Sept. 3, as the five-week Citizens Academy came to a close inside the Jury Assembly Room of the Union County Courthouse.
Union County Sheriff Shawn Dyer always welcomes community input, so when a participant in the Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy asked him last month about creating an autism awareness campaign to benefit residents and first responders alike, he thought, “That’s a good idea.” Based on that idea,…
Having concluded its inaugural Citizens Academy last week, the Union County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to live up to its commitment to educating the public. Toward the same end, UCSO hosted another Scam & Fraud Awareness Class, too, at the Community Center on Aug.
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…
SUCHES – About 20 people attended the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Town Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Suches Community Center.
For the past 10 years, when time has mattered most for patients in the North Georgia Mountains, AirLife Georgia has helped close the distance between an emergency and lifesaving care with its Blairsville-based helicopter ambulance service. AirLife Georgia commemorated its 10th anniversary here on…
HIAWASSEE – A Special Election for the Office of Towns County Sheriff will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to fill the unexpired term of former sheriff Ken Henderson, with qualifying for sheriff candidates set to run Tuesday, Sept.
The Blue Ridge Street Improvement Project is officially underway, though downtown traffic impacts from construction are likely a month out, according to information made available at a preconstruction meeting on Aug. 20.
