Mother Nature delivered over the weekend, dropping about 5 inches of pretty, fluffy snow across the region, with greater amounts in the higher elevations. Snow began overnight Friday and fell into late Saturday afternoon, transforming Union County into a winter wonderland.
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins approved a pair of large capital project expenses in his January regular meeting, including a contract award notice for $475,000 to replace the aging roof on the Union County Courthouse. Nine bids came back on the project – none of them local to Union…
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, a deputy with the Union County Sheriff's Office pulled over a white Ford Focus after a random license plate check revealed the vehicle had no insurance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Come November, Union County residents will know if their sole commissioner form of local government will be changing to a five-member commission board. District 8 State Rep.
February 2026 is the 62nd anniversary of American Heart Month, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to urge people “to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution.” Since that first Heart Month…
HIAWASSEE – Suspended Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson has waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty to the seven criminal charges he is facing, per court paperwork. His attorneys filed the paperwork with the Towns County Superior Court on Wednesday, Jan.
If predicting the weather were an exact science, grocery and appliance stores around the area would have lost a lot of sales over the weekend, as Union County experienced a best-case scenario for the major ice storm forecast. The National Weather Service had predicted upward of half an inch of ice…
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the January Term 2026 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met last week: Alfredo Cailao Ginaga, two counts obstruction of an officer. Travis Ray Cantrell, possession of methamphetamine.
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins announced last week that he was paid too much his first year in office, noting that he has corrected the issue for Fiscal Year 2026 and beyond. The correction lowers his salary by close to $18,000 versus 2025.
The corridor of Georgia 515 between Blairsville and Young Harris has seen big changes over the last year, with dramatic alterations to the roadside topography as the highway reconstruction project takes shape. And Georgia Department of Transportation District 1 Communications Officer Nathan…
