Coosa Water Authority would like its roughly 2,000 customers to know that they have not actually been exposed to dangerous levels of fluoride in their drinking water. This month, Coosa Water mailed a “Fluoride MCL Violation” notice to customers along with its 2024 Water Quality Report.
Union County students are invited to take part in what has become a local “Back to School” tradition – receiving a free pair of new, name-brand shoes donated for them by generous individuals and businesses in the community. Just in time for classes to start, children in need of new shoes can simply…
After more than 15 years of continuous operation, the Union County Food Pantry is closing. Donations are no longer being accepted, and the last day for residents to utilize the pantry is Aug.
An article in the July 23, 2025, edition of the North Georgia News noted that the newspaper did not find mention of a “severance package” for former Union County Development Authority Executive Director Mitch Griggs in the minutes of the April 28, 2023, Development Authority Board meeting. However,…
NO BYLINE - UCB Kids Day25 Front: United Community welcomed children to its annual Kids Day event on Friday, July 25, featuring many fun activities and free Kona Ice snow cones that came in particularly handy that hot summer day.
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LINCOLNTON, N.C. – On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested a Georgia man for his involvement in the death of Candice Aufrecht, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Beam.
HIAWASSEE – A family vacation ended in tragedy last week when a 5-year-old boy drowned at a rental property on Lake Chatuge. At approximately 12:30 p.m.
Blairsville native Mollie Berry achieved an incredible feat this summer, graduating from Dartmouth College – one of only eight Ivy League schools in the nation – during a morning ceremony on Sunday, June 15, in the Appalachian foothills of Hanover, New Hampshire. In so doing, Berry has made her…
A $4.4 million budget amendment, a settlement agreement with the former Union County Development Authority director, doubled funding for the Senior Center, and a celebration of youth athletes highlighted the July 17 regular meeting of Sole Commissioner Harold Collins. To kick off meeting business,…
