July Term 2025 Grand Jury Indictments
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the July Term 2025 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met last week:
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Sheriff’s Office arrests two residents for selling meth
The Union County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division busted two individuals last week for selling meth. The arrests came after a roughly three-month investigation that stemmed from other local drug investigations.
Cancer Society volunteers host survivors’ luncheon
On Saturday, June 28, the Union County Unit of the American Cancer Society hosted a cancer survivors’ luncheon at First United Methodist Church, with a theme to “celebrate, remember and fight back.” “We are going to try to do this every year as long as we can,” said local Board Member Wendy Holden…
Nottely Boat Parade enjoys another fun, patriotic outing
NO BYLINE - Nottely Boat Parade25 Front: For more than 30 years, the Nottely Marina Boat Parade has remained a local Independence Day staple, and this year, the “Battle of the Donuts” picked up the First-Place trophy July 5. A floating battle of pastry preference, the boat pitted Krispy Kreme and…
Blairsville resident violates probation in drive-thru gun case
The Blairsville man arrested in November 2022 for threatening two teens with a handgun in the McDonald’s drive-thru is back behind bars after violating the terms of his probation prohibiting contact with the victims and their families, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. In February…
July 4th boat explosion sends seven to hospital
Tragedy struck a local family on the Fourth of July when a boat exploded on Lake Nottely, injuring seven people aboard. Thankfully, no one was killed, but two of the seven injured individuals received major burns, including a juvenile teenager.
Vote early this week for the Special Primary Runoff
Early in-person voting began Monday for the statewide Special Primary Runoff Election to decide the Democratic nominee for Public Service Commission District 3. As this is a runoff, the early-voting window is one week only, so registered voters have between now and Friday to cast ballots early…
Slain officer remembered as public servant, family man
The line-of-duty death of Detention Officer Francisco Flattes of the Cherokee County, North Carolina, Sheriff’s Office saddened the region last week after an inmate gunned him down to escape custody. Flattes, of Hayesville, North Carolina, ended his watch on Monday, June 30, at the age of 56.