Area law enforcement agencies took to Facebook last week to warn the public of a man impersonating a police officer to pull over motorists, though no suspect had been apprehended by press time. The first warning arrived on Jan.
The Union County Fire Department made a sizeable contribution toward life-saving cancer research last week by presenting a $10,000 check to Union County Relay For Life, the local fundraising affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Relay Chair Wendy Holden and fellow volunteers Sue Upchurch and…
Last week, the Georgia Department of Transportation installed traffic lights at the intersection of Shoe Factory Road and Gainesville Highway, just south of Blairsville city limits. Historically, both north and southbound drivers on Gainesville Highway have continued straight at the intersection…
On Saturday, Jan. 25, Pastor Phillip Kight and about 40 other participants bravely leapt into the icy waters of Lake Nottely at the TVA Boat Ramp Beach in a fundraising campaign for Vertical Church.
Union County Board of Education members and Board Office staff acknowledged student success and vital school partnerships in their first regular meeting of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Former Towns County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Bradburn was arrested last week for allegedly lying to investigators about the December shooting that sent him to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with a bullet hole in his leg. He was reportedly shot around 2 a.m.
Five people signed up for public comment at the Jan. 23 regular meeting of the Union County School Board, including Simon and Naveela Philbeck, who alleged a pattern of discrimination against their daughters and professional retaliation by Superintendent John Hill for reporting it.
Many people are familiar with the indictment process of the Union County Grand Jury, which regularly results in official charges being filed against alleged criminal offenders. And while the Grand Jury spends most of its time hearing evidence to decide whether to formally charge people accused of…
The first meeting of Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins on Jan. 16 drew a standing-room only crowd of more than 200 residents, all of whom were eager to see how county business would be conducted under the first new commissioner in 24 years.
Every day last week, Union County Schools made the difficult decision to cancel on-campus instruction for students, though in-person classes for Friday, Jan. 17, were made optional to provide flexibility to families who felt comfortable dropping their kids off at school.
