From successful grant notifications to donations to the Fire Department and preparing for major winter weather, Union County Sheriff Shawn Dyer has kept busy seemingly every minute of the roughly two weeks he has been in his new role leading the Sheriff’s Office. Of course, there’s the law…
Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marc Pilote is now a fully certified Firearms Instructor, having just completed a specialized training program administered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center that is housed within the U.S.
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the January Term 2025 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met last week:
The Blairsville City Council and Mayor Jim Conley took care of some annual housekeeping business in their first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest on Thursday, Jan.
The winter storm that moved through the region Friday, Jan. 10, ended up being a best-case scenario for residents, dropping just 2 to 3 inches of snow while causing minimal power outages, downed trees and wrecks in Union County.
Freshly minted Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins’ first official day in his new office was Thursday, Jan. 2, following local government closure for the New Year’s holiday.
Heads up, cross-county commuters – on Thursday, Jan. 9, the traffic pattern on Georgia 515 will be changing between Trackrock Gap Road in Union County and Old Union Church Road in Towns County to accommodate ongoing reconstruction of the highway.
Union County Firefighters fought their first structure fire of 2025 on Friday, Jan. 3, and thankfully, no one was injured in the blaze.
HIAWASSEE – Hawks Harbor Condos on US 76 was the site of the county’s first structure fire of 2025, and Towns County Fire & Rescue responded quickly to knock down the flames. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire.
