HIAWASSEE – The State of Georgia’s criminal case against Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson was up in the air at press time, with the fate of the sheriff’s indictment from Oct. 27, 2025, awaiting determination by Georgia Superior Court Senior Judge Randy Rich.
In-person early voting began on Monday for the General Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election set for May 19. There are three weeks of in-person early voting running weekdays between now and Friday, May 15.
Thanks to the ongoing drug enforcement efforts at the Union County Sheriff’s Office, local deputies assisted in apprehending an out-of-town drug supplier this month, marking a “substantial disruption to an active drug trafficking network operating in the region.” “On April 17, 2026, a coordinated…
Union County Sheriff Shawn Dyer has gotten a much-needed boost to his ongoing efforts to stop dangerous drivers on the mountains, teaming up with Georgia State Patrol for a recent weekend of dedicated traffic enforcement that netted 238 motorist contacts, plus multiple arrests. Since coming into…
NO BYLINE - River City Youth Art26 Front: River City Bank held its annual Youth Art Show March 2-31. Many Union County students took prompts from their teachers and made them into unique works of art, like Pippa Chatham, pictured here at the April 14 reception celebrating the student artists.
At this time every year, Union County E-911 Dispatch receives special recognition for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, during which time the community shares in the love the dispatchers have developed among themselves as members of a tight-knit public safety family. In 2026, the…
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins held a very special tribute in his April 16 monthly meeting at the courthouse, recognizing the upcoming 100th Birthday of a longtime resident by proclaiming April 25, 2026, as “Marion Durkee Day” in Union County. Durkee attended in person to witness the…
Subheadline: Batting cage facility proposed as new dog park location By Shawn Jarrard Upwards of a hundred people attended the Union County Commission Meeting on Thursday, April 16, mostly to hear about Sole Commissioner Harold Collins’ plans that continue to develop regarding the Union County…
In-person early voting begins next week for the General Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election set for May 19. There will be three weeks of in-person early voting running weekdays between Monday, April 27, and Friday, May 15.
The Union County GOP hosted a School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, April 14, which lasted about two hours and turned contentious at times inside the Haralson Memorial Civic Center. Three of the four Republican candidates for the only contested seat on the Union County Board of Education…
