NO BYLINE - UCB Blairsville Easter26 Front: United Community Bank of Blairsville wished the community “Happy Easter!” on Friday, April 3. For especially small young ones like Nora Cobb, the whole family, including parents Macy and Tucker, got involved in the memory making.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office is always looking for opportunities to make the community safer, and one of the most effective ways to do that is traffic enforcement. Speeding and distracted driving have more in common than simply being against the law; both also maim and kill, and Sheriff Shawn…
On Wednesday, April 1, Union General Hospital welcomed the public to an Open House showcasing its new and renovated Operating Room Suites. The occasion was one of true celebration, complete with heartfelt comments by grateful Surgical Team members and Health System leadership, community tours of…
Since making the PEACH Education Tax Credit available to the public last August, the Union County College & Career Academy has already experienced tremendous success, collecting roughly half of its two-year participation cap in the program’s first few months. That’s because individuals and…
In line with its motto, “Our Family Protecting Your Family,” the Union County Fire Department hosted a family affair with its Fire Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 21, at First United Methodist Church, wherein volunteers and career firefighters alike celebrated their own. It was the first awards…
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins worked from a packed agenda in his monthly meeting March 24, tackling a host of business items ranging from annual Senior Center funding to Community Center changes amid discussions about dog parks and data centers. But he started things off by…
HIAWASSEE – With the largest collection of rhododendrons and native azaleas in the Southeastern United States, the beautiful Hamilton Gardens on the shores of Lake Chatuge are often referred to as the “Jewel of the Mountains.” But even jewels need polishing, which is why Gardens Curator Catherine…
The search is far from over for Gainesville native and Dallas, Texas-based attorney and professor Charles Hosch, who disappeared Nov. 11 while on a day hike of the Appalachian Trail on Blood Mountain.
Amy Henson has withdrawn her candidacy from the Republican Primary race for Union County Board of Education District 4, making School Board District 2 the only contested county-level election. Henson qualified the week of March 2 alongside Jonathan “Jon” Cook for the seat currently held by Board…
Young Harris College Communications YOUNG HARRIS – Towns County native Laura Mauldin, a sophomore triple major at Young Harris College, has been selected as one of two students in Georgia by the Georgia Rotary Student Program for a scholarship offered by the Rotarians of Oslo, Norway, for the 2026…
