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Marine Corps League Unicoi Det. 783 YOUNG HARRIS – While the Iwo Jima survivors of Towns and Union counties are no longer with us, they are not forgotten.

Blairsville has joined six other cities in being designated as one of Georgia’s newest Rural Zones, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Now in his second year in office, Union County Sheriff Shawn Dyer is excited to look back on a 2025 filled with success while offering a roadmap for the year ahead at the Sheriff’s Office. In recognition of excellence, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety named the Union County Sheriff’s Office…

Mother Nature delivered over the weekend, dropping about 5 inches of pretty, fluffy snow across the region, with greater amounts in the higher elevations. Snow began overnight Friday and fell into late Saturday afternoon, transforming Union County into a winter wonderland.

Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins approved a pair of large capital project expenses in his January regular meeting, including a contract award notice for $475,000 to replace the aging roof on the Union County Courthouse. Nine bids came back on the project – none of them local to Union…

On Wednesday, Jan. 28, a deputy with the Union County Sheriff's Office pulled over a white Ford Focus after a random license plate check revealed the vehicle had no insurance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

An impaired Blairsville driver proved difficult to stop last week, but the combined efforts of the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Blairsville Police Department resulted in an arrest with no injuries to the public, the driver, deputies or police officers. Shortly before lunchtime on…

Come November, Union County residents will know if their sole commissioner form of local government will be changing to a five-member commission board. District 8 State Rep.

February 2026 is the 62nd anniversary of American Heart Month, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to urge people “to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution.” Since that first Heart Month…

HIAWASSEE – Suspended Towns County Sheriff Ken Henderson has waived arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty to the seven criminal charges he is facing, per court paperwork. His attorneys filed the paperwork with the Towns County Superior Court on Wednesday, Jan.