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Memorial Day weekend events to honor the fallen

The Blairsville Veterans Commanders Group will honor those who lost their lives while serving in the United States military by hosting the annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Saturday, May 23, in Downtown Blairsville. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Local families honored for restoring grist mill

The Union County Commissioner’s Office hosted a plaque dedication ceremony at Meeks Park on Thursday, May 14, to honor several local families whose donated labor and materials helped get the wheel of the park’s historic grist mill turning again. Randy and Chris Hampton of Hampton Well Drilling…

Seven UCHS seniors commit to military service

Union County High School recognized seven graduating seniors during its 10th Annual Military Signing Day on Wednesday, May 6. Students Zoe Garner, Ava Lloyd, Joseph Teague, Trinity James Bullock, Isaiah Lundua-Figueroa, Angelo King-Rallo and Tyler Parker have committed to serving in the United…

Vogel State Park honors the legacy of CCC workers

Vogel State Park welcomed around 25 visitors to the John B. Derden Civilian Conservation Corps Museum on Saturday, May 9, for its annual Civilian Conservation Corps History Day, an event that honors the young men who built the park during the Great Depression.

Johnny Thomas of Blairsville was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 2. Photo by Daysha Pandolph

Thomas inducted into GA Racing Hall of Fame

DAWSONVILLE – Local race car driver Johnny Thomas received the “greatest honor of his career” when he was inducted into the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 2, alongside four other drivers: Mike Helton, Fulmer Lance, Ethel Flock Mobley and Bob Morris.

All Union County schoolchildren are eligible to register with the annual Backpack 2 School Bash to pick out a backpack and fill it with school supplies. Photo by Daysha Pandolph

Backpack 2 School Bash benefits 525 local children

With the first day of school right around the corner, families gathered at First United Methodist Church of Union County on Saturday, Aug. 2, for the 10th Annual Backpack 2 School Bash, where children picked out free backpacks to stuff with school supplies.

The Laser Light Show is returning to the Fairgrounds this weekend, to feature a full day of family-friendly activities before the sky lights up after dark. Photo by Lowell Nicholson/2024

Laser Light Show returns to Fairgrounds on Saturday

HIAWASSEE – This Saturday night, July 26, the sky above the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds will illuminate for the second year in a row with radiant beams of neon light dancing among the constellations. The Fairgrounds Laser Light Show debuted last summer through the efforts of Towns County Sole…

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