The biggest concern raised at the Union County Board of Education’s public hearings on June 11 and June 18 regarding the Tentative Fiscal Year 2027 Budget was an increase in rates relating to health insurance coverage. “Many of the state agencies are seeing an increase in their healthcare costs,…
Todd Schuneman, who was unable to attend the June 16 meeting, has replaced Merritt as senior vice commander of American Legion Post #121. American Legion Post 121 Cmdr.
A Blairsville man lost his life last week in a drowning accident on the North Carolina side of Lake Chatuge. Michael Pickelsimer was 41 years old.
On Thursday, June 11, the Union County Commissioner’s Office welcomed more than 400 people to the Multipurpose Gym at the Sports Center for a public hearing on revisions to the local ordinance regarding “data centers.” It was the largest county meeting anyone could remember and lasted about 2.5…
No Byline Nani’s Restaurant felt an outpouring of love during its customer appreciation event on Wednesday, June 10. The occasion also served as a chance to say goodbye after 19 years of service in Blairsville.
Blairsville city officials reviewed the results of a community housing survey during the City Council’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 9, finding that residents are facing limited housing options as home prices, rental costs and demand rise. The survey, which received approximately 400…
An estimated 150 to 200 visitors gathered at Union County Fire Station No. 3 from 11 a.m.
Not many people get the chance to reunite with childhood friends after the better part of a century, but members of the Union County High School Class of 1956 did just that in coming together for their 70th Class Reunion on June 6. Class of ’56 graduate Bobby Jackson hosted the event out of his…
The U.S. Forest Service, in partnership with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, has completed a reroute of the Byron Herbert Reece Trail, so named years ago for the beloved poet, farmer and native son of Union County.
Several state races and one federal contest failed to produce majority vote winners in the May 19 General Primary Elections and will therefore be heading to Primary Runoff Elections set for next Tuesday, June 16, with a short early voting period this week that ends on Friday. All in-person early…
