HIAWASSEE – Fun at the fair is underway as the annual Georgia Mountain Fair returns to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds for a week of rides, live music, crafts, food and family entertainment. Now celebrating 76 years at the fairgrounds, this year’s fair carries a patriotic theme of red, white and…
Power Lunch by the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce returned on Friday, Aug. 14, welcoming special guest speaker Fox 5 Meteorologist Alex Forbes, who primarily talked about what would have happened had the brunt of Hurricane Helene’s wrath struck Blairsville.
The Union County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy continued with its second of five sessions on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Union County Schools Training Room.
Around lunchtime Monday, the Union County Sheriff's Office reported that Union County E-911 Dispatch received a phone call at 10:06 a.m. about a person with a single gunshot wound at the Union County VA Clinic.
The inaugural class of the Union County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy convened on Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Union County Schools Training Room off Stadium Drive, welcoming 42 community members for the start of a five-week journey to get to know the Sheriff’s Office.
News Special On Monday, Aug. 3, the Georgia Highlands Nurse Honor Guard held its inaugural membership kickoff meeting at First United Methodist Church of Union County, marking the beginning of a new chapter dedicated to honoring nurses at the end of life.
The Union County Short-Term Rental Board used its work session meeting on Monday, July 27, to review the county’s short-term rental ordinance and discuss several proposed revisions aimed at improving fire safety and eliminating a potential conflict of interest on the board. According to Short-Term…
Day one of the 2026-2027 school year in Union County ended with a bang when a thunderstorm delayed dismissal on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
News Special This fall semester, the Union County Christian Learning Center will offer a Bible class to Union County High School students grades 9-12 for elective credit toward local graduation requirements.
The Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center opened its gates to the public on Wednesday, July 22, for its biennial Field Day, giving attendees a chance to learn about the agricultural research taking place there directly from the scientists conducting it. The program lasted from 8 a.m.
