The 26th Annual Butternut Creek Art Festival took place July 19-20 at Meeks Park, continuing a legacy that has now spanned nearly three decades of juried festivals. There’s always a little bit of something for everyone, whether one’s interests lie in jewelry, woodworking or even cooking.
A $4.4 million budget amendment, a settlement agreement with the former Union County Development Authority director, doubled funding for the Senior Center, and a celebration of youth athletes highlighted the July 17 regular meeting of Sole Commissioner Harold Collins. To kick off meeting business,…
Blairsville native Mollie Berry achieved an incredible feat this summer, graduating from Dartmouth College – one of only eight Ivy League schools in the nation – during a morning ceremony on Sunday, June 15, in the Appalachian foothills of Hanover, New Hampshire. In so doing, Berry has made her…
HIAWASSEE – A family vacation ended in tragedy last week when a 5-year-old boy drowned at a rental property on Lake Chatuge. At approximately 12:30 p.m.
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested a Georgia man for his involvement in the death of Candice Aufrecht, according to Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Beam.
The Walmart parking lot filled with diligent parents from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, as 10 Child Passenger Safety Technician students conducted free car seat inspections as the final step in their national certification process.
After her dog was bitten by a venomous snake, Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center Community Council Member Patricia Smith felt a responsibility to prepare her community for similar encounters. So, on Friday, July 11, she welcomed Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife…
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…
Once again, United Community Bank has devoted the entire month of July to its annual Stuff the Bus campaign to benefit local schoolchildren. Now through July 31, residents can bring school supply donations to the main bank branch in Blairsville at 177 Hwy 515 East, in front of Ingles – just look…
According to Expo Management Inc. President Bill Anderson, guests come from all over the Southeast to attend the popular Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina Home & Garden Shows.
