January Term 2025 Grand Jury Indictments, continued
NO BYLINE The following individuals were indicted during the January Term 2025 of the Union County Grand Jury, which met again this month:
UCES begins new chapter with community
After 17 months of building and preparation, the big day finally arrived on Thursday, April 24, as the new Union County Elementary School held its official ribbon cutting, opening its doors to the community for a look inside before the facility goes into use this fall on Beasley Circle. Though the…
National Day of Prayer event on Thursday, May 1
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Special Olympics bring communities together in joy
HIAWASSEE – Many talented individuals from Towns County, Union County and this year Tate Academy of Blairsville participated in the annual cross-county Special Olympic Games on Thursday, April 17. Athletes of all ages competed in track and field events, including wheelchair races, amid beautiful…
Suspected drug dealer arrested after traffic stop
Around midnight on Saturday, April 12, the Georgia State Patrol pulled over a Fannin County driver at the Circle K convenience store on Cleveland Street in Blairsville. It just so happened that the man behind the wheel, David Franklin Morgan, was also the subject of an extensive drug investigation…
State lawmakers share Gold Dome highlights
After spending 40 days setting political priorities and haggling over the particulars, Georgia General Assembly lawmakers ended the first leg of their 2025-2026 Legislative Session on Friday, April 4. As usual, the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce invited the state legislators…
New 911 Center to be built for $3.8 million
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins hosted his regular monthly meeting on April 17, with a marked decline in public attendance. Only a couple dozen community members showed up to the large Jury Assembly Room of the Union County Courthouse last Thursday, a stark contrast from the…
Sons of the Pioneers set to return in September
Legendary Western music stars Sons of the Pioneers will return to Blairsville in 2025 for the fourth year running, and while the experience promises to herald the same excitement as past concerts, there are a few key differences when it comes to the organization of the event. Since the Sons first…
History comes alive with Patriots’ Day observance
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Dispatchers receive love in appreciation gathering
When a call is placed to 911, the voices that answer are guiding lights in more ways than one. In people’s darkest times, these voices organize for help to arrive and shine hope for those desperate to receive that aid.