Although Mia Roberts is Woody Gap School’s only graduating senior this year, her title of Valedictorian for the Class of 2025 was hard-won. In fact, Roberts has accomplished much in her high school career and is on track to keep doing more.
Thanks to a grant secured by the Union County Fire Department, 100 new Kidde alarms have been added to the county’s free Smoke Alarm Program. The delivery took place at Fire Station No.
The Union County High School Class of 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian were named on March 19, revealed as Mikala Souther and Turner West, respectively. And after cultivating busy high school careers, the pair look forward to bright futures after walking across the graduation stage on May 23.
HIAWASSEE – Reflecting its change to a new venue this year, the Blairsville Scottish Festival has become the Georgia Mountain Scottish Festival and Highland Games, as clarified by Festival Entertainment Chair Greg Beyer at the weekly meeting of the Mountain Movers and Shakers Friday, March 4. Set…
On March 29, the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club’s annual screening of the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour came to Blairsville for the first time, showcasing a love of the outdoors through masterful visuals and evocative storytelling. Along with GATC, 23 partners set up tables in the…
Local youngsters are learning the dangers of drugs and violence – and, vitally, how to avoid them – through the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program, aka D.A.R.E. Fifth-grade students from Union County Elementary School and Woody Gap marked the completion of this year’s program in a special…
Wade Allen Huffman is now a convicted murderer who will spend the rest of his life behind bars. His crime?
Now that spring has officially sprung, heralding much more time spent outdoors by residents, the Union County Sheriff’s Office wants to ensure that people and families can enjoy the natural beauty of the North Georgia Mountains in peace. To this end, Sheriff Shawn Dyer has a message for those who…
The Union County Sheriff’s Office uses every law enforcement tool available to safeguard the public, demonstrated most recently with four arrests across two cases, one involving a routine traffic stop and the other an active drug investigation. Around 7:30 p.m.
A change in the form of county government from a sole commissioner to a multimember commission board may be in Union County’s future, but there are several steps in that process, and District 8 State Rep. Stan Gunter first wants to gauge people’s appetite for such a change.
