Following a lengthy discussion at the Union County Board of Education regular meeting on Thursday, July 23, the board amended its agenda to include a vote to call an election to continue the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Now in its 30th year of continuous collections, the…
Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins debuted the new county meeting venue and time on Thursday, July 16, hosting his monthly business at the Sports Center instead of the courthouse, and at 9:30 a.m. instead of 6 p.m.
Heads up, Union County motorists: next month, the City of Blairsville will begin a major road project that will temporarily disrupt traffic downtown, as Blue Ridge Street is being resurfaced between the square and Earnest Street. The Blue Ridge Street Improvement Project is actually several…
The Union County Board of Education held a called meeting July 14 for the sake of organizing staff positions before the start of the next school year, but the bulk of discussions centered on Guaranteed Maximum Price project proposals and school policy changes. Changes to eight policies were brought…
For the past five years, the Northeast Georgia and Western North Carolina Home & Garden Show has come to the Union County Sports Center. And 2026 will be no different, with the popular showcase event returning this Saturday, July 25, and Sunday, July 26.
The Butternut Creek Arts & Crafts Festival returned to Meeks Park over the weekend, welcoming crowds of people from near and far to celebrate art for art’s sake July 18 & 19. More than 80 crafters, two demonstrators and three nonprofit organizations set up booths along the scenic, eponymous…
Last week, the Tennessee Valley Authority provided the North Georgia News with a minor update to the lake drawdown start schedule to undertake necessary spillway repairs at the neighboring Chatuge Dam. In September 2025, TVA said that work at the spillway would not begin before late 2027, with…
Thanks to regular rain this summer, drought conditions in North Georgia have improved from an extended “extreme drought” classification this spring to a lower level of “severe drought” as of June 24, per the National Integrated Drought Information System. But even though the skies have been opening…
The Union County Alcohol Board met at the Community Center over about four hours on Tuesday, June 23, to review the county’s alcohol ordinance for the first time since 2024. During the meeting, the board came up with several ordinance updates to recommend to Sole Commissioner Harold Collins,…
“It’s duck season,” warned Blairsville Police Chief Michael “Bear” Baxter ahead of the yellow swarm that will soon overtake Butternut Creek at the Union County Farmers Market. This year marks the Eighth Annual Duck Derby, and hopes are high that the community will follow up last year’s outstanding…
