Last week, the Georgia Department of Transportation installed traffic lights at the intersection of Shoe Factory Road and Gainesville Highway, just south of Blairsville city limits. Historically, both north and southbound drivers on Gainesville Highway have continued straight at the intersection…
The Union County Fire Department made a sizeable contribution toward life-saving cancer research last week by presenting a $10,000 check to Union County Relay For Life, the local fundraising affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Relay Chair Wendy Holden and fellow volunteers Sue Upchurch and…
Area law enforcement agencies took to Facebook last week to warn the public of a man impersonating a police officer to pull over motorists, though no suspect had been apprehended by press time. The first warning arrived on Jan.
Progress continues to widen Georgia 515/US 76 between Blairsville and Young Harris to four lanes, with the last of three construction phases having been awarded last week by the Georgia Department of Transportation. Construction company AIS Infrastructure announced Jan.
The late Allyson McGraw was defined by a love that transcended family and friends to permeate deeply into her community, as was made loud and clear during her Celebration of Life Ceremony at the Old Union County Courthouse on Jan. 25.
Five people signed up for public comment at the Jan. 23 regular meeting of the Union County School Board, including Simon and Naveela Philbeck, who alleged a pattern of discrimination against their daughters and professional retaliation by Superintendent John Hill for reporting it.
Former Towns County Sheriff’s Deputy Austin Bradburn was arrested last week for allegedly lying to investigators about the December shooting that sent him to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville with a bullet hole in his leg. He was reportedly shot around 2 a.m.
Union County Board of Education members and Board Office staff acknowledged student success and vital school partnerships in their first regular meeting of 2025 on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Union County High School Class of 2025 has two new STARs in Gunnar Ingram and Turner West, who are tied for highest GPA in their class. The seniors received schoolwide STAR Student recognition with an intercom announcement on Jan.
To read is to travel different worlds and times, and one Union County woman has added her name to the roster of local fiction authors creating worlds for others. Casey Robinson recently published her first book, “Legacy Rising,” and she promises more to come.
