Many people are familiar with the indictment process of the Union County Grand Jury, which regularly results in official charges being filed against alleged criminal offenders. And while the Grand Jury spends most of its time hearing evidence to decide whether to formally charge people accused of…
Every day last week, Union County Schools made the difficult decision to cancel on-campus instruction for students, though in-person classes for Friday, Jan. 17, were made optional to provide flexibility to families who felt comfortable dropping their kids off at school.
The first meeting of Union County Sole Commissioner Harold Collins on Jan. 16 drew a standing-room only crowd of more than 200 residents, all of whom were eager to see how county business would be conducted under the first new commissioner in 24 years.
As the dedicated local Financial Crimes Investigator, Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert “Bob” Calamari has held 12 classes on scam awareness and prevention since November 2023.
As part of its annual major community give-back, the Blairsville Sorghum Festival Club recently made a sizable donation to the Union County Fire Department that enabled purchases that will ultimately benefit both organizations. Club Member Lisa Kane was uncomfortable sharing the exact dollar amount…
Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marc Pilote is now a fully certified Firearms Instructor, having just completed a specialized training program administered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center that is housed within the U.S.
From successful grant notifications to donations to the Fire Department and preparing for major winter weather, Union County Sheriff Shawn Dyer has kept busy seemingly every minute of the roughly two weeks he has been in his new role leading the Sheriff’s Office. Of course, there’s the law…
The winter storm that moved through the region Friday, Jan. 10, ended up being a best-case scenario for residents, dropping just 2 to 3 inches of snow while causing minimal power outages, downed trees and wrecks in Union County.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest on Thursday, Jan.
The Blairsville City Council and Mayor Jim Conley took care of some annual housekeeping business in their first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
