To the Editor: Well here we go again – I’ve only read two of Jim Fitzgerald’s “Leaning Left” and the thoughts of a year of this, truly makes me ill.  The folks that do not know about Terry Schiavo will learn, if they investigate, and they may wonder about you Mr. Fitzgerald,...

Towns County Deputy Sheriff Mark Marshall received another award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for his efforts at curbing impaired driving in Towns County. He had the most arrests and convictions for DUI’s during the last quarter. This is the fifth such award Deputy Marshall has received. The...

By William V. Reynolds Columnist Occasionally a film comes along that does justice to the book which is the source. Unfortunately, a film cannot tell the story in the same manner as the book. Such a film would be an epic of such proportions that the public would not sit still for it. It’s impossible...

By Jim Fitzgerald Columnist Do you remember Terry Schiavo?  Terry was the comatose woman in Florida whose husband decided to remove life support systems and allow her to die. Republicans called Congress back into session and tried to pass legislation giving government the power to make that decision,...

Mr. Norman A. Simonton,88, resident of  Stonehenge Assisted Living in Blairsville, formerly of  
Tucker, Ga. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.  Mr. Simonton was born on June 4,  
1921 in Heard County, Ga., the son of the late Carl A. and Nola Yates Simonton.   He was preceded...

Mr.Eugene Ricky Rollins age 73 of Crescent Rd.Blairsville passed away on Thursday August 6,2009 at his home following a brief illness.Mr.Rollins was born on April 2,1936 in Cherokee County,GA.,the son of the late William and Nora Mae Adams Rollins.Eugene was a very good carpenter and enjoyed working...

Jackie Lynn Kelley Odom, age 44, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Jackie Lynn was born in Union County, Georgia on Saturday, July 31, 1965. . She was active in Relay for Life, and enjoyed long days at the beach, hunting and fishing...

Gwendolyn Naomi Nutt, age 45, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Gwen was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 3, 1964, and had lived in Blairsville for most of her life. She attended Youngstown Baptist Church and was a caregiver. Her husband, the late Edward...

Mrs. Rosie Idell Nix, age 89, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Mrs. Nix was born in Union County, Georgia, on May 19, 1920, a daughter of the late Seth Lonnie Nelson and Tempia Louise Collins Nelson....

Mrs. Opal Faye Hamby, age 76, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Friday, August 14, 2009 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Mrs Hamby was born April 24, 1933 in Union County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Leonard and Mattie Mae Shook Howell. She was a native and long time resident of Union...