This is the second annual Lions Club Appreciation Week; not just for Lions Clubs, but also a special time set aside to take some moments each day to be grateful for good friends, neighbors, family, great leaders in our towns, county, state and our great United States of America! Conceived by Lion Jack...

New Walmart provides 250 jobs A new Walmart opens this month in Blairsville, bringing more than 250 new jobs, savings for local shoppers and an increase in tax revenue to support the area’s economy. Nonprofit organizations will also benefit from the retailer’s ongoing charitable contributions and...

Shopping for school supplies was a little easier for three lucky students thanks to United Community Bank. United raffled three school supply baskets at Ingles, each containing pens, pencils, pens, highlighters, a mouse pad, some binders and even an alarm clock so the lucky students will not be late...

Doug Grammer of Walker county, newly elected Ninth District GOP Chairman, made several appointments and formed new committees that are announced today. Rebecca Yarbrough of White County was appointed Mountain Regional Director.  The Mountain Region includes, Union, White, Lumpkin and Dawson counties. ...

Tucker Belton, a rising sophomore at Union County High School, spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Blairsville, about his experience this summer with the People to People Ambassador Program. A group of 40 youngsters and their leaders departed from Atlanta and flew to London, England. After touring London and...

Mark your calendars for Kids’ Fair 2009 set for September 26th at Konhetta Park from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Last years Kids’ Fair drew over 1000 area families and children, and proved to be our biggest fair yet. One of our greatest attractions is our giant inflatable rides. Family Resources will be fortunate...

North Georgia Home School Band has opened registration for the 2009-2010 year!!  NGHSB is a Christain music ministry committed to offering home schooled students and their families the opportunity to take thirty weekly instructions. (Parents can join, too!) To honor God with the talents He has blessed...

Women Build Steering Committee Members from left to right: Allison McGraw, Angela Cadieu, Elizabeth Lashley, Denise Ashworth and Bobbi Tower Towns/Union Habitat for Humanity Women Build recently broke ground for the first Women Build house.    “Women Build” is a special program of HFH in which...

(Left to right) Vice Chairmen Sherry Busteed and Rodney McCombs; Chairman Susie Rose; Vice Chairmen Tim Deaver and Melissa Beal. (Not Pictured) Vice Chairman Mitch Griggs. Melissa Beal, Sherry Busteed, Tim Deaver, Mitch Griggs and Rodney McCombs have agreed to served as Vice Chairmen of the “Nurture...

On Saturday, August 22, 2009, there will be a celebration to mark the one year anniversary of the opening of The Glenda Gooch House located at 324 Walling Road. This hospitality house is located on the campus of Union General Hospital, serving our tri-state area. Since the opening, we have had 60 guests...