As part of its mission to maintain and enhance Lake Nottely for the benefit of all lake users, the Lake Nottely Improvement Association held its annual fall lake shoreline cleanup on Saturday, October 3rd.  Twenty-five members and a few guests braved the dense fog as they scoured the shoreline for trash. ...

Cultivating a lifetime of reading By Frank Bradley Sentinel Writer Near the end of last month, 22 assorted individuals from Clay, Towns, Union and Fannin counties gathered in the community room of Sharp Memorial Church in Young Harris, Georgia to discuss a novel written by Thornton Wilder almost a...

By Holly A. Berndt, MD Contributing Writer Jim Vandereedt of Blairsville certainly agrees with that statement.  He would even go so far as to say that his life is a miracle. However, if you had spoken with him less than a month ago, he was certainly in a different situation. When Jim and Cindy Vandereedt...

What do Confidence, Ebenezer and Hood have in common? Do you know what the Blairsville Collegiate Institute was? Mr. Alan Denmon and his high school students began an oral history project in 2006, the object of which was to document all of the pre-consolidation community schools that existed in Union...

It is unfortunate but at present many of our neighbors and friends are badly in need of healthcare and are unable to afford it. Many have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or hypertension and lack the ability,  due to their financial position, to see a physician or purchase medications. The Healing...

Medicare Subject of Discussion Concerning Expanded Coverage of Procedure for Seniors On October 5th, a Medical delegation led by Dr. Chris Cates met with the top echelon of Medicare,  in Washington DC at the Agency’s request ,to discuss getting a new less invasive procedure approved for payment by...

New Hope Cemetery Inquiry and Cobb Family History By Ethylene Dyer-Jones Columnist A telephone call led me on a research dig, first about the New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Union County, Georgia and then to the Cobb family who buried at least twelve family members there in marked graves. ...

By Jim Fitzgerald Columnist I really struggle not to be cynical about politics. At one time, not so long ago, I really wanted our politicians to work together for what is best for the country. As I have said before, I think a combination of ideas from both parties gives us the better solution to vexing...

By Claudia Parks rn Columnist “Never put anything but your elbow in your ear,” is what my mother taught me and I’ve also heard many ear doctors swear by this statement.  But you say, “How do I get this earwax (cerumen) out of my ears?  Or out of my children’s ears?” Earwax is a brownish-yellow...

Moving? Keep in touch with your social security benefits By Cindy G. McCubbins Columnist If you’ve recently moved to a new address, chances are some of your former neighbors and friends from the community asked you to be sure to keep in touch. If you receive Social Security benefits, we’d like you...