Greetings! The staff of the Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend our Christmas Open House Please join us on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. for refreshments and holiday cheer. We like to take time out each Christmas season to thank everyone that helped...

For the third consecutive year, United Community Bank’s Sharon Arnold visited the Senior Center and served each resident a delicious Thanksgiving cake with ice cream. As Sharon served the seniors cake and ice cream, they thanked her for all that United Community Bank has done for the Senior Center...

Alice Blanton, who many know as the office administrator at One Dozen Who Care, Inc., as a tireless community organizer, and as a neighbor to anyone in need, can now add to her titles, Author. Ms. Blanton has just released her first, self-published novel, Tell Me No Lies and will have a book signing...

United Community Bank is proud to support the needs of the Union County Food Bank. Pictured here are United’s Sharon Arnold and Helen Teboe presenting a check to Bill Frala, Assistant Coordinator of the ninth district Opportunity Inc. The donation will benefit several needy families during this holiday...

Sunday November 29th, Dr. Sheri Rosenthal will be the guest speaker.  As a teacher of Don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements, she is devoted to combining in a practical way, the wonderful esoteric teachings from Toltec traditions. Using her unique background she transforms these teachings into clear...

Christmas Traditions Reflect Our Heritage - The Christmas Tree By Ethelene Dyer-Jones Columnist Here in the mountains of North Georgia our ancestors hail from many countries. Since we become a part of what we have known from previous generations, our Christmas traditions are a rich fabric of many...

To the Editor: At this time of year and during this tumultuous time in our Nation many turn to their religious foundations for consolation and comfort.  But many don’t. Our spiritual foundations are being shaken to their very roots by the evil of Political Correctness and the ACLU and whom do we...

Message for Big, Strong Men To the Editor: Can you gulp a 12 oz Bud Light and toss the empty aluminum can 50 feet over the road bank from a moving pickup?  If so, read on.  I am one of those people who believe there are better places to deposit trash than along the side of the road.  You may see...

By Jim Fitzgerald Columnist In 1961, Joseph Heller published Catch 22, a novel that hilariously pointed out the paradoxes in rules, regulations, and procedures, that is, circular logic.  In a gross simplification of the theme, the main character was a bomber pilot in WWII who wanted to be declared...

By Claudia Parks rn Columnist A few months ago I wrote a column and mentioned Jimmy Carter’s book, The Virtues of Aging, and youthful aging ended up being my subject matter.  I appreciated all the emails and telephone calls and the request for more on this subject—so here is a little more!  ...