Towns County Students Participate in Georgia National Fair Towns Co. Middle and High School students participated in the Youth Art Competition and Exhibition at the Georgia National Fair held in Perry, Georgia in October, 2009.  Students in the 7th grade through 12th grade in public and private schools...

n Pic. L to R  Commissioner Bill Kendall, Fire Chief Mitch Floyd, Assistant Chief Harold Copeland , Firefighter James Coward , Firefighter Cory Ledford.

Jacky Jones Chevrolet donated a bicycle for TCES perfect attendance. Congratulations to Breanne Whitlock for winning the bicycle on 1st Semester Honors Day on January 13th, 2010.  Thank you to Jacky Jones for supporting student attendance in our school.

The Art and Assemblies Committee and the Math/Science Division of Young Harris College are honored to present “An Evening Lecture with Jane Goodall” on February 18 at 7:00 pm in Glenn Auditorium.  Tickets are available to the general public at $10.00 each and are on sale now at www.yhc.edu/tickets....

Georgia’s current property tax system places unnecessary financial burdens on families and individuals who are already struggling to survive in this grim economy. The months of public outcry and countless headlines in papers across the state make it clear that maintaining the system’s status quo...

The Union County Republican Party will be holding its first Annual Ronald Reagan Day Dinner on March 13, 2010 to honor our fortieth President from 6 to 8 at the Union County Civic Center; 165 Wellborn Street, Blairsville, GA 30512.  Radio host and television commentator Martha Zoller will be the featured...

In the past year, you’ve heard numerous suggestions from public and private entities, big and small business, elected officials and private citizens of how to turn this economy around. Economic development and jobs are the only way to get this done. The bottom line is that talking will not get us very...

O’Reilly Auto Parts, a leading national merchant in the auto parts business, has just become a Corporate Sponsor of the Blairsville Cruisers. We are excited with our new partnership and are looking forward to a wonderful relationship with O’Reilly’s.  Shown in picture is Rick Tanner,...

Union County Public Library and the rest of the Mountain Regional Library System offered patrons the chance of clearing overdue fines during the month of January with “Food For Older Fines & Fines Free January”.  For the entire month of January 2010 patrons could return their library...

By Ethelene Dyer-Jones Columnist By Ethelene Dyer-Jones Columnist Reece Family in Union County, Georgia (Part 4): The Family of Byron Herbert Reece, Poet and Novelist By brief recapitulation from last week’s column, and continuing the saga of the Reece family in Union County, let me review by listing...