Mrs.Hilda Virginia McCaskill age 94 of Pine Ridge Acres Blairsville passed away on Sat.Feb.5,2011 in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended illness.Mrs.McCaskill was born on Jan.17,1917 in Conley Springs,NC.,the daughter of the late Gordon Berry and the late Bessie Griffin Berry.She was...

REEL MEMORIES NO. 167 Ermes Effron Borgnino by William V. Reynolds Ermes Effron Borgnino was born in Hamden, Connecticut of immigrant parents from Italy. His parents separated when he was two years old and he and his mother went to live in Italy for five years. His parents reconciled and the family...

Journal of a Living Lady #391 Nancy White Kelly Charlie, Tori, Micah and Noah are on an early spring break at Disneyworld. By default, and because nobody else volunteered, Buddy and I are the caretakers of their two dogs: Patch and Snickers. It is a full house considering we also have our cat, Sam,...

Bo Jangles is a “drop dead” gorgeous young red tick Walker coonhound. He has beautiful red ticking with a red saddle on white, weighs 50 lbs, and is about a year old. He was found loitering at the Hwy 294 dump in Cherokee Co, NC, and entered LRR on 8/5/10. He has been microchipped, tested...

Schroter Chiropractic Welcomes Massage Therapist Dr. Robert Schroter is pleased to welcome Susan Johnson to his staff at the Schroter Chiropractic Center.  Ms. Johnson has been a licensed therapist for fifteen years, practicing in Illinois until she relocated to Blairsville six months ago. “We...

Pic- Courtney McVune battles for a rebound Tough week as Panthers fall to 3rd in sub-region The Union County Panthers (19-4) suffered two losses last week will enter this week’s Region 8AA Tournament as the #3 seed from 8AA-North. The Panthers needed just one win last week to clinch second and...

Big second-half surge lifts King past YHC YOUNG HARRIS – The Young Harris College women’s basketball team couldn’t slow down King College in the second half as the Mountain Lions fell, 60-40, during Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday at the YHC Basketball Arena. “That was an example of losing...

Young Harris College to Host Ethics Awareness Week YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College will host Ethics Awareness Week, Monday-Friday, Feb. 21-25, sponsored by the Ethics Across the Curriculum program. The conference will feature lectures and presentations by YHC faculty and guest speakers, film...

11 Young Harris College Students Selected for Georgia All College Band and Georgia All College Chorus YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College is pleased to announce that 11 Young Harris College students were selected to perform in the Georgia All College Band and Georgia All College Chorus that...

Towns County Arrest Report February 6, 2011 – February 13, 2011 February 7, 2011 Randy Lee Cape, 52, of Dalonega, GA arrested for probation violation. February 8, 2011 Jack Lee McCreary, 20, of Andrews, NC arrested for failure to appear after giving cash bond; bond revoked. Heather Lynn Hambrick,...