Mountain Fling to perform at the Folk School July 1 Mountain Fling will perform old time mountain music in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. on Friday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be held in the Festival Barn, but those attending are urged to park near Keith...

Journal of a Living Lady #400 Nancy White Kelly Finally, after filing for an extension, our taxes are done and in the mail. Keeping records for a coin business is tedious. Uncle Sam wants to know how you acquired each numismatic item, when it was bought, what you paid for it and, if sold, how much it...

REEL MEMORIES NO. 186 Tristram Coffin by William V. Reynolds Tristram Coffin (nickname Tris ) may be the only actor in live television history that resurrected himself. In 1954, he committed a blooper on the CBS show Climax! The show was done on live television and Coffin, who was supposed to be a corpse,...

Verda Eller Adams-94 ( April 22, 1917- June 24, 2011) of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Friday, June 24, 2011 in Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born to the late Barnett and Ollie (Nicholson) Eller on April 22, 1917, in Hayesville, NC. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church for many years. Funeral...

Busy month for Garden Club Members of the Hiawassee Garden Club have been active in the month of June by contributing time and flowers to the community, participating in the well-attended Chamber of Commerce Garden Tour, and in National Garden Week, sponsored by the National Garden Club, Inc. Diane...

“Newly Elected Officers are Carli DeGolyer (Secretary), Ray Taylor (President), Joe Scerbo (Vice Pres.), and Bill O’Harrow (Treasurer)” HABITAT NEWS The Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity of Towns /Union Counties elected Ray Taylor as President Elect for the next fiscal year. ...

BLAIRSVILLE CRUISERS ON THE MOVE The Blairsville Cruisers came to the conclusion that they needed a larger area to provide for all those gorgeous cars that come to the Friday night block parties that they have been putting on for our area. They needed to be able to accommodate all the wonderful people...

Newsflash! St Francis of Assisi fall festival scheduled for September 23 and 24, will be adding authentic carnival games this year! The games will include booths to attract all age groups and are surely fun for the whole family. Mark your calendars now to be here for one of the areas largest fall festivals...

Farmers Market Grand Opening Celebration This Saturday The Union County Farmers Market is celebrating the summer season with a grand opening celebration this holiday weekend. Saturday, July 2, from 7am-1pm, come and enjoy over 60 vendors with the finest in locally grown produce, plants, herbs, canned...

News from Georgia Institute of Technology For more information contact: Amelia Gambino, (404) 894-7042 Local Students Make Dean’s List at Georgia Tech ATLANTA, GA (06/24/2011)(readMedia)– The following students made the Dean’s List for spring 2011 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Catherine...