Union County search dog finds missing man By Lisa Gagnon A search dog from Union County called in by Fannin County investigators found an injured man who had been shot and a .38 nearby, according to local emergency and law enforcement personnel. The injured man, identified as Brooks McCrorey, 78, and...

Sen. Gooch talks to Republicans By Elaine Owen, Editor “We took bits and pieces of legislation from other states, fixed some of the problems we saw in those bills, and adopted our bill. We believe it will stand the test of the courts,” said Georgia Senator Steve Gooch at the June meeting...

STEPHENS FEDERAL BANK ANNOUNCES HIAWASSEE OFFICE CLOSING The Board of Directors and Management of Stephens Federal Bank have announced that the Hiawassee Office of the bank is closing effective Friday, September 30, 2011.  “We regret the necessity of this decision”, said Tim Ash, President and...

Banks, they are a changing Bank of Hiawassee switches name to Citizen South; Stevens Federal Bank to close this summer By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer HIAWASSEE–The plummeting of real estate values over the past three years has wreaked havoc with many, many banks forcing some to close and others...

Featured at Coffee with the Poets and Writers this month is Donald E. Long. He writes poetry and he is a veteran of Viet Nam. Once each month, a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network West is invited to share their writing by reading poetry or prose at Café Touché, 82 Main Street, Hayesville,...

Voters will get say on long-term debt Kendall to pass ordnance requiring long-term debt to be approved by referendum By Frank Bradley Sentinel writer HIAWASSEE–Commissioner Bill Kendall is readying an ordnance that should prevent future commissioners from incurring long-term debt by the county...

Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. The 1.35 million members of this volunteer organization in 206 countries and geographic areas are different in many ways, but share a core belief – community is what they make it. So it is no surprise that the Union County Lions Club continues...

Towns County Family Connection receives Award On June 9, Amy Rosser accepted the Inaugural 2011 North Georgia Community Health Award on behalf of Towns County Family Connection. Only four grant awards were given to assist in the promotion of health and wellness of rural communities in our North Georgia...

Fundraiser for Madelyn Lea Memorial Scholarship Thanks to all who contributed to the success of the concert funding the Madelyn Lea Memorial Scholarship.   Held on Tuesday, June 14 at IHM church in Hayesville, performers thrilled the audience with an exceptional array of talent and diversity. Established...

Type O negative blood supply drops to critically low levels Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make and keep appointments Towns and Union Counties, June 21, 2011 – The supply of type O negative blood at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels.  Type O negative blood is...