Extension Tips By Robert N. Brewer, Jr. January 2012 Gardening Tips *When using salt to melt ice on walks and driveways, spread it carefully to avoid damage to nearby shrubs. Consider using sand or sawdust instead. *Brush snow from evergreens as soon as possible after a storm. Use a broom in an upward,...

Fire Corps receives $3K for fire dept. education Members of the Towns County Fire Corps were pleased to present a check for $3,000 to Fire Chief Mitch Floyd to go into the Fire Department Education Fund. The check came to Fire Corps from Chairman & CEO John W. Baldridge of the Advanced BioCatalytics...

Do you know what the Pilgrims were thanking God for at the first Thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth? If you go to Wikipedia you will not find the answer. It was not to thank the Native Americans for saving their lives although they did teach the Pilgrims how to grow native vegetables. The natives also...

Hwy 76 coming to Brasstown Community Center There will be a Bluegrass concert at the Brasstown Community Civic Center on Saturday July 23. The door opens at 6:00 PM; music begins at 7:00 PM. HWY 76 will play bluegrass and gospel music in their mountain heritage style that is always an audience pleaser. Hot...

Union General Hospital Auxiliary 8th Annual HUGE BASKET RAFFLE! Many of you are asking: “Are you all going to have the Huge Basket again this year?  Yes we are!  Even bigger and better!”  The Union General Hospital Auxiliary is selling raffle tickets for their 8th Annual Famous Huge Basket Raffle...

Blue Ridge United Methodist Church is seeking a part time Director of Youth Ministries.  Persons who may be interested should submit a resume to the Pastor, in C/O Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, P.O 85, Blue Ridge, GA  30513 or by email at brumc@brumc.org. 7/15/2011

Custom Built Iguana Cage , too many features to list Call 828-389-9298. 7/7/2011

A True Blue Community Organizer Geri O’Brien, Preservation Committee Blue flowers are rare in the plant world, so rare that it is difficult to think of a single one which is not of the lavender blue group. Even that favorite blue morning glory has a lavender tint.  Some bachelor buttons are true...

FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENING AT RELAY FOR LIFE MAY 13TH The Union General Hospital Relay For Life Team has made arrangements for Dr. Perry Scallan of Northeast Georgia Dermatology in Blairsville to be at the 2011 annual Relay For Life event.  “Dr. Scallan has been a part of our local American Cancer...

A Miracle in the Woods By Zoe Schumaker, Preservation Committee Writer Ahhh!  Spring has arrived in the mountains. Beautiful weather, wildflowers, and blooming native trees: serviceberry, redbud, hawthorn, tulip poplar, sourwood, and the lovely flowering dogwood (Cornus florida). Anne Morrow Lindberg...