Celebrate the 4th of July at home with family and friends –Nation’s leading fireworks manufacturer encourages fun, affordable home-style Independence Day celebrations– FLORENCE, Ala. (June 16, 2010) – The Fourth of July is a day when all Americans can celebrate their independence. TNT Fireworks,...

AH-CHOO  -  POLLEN By  Elaine K. Delcuze Preservation Committee Member How can something be so irritating and yet so vital to life?  I’m referring to pollen, now that my seasonal sniffles are over, my eyes have stopped watering, my voice is back, and plants are abloom around me. According to the...

From left: Lloyd Dunham, Donn Smith, Hal Calloway, Jerry Hobbs

Folks in Union County always welcome a performance by two native sons, Buck Buchannon and Nelson Thomas. The Union County Historical Society is pleased to present a concert by Buck and Nelson at The Old Courthouse on the Square in Blairsville on Friday, June 25 at 7:00 p.m. Buck and Nelson are boyhood...

Last year an old tradition was revived at The Old Courthouse on the Square in Blairsville: A singing convention was presented by the Union County Singing Convention and the Union County Historical Society.  Eighteen people were inducted into the Union County Pioneers Hall of Shaped-note music.  All...

By Jennifer Cordier, Preservation Committee Chair A bright, sunny day greeted visitors and dignitaries during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new interpretive center at the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center. Dr. Jerry Arkin, Associate Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental...

by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea@mountainhomeshow.com The Green Column is about our corner of the Appalachian Mountains, and how we can keep them beautiful, consume less energy, and in the process put some people to work. I write this column, but it belongs to you. To keep...

The Oaks Restaurant at The Ridges Resort is set in a casual atmosphere while offering world-class cuisine. Chef Darrell Boles, originally from North Carolina, has refined the menu to include lo- cally harvested items, local trout skillfully smoked in-house, fresh seafood, tender cuts of beef, pasta...

REEL MEMORIES NO. 112 The Misfits by William V. Reynolds Do you ever think about the fact that you’re going to do something for the last time? I suppose it doesn’t cross our minds most of the time, but it’s true. The film I’ve chosen to discuss today was the final performance for two of its stars. The...

The Mountain Community Chorus marks the beginning of its spring season on Monday   February 8th. Auditions for new singers (tenors and basses especially in demand) will begin at 6 PM at the Young Harris College Clegg Recital Hall, Young Harris GA. Music will be distributed for the April 30th and...