Burns Night Celebration in Franklin Saturday, January 29th, 2011 The 25th of January, the birthday of Robert Burns, is celebrated by Scots around the world.  Robert Burns endeared himself to Scottish people because he wrote poetry and stories in the “Old Scots” and thus saved the dialect for posterity...

Cooley, Kilmer & Liden in Concert at the Folk School on January 14 Local trio, Cooley, Kilmer & Liden will be featured in concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. at 7:30 pm on Friday, January 14. The concert, which will be held in the Folk School’s Keith House Community...

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER GIVE BOOK SIGNING Brenda Kay Ledford and Blanche L. Ledford will sign copies of their book, SIMPLICITY, at Mountain Regional Library in Young Harris, GA on Saturday, January 15; 11:00 AM—2:00 PM. Step back to a simpler time with this mother and daughter.  Meet the folks they loved,...

Young Harris, GA and Hayesville, NC:  The Fuzion Dance Company, having completed their award winning second season last May, has been preparing all summer for another outstanding season. The end of the summer months is always a busy time with school starting and a number of community appearances....

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...