UNION COUNTY FLOST FAILS AT BALLOT BOX. By Shawn Jarrard Editor . Union County voters have spoken – the local sales tax will remain at 7% when 2026 rolls around. Placed on the b ...

Mike Gowder, CEO of Union General Hospital Inc., was publicly arrested at his office and ushered out the front doors of the hospital in handcuffs on Thursday, Feb. 4. Gowder’s arrest comes after a ...

A 34-year-old Union County man is dead following a confrontation with Cherokee County, GA authorities. Anthony Payne was a person of interest in the Tuesday shooting deaths of his father, Charlie ...

Towns County, GA (December 13, 2024) - At the request of the Towns County Sheriff’s Office, GBI agents are investigating an aggravated assault on a Towns County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a ...

UCHS Head Football Coach Michael Perry resigns Union County Head Coach Michael Perry takes the field with his son ahead of a home game in October 2024. Photo by Todd Forrest By Todd Forrest North ...

Former Wilcox County and Gilmer head coach Rob Stowe will take the helm of Union County football following his approval at Thursday’s Union County Board of Education meeting. Stowe, who brings more ...

MURPHY, NC — A woman from Blairsville, Georgia, was shot and killed in an apparent murder/suicide in Murphy, North Carolina, on Monday, Aug. 13, according to the Cherokee County (NC) Sheriff’s Office.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Union County Fire Chief/Emergency Management Agency Director Charles Worden said. Also, the National Weather ...

Blairsville resident Summer Wright is believed to have been the victim of homicide at a home in Martin County, Florida, where she was reportedly staying as a guest at the time of her death. Martin ...

A Young Harris couple is in custody following the strong-armed robbery of the Ingles Pharmacy on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Jesse Thomas Cole, 29, a recent move-in from Colorado, was arrested that Tuesday night ...

Union County’s own John Hill is set to become the next superintendent of Union County Schools. The Union County Board of Education voted unanimously in its Dec. 12 board meeting to name Hill the sole ...