It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the loss of our son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend: Dennis M. Lopez Jr. aka Denny aka Uncle Gordy aka the “G” Man. Our house sits quiet now….We will miss the cackling of laughter from the rear bedroom or wisecracks from what our family comically phrased, “The […]
Read More »“By Our Creator” Is Still the Truth
Opinion by John Tutten: “You think about the United States of America. We have a really good story called the Declaration of Independence. ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that we’re endowed with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ That’s […]
Read More »Mrs. Mary Lawanda Spiva: Obituary
Mrs. Mary Lawanda Spiva age 88 of Spiva Way Blairsville passed away peacefully at her home on Friday May 27, 2016 following an extended illness. Mrs. Spiva was born on Sept. 17, 1927 in Union County, the daughter of the late John Franklin Reece and the late Dora Malinda Phillips Reece. She was a native […]
Read More »Mr. Roderick Paul Ebner: Obituary
Mr. Roderick Paul Ebner age 91 of Wild Cat Trail Suches passed away peacefully on Friday May 27, 2016 following a brief illness. Mr. Ebner was born on April 16, 1925 in Cambridge, Iowa the son of the late Adolf Ebner and the late Mary Hall Ebner. He was a veteran of the US Navy. […]
Read More »I Saw the Straight Gate
Religion column written by Dr. Bob Allen: Most recently while just standing up from my couch in the middle of the afternoon; I had a quick vision of the Lord Jesus. I did not see a full face of Him, but I did see the whole person. I came up behind him. Jesus was wearing […]
Read More »It’s Trump, Oh My!
Opinion by George McClellan: It’s all over but the shouting. Trump has achieved the required 1237 delegates vote count and will be the GOP candidate for president. There will be no brokered convention, no behind the scene machinations to bring in Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney, no nothing! Oh my! The GOP Establishment is opposed […]
Read More »Mrs. Mary Jane “Mickey” Mascoe: Obituary
The Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mrs. Mary Jane “Mickey” Mascoe, age 78 of Blairsville, who passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 at the Union General Hospital. Mrs. Mascoe was born May 9, 1938 in Muskegon, MI to the late Jacob Moesker and the late Grace Ackerman Moesker. A member of […]
Read More »Ethel Ann Payne: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces graveside services for Ethel Ann Payne, age 75, native and lifelong resident of Blairsville, who passed away on Wednesday evening, May 25, 2016 at her home. Miss Payne was born in Union County, Georgia, on March 20, 1941, a daughter of the late Wilburn Bruce Payne and the late […]
Read More »Mr. Jeffery Clayton Bisnett: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Jeffery Clayton Bisnett, age 58, of Blairsville, who passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 in Union General Hospital in Blairsville. Jeffery was born in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 13, 1958, a son of the late Herman Clayton Bisnett, Jr. and Patricia Ann […]
Read More »Diagnosing an Illness
Opinion by George McClellan: Some well meaning blog writers on conservative subjects fail to grasp the true nature of America’s eclipse. They have bought into the left’s message that a good life through government assistance is possible. They compare the changes America is now experiencing to an aging process folks encounter as they grow older […]
Read More »Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 5/17 to 5/22
The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Union County GA. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has […]
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Mr. Junior Alvin Byers: Obituary
Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Junior Alvin Byers, age 72, of Blairsville, who passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 in Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville. Junior was born in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, on January 31, 1944, a son of the late Carl Fulton Byers and the late Mattie […]
Read More »Impeachment(s)
Opinion by George McClellan: I don’t mind giving kudos when they are deserved. In my last essay, I mentioned detecting some twitch of movement in what has long been considered an inert and moribund life form, the GOP congress. Apparently, the House Oversight and Reform Committee, chaired by Jason Chaffetz, the House Freedom Caucus, chaired […]
Read More »Mrs. Karen Faye Burnett: Obituary
Mrs. Karen Faye Burnett age 61 of Wolf Pen Gap Rd. Suches passed away peacefully on Saturday May 21, 2016 in the Union General Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs. Burnett was born on Oct. 6, 1954 in Cleveland, GA., the daughter of the late Tom Berry Burnett and the late Anna Mae Dyer Burnett. […]
Read More »A Peril of Our Own Making
Opinion by George McClellan: Our dilemma is trying to understand the how and why our constitutional republic does not function the way as was originally laid out in the US Constitution. The answer is that politicians have meddled with it at a time when no one was apparently looking. First, the 16th amendment, ratified in […]
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