Blairsville, GA – Blairsville Mayor Jim Conley and Blairsville icon W. C. Nelson, whom the terminal was named for, officially cut the ribbon for the new W. C. Nelson Airport Terminal building on Saturday, August 19, 2017. A host of long-time and native Blairsville/Union County residents joined Conley, Nelson, Georgia State Senator Steve Gooch, Union […]
Read More »Union County gets stellar 2016 audit from CPA
Blairsville, GA – Union County Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris convened his August Monthly Commissioner’s Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Union County Court House to a packed house, literally, of Pickelball players. First on the Agenda was an audit report by Clay Pilgrim of Rushton and Company, Certified Public Accountants. […]
Read More »2017 Memorial Day Service in Blairsville a time of reverence, remembrance and reflection
Blairsville, GA – Memorial Day in America is a time of reverence, remembrance and reflection. Reverence for those brave souls who gave their lives defending us and reverence for the Principles they died for. Remembrance of their sacrifice so that we may never lose sight of the fact that freedom is not free. And reflection […]
Read More »Unclaimed Veterans receive Military Honors Funeral
On Wednesday, April 6, 2017, five veterans were given a Military Honors Funeral at the Mountain View Funeral Home in Blairsville, GA. They were 1st Lt. Charles John Hodapp, Jr. US Army; SP4 Michael Salvatore Nicolo, US Army; SP4 Christopher Allen Gunter, US Army; SP4 Louis Henry Klaer, US Army; and SGT. Gary Lee Criswell, […]
Read More »Sole Commissioner Paris signs seven Proclamations, approves double-matching for Union County employees; Laura Driskell new Union County Finance Director
Union County Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris convened the April County Commission Meeting on April 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the Blairsville Court House. Blairsville Mayor Jim Conley was present. Following the Invocation by Pastor Bill Honaker and Pledge led by Bill Royce, Paris got right to business proclaiming May 4, 2017 as a Day […]
Read More »Union County Schools closed Thursday, Jan. 18
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Update – The Richard Russell Scenic Highway is the only road in Union County that was closed due to weather. It remains closed. FetchYourNews.com will update when this road is reopened. BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County Schools will be closed again on Thursday, Jan. 18, due to hazardous road conditions, extremely low […]
Read More »Former UCHS Principal John Hill to succeed Dr. Rayfield as Superintendent, Teachers of the Year named
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. – The Union County Board of Education (UCBOE) convened Dec. 12, 2017, at 6 p.m. at the UCBOE Building. All board members were present, as was Union County Schools (UCS) Superintendent Dr. Fred Rayfield. The Board voted unanimously to announce former UCHS Principal John Hill (see featured picture) as successor to Dr. Fred […]
Read More »Blairsville 2017 Election Results
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. – The city of Blairsville held its 2017 election on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. The Blairsville City Charter provides for a ‘strong-council weak-mayor‘ form of government with staggered elections of the mayor and council members. This year Mayor Conley and Council Members Tony Dyer and Buddy Moore were up for election. All of […]
Read More »Shawnetta D. Reece Arrested Again on Sexual Molestation Charges
Blairsville, GA – UPDATE: FetchYourNews.com has received confirmation from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that the former UCHS Physical Education teacher, Shawnetta D. Reece, 40, was arrested at her home in Blairsville, Union County, GA, on Sept. 21, 2017. The continuing investigation revealed that Reece engaged in sexual conduct with an 18-year-old student in 2015. […]
Read More »Huge N. Georgia Methamphetamine Bust Leads to Lab in Suches, GA
Blairsville, GA – On Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, a traffic stop in Lumpkin County, GA resulted in the confiscation of 15 kilograms (kilos) of methamphetamine (meth). The bust was a joint effort by the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office and the FBI’s North Georgia Major Offender Squad. As a result […]
Read More »Escaped CPDC Inmate Has Been Apprehended
Blairsville, GA – On a tip from the Union County Sheriff’s Office, FetchYournews.com has learned that an inmate from the Colwell Probation Detention Center in Blairsville, GA, who was on a work detail in Towns County, stole a car and managed to escape from custody today. The car reportedly had .357 magnum hand gun in […]
Read More »Blairsville City Council approves employee auto-deposit, continues to tackle Downtown improvements
Blairsville, GA – The Blairsville City Council convened for their July Meeting on July 11, 2017 at 6 p.m.; a week later in the month this time due to the July 4th Holiday. Mayor Jim Conley, City Attorney David Barrett, City Clerk Kaye McCann and all Council Members were present. The invocation was led by […]
Read More »Union County Gun Club becomes a reality
Blairsville, GA – On July 10, 2017, immediately following the Concealed Carry Class at the Pat Haralson Memorial Civic Center, Sheriff Mack Mason took the stage and asked that anyone interested in starting a gun club in Union County to stick around. Well over half, maybe two thirds, of the audience of about three hundred […]
Read More »Union County High School Scholarship Night recognizes stellar graduating students
Blairsville, GA – Though rain was falling by the bucket outside, scholarships were flying like confetti inside at the 2017 Union County High School Scholarship Night Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, which was held at the new UCHS Fine Arts Center. Most of the UCHS 2017 Graduating Class was present on stage, their […]
Read More »Union County Fire Department Station 4 Open House a Fun Day for All
Blairsville, GA – On Saturday, May 20, 2017, UCFD Station 4 opened up their house to residents of Union County and plied them with hot dogs, burgers and soft drinks. UCFD Lieutenant David Ueltzen and the volunteers of Station 4 put the event together. Union County Fire Chief David and his wife were there along […]
Read More »Union County Schools’ Public Budget Hearing draws standing-room-only crowd; highly positive for BOE
Blairsville, GA – The Union County board of Education convened on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6 p.m. for the second required Budget Hearing for the 2017-2018 Proposed Budget. UCS Superintendent Dr. Fred Rayfield and all Board Members were present. Unlike any recent BOE Meetings, a gallery of about a hundred Union County residents, parents […]
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