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UPDATE: Missing person Wiley Lance found safe

Blairsville, Ga - Blairsville Police Department reported Wiley Lance was found safe at 9:20 p.m.  Thursday, Sept. 12. Lance went…

7 years ago

Verizon and City Reach Agreement On Expanding Cell Coverage

Blairsville, Ga – Verizon’s small cell towers and 4G coverage took a step closer to becoming a reality after Blairsville'…

7 years ago

Kentucky Detectives Track Cold Rape Case to Union County

BLAIRSVILLE, GA - Boone County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) Detectives Timothy Adams and Coy Cox reopened the Oct. 1, 1978 cold…

7 years ago

Chief Justice Gunter retires and three are nominated to fill his seat

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – Superior Court Chief Judge N. Stanley Gunter officially retired on Sept. 30 and three –one judge and…

7 years ago

Citizens Raise Concerns About Leachate Processing

Blairsville, Ga – Several residents of Union County attended the September Blairsville City Council Meeting to ask about the handling…

7 years ago

Nantahala Village apartment fire ruled arson

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – Fire Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office, accompanied by their K-9, have determined a…

7 years ago

Undetermined Number of New Cellular Poles Coming to Blairsville

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – In a 4 to 1 vote, the city council approved the ordinance to collect fees from Verizon…

7 years ago

Tax Appraisers State Property Reevaluation to Resume After Fall

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – In a quick Tax Appraiser meeting, the board confirmed that the reassessing of county property by GMASS…

7 years ago

What’s the deal with Popeyes and Arby’s?

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga –  Councilmember Mary Ruth Cook inquired bout the status of Popeyes and Arby’s.  The two restaurants expected to…

7 years ago

Deputy Arrested for Simple Battery Resigns, Investigation Ongoing

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – Sgt. Andrew Hammond resigned from the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) after a misdemeanor charge of simple…

7 years ago