Verizon Wants to Enhance Network Coverage in Blairsville
Business, Featured Stories May 8, 2019
Blairsville, GA – Spokeswoman from Verizon Wireless presented a plan to bring small cell towers into the city to improve the area’s network coverage.
Traffic engineers from Verizon noticed the need for increased network capacity within the community. “The exponential growth or hockey stick growth is putting a lot of demand on the [current] cell towers and [Verizon] would like to pull another tool from their tool kit with small cell towers,” said Eleanor Callaghan, a Verizon engineer.
Callaghan proposed partnering with the city to add small cell towers to existing structures, such as light poles and traffic signs. By installing these towers, Blairsville will have faster wireless service on the 4G network. Also, Verizon will install the towers at no cost and won’t build new large towers unless absolutely necessary.
Example of Verizon’s Small Cell Towers
The minimum height requirement for a pole needs to be 26 feet with a maximum height of 50 feet. The set height requirements serve to keep wireless emissions lower than the general population of the area. The radios are about the size of an answering machine, and the antenna transmits at a low frequency. Verizon operates below the FCC emissions standards.
The small cell towers do not affect other services in the area and would take at least a year to be fully installed.
“Small cells in existing infrastructure would give [Blairsville] faster upload and download speeds, and give you the extra capacity for all connected devices for merchants running transactions and online ordering,” stated Callaghan.
55 percent of homes are wireless only, and the enhanced connectivity allows for faster triangulation of people’s location. The closer signals can improve response times for first responders and create an efficient method for gathering information.
The small cell towers also cut down on search times when people look for entertainment or restaurants on their phones. Also, the towers could bring services like Uber and Lyft to the area since it’s easier to locate people who want to use the service.
Mayor Jim Conley asked, “Do you have a model ordinance that other cities use?”
Callaghan stated that ordinances are not necessary due to the comprehensive nature of the FCC Small Cell Law, but provided the Sandy Springs ordinance and permit process for the city council to review. “We may have to do an ordinance because of our charter,” said Mayor Conley.
Councilman Buddy Moore asked for more information about the need of the towers to review before making a decision.
“I see how this can help us, but I don’t feel like we can give you answer tonight without reviewing the ordinance to see what other folks have put into it because this is all new to us. Mrs. Callaghan if you want to send that ordinance to us again, and we can arrange to have you come back once we review this ordinance,” said Mayor Conley.
Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 04/20 to 04/28
Arrest Reports April 30, 2019
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Arrest Reports March 18, 2019
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Arrest Reports March 11, 2019
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Arrest Reports March 7, 2019
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Harold Dean Hedgecock: Obituary
Obituaries March 7, 2019Harold Dean Hedgecock
May 25, 1948 – March 1, 2019
The Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville announces Funeral Services for Mr. Harold Dean Hedgecock, age 70 who passed away on Friday, March 1, 2019.
Family left behind to cherish his memory are: daughters, Suzette Thomas (Jimmy Price) of Chatsworth, GA and Charlotte Ward and James Fowler of Dalton, GA; son, David Hedgecock (Amy Payne) of Dalton, GA; siblings, Virginia (Lawrence) Beaver, Frances (John) Foster, Richard Hedgecock, and Peggy Mashburn all of Blairsville; and his children’s mother, Corine Douthitt of Dalton, GA. Also, sharing in his legacy are 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Laban & Ivalee (Ledford) Hedgecock; daughter, Rosette Hedgecock; and sister, JoAnn Hedgecock.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors presented by the North Georgia Honor Guard. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Nick Price, Cody Price, Devin Ward, and Dylan Ward. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the service begins.
David Anthony Reusing: Obituary
Obituaries March 7, 2019
David Anthony Reusing
December 14, 1954 – March 05, 2019
Mr. David Anthony Reusing age 64 of Eagle Drive Blairsville passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday March 5, 2019 in the North East GA Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Reusing was born on December 14, 1954 in Bellevue, KY., the son of the late Leonard Reusing and the late Jane Steinmetz Reusing. David was a veteran of the US Navy of the Vietnam War where he served on the Midway Aircraft Carrier. He retired from Kroger after over thirty years of service. At the time of his death he was employed with Ingles. David was an animal enthusiast and loved all animals. He was co-owner of Essence of Rose in Blairsville where he served as Graphic Designer, Marketing Strategist and Display Engineer. He was a loving and caring husband, father, brother and grandfather. David was of the Catholic faith.
Surviving Mr. Reusing are his loving wife and best friend, Glenna Kinman Rose of Blairsville, five children, Daniele, Lesley, Hillarey and Kelly all of Kentucky and Richard of Tennessee, one brother, Terry Reusing of KY., twelve grandchildren, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Kentucky. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to the Union County Humane Society Mountain Shelter in David’s memory.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mouuntainviewfuneralhome.com
Linda Sue Thomas: Obituary
Obituaries March 7, 2019
Linda Sue Thomas
December 06, 1946 – February 25, 2019
Mrs. Linda Sue Thomas, age 72 of James Henderson Rd, Young Harris passed away on Monday February 25, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness. Mrs. Thomas was born on December 6, 1946 in Copperhill, TN to the late John McDougal and the late Anna Hall McDougal. Linda was a resident of Young Harris for the past ten years. She always enjoyed taking care of others, loved working in her yard; especially planting her flowers. She was preceded in death by her parents and also five brothers,Bo, Johnny, Butch, James and Rodney McDougal. Linda was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving Mrs. Thomas are one brother, Richard McDougal of Blairsville, one sister, Becky Lockaby of Hayesville, one nephew, Ron Ledford of Blairsville, one niece, Barbie Garrett of Hiawassee, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to help defray funeral expenses in Linda’s memory.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
Navy Seabees celebrate 77th birthday at 4th Annual Ball
Community, Lifestyle March 4, 2019
Island Cmr Keith Hunter
Navy Seabee Veterans of America (NSVA) Island X-3 CDR EA1 (SCW) Blairsville gathered to celebrate the 77th birthday of Navy Seabees at North Georgia Technical College’s Ballroom in Blairsville. Tickets for the March 1st ballroom event were sold out, according to Ed Crenshaw, Event Co-ordinator.
Left to Right: Emery, Hunter, Crenshaw
The Seabee Ball began the evening ceremonies at 1815 by Island X-3 CDR EA1 Keith Hunter, USN-Ret. This was followed by an invocation from Chaplain CE1 (SCW) Richard Hoibraten, USN-Ret.
Posting of the Colors was provided by Mountain Area Christian Academy (MACA) JRROTC Cadets. The equivalent of a public high school ROTC program. MACA’s Elizabeth Lee, Danielle Mannellino, Tara Carroll, Mattie Coffey, Destiny Carroll, Danny Gonsalus, and Elijah Carroll participated.
Chaplain CE1 Richard Hoibraten
MACA JRROTC posts the colors
Highlights of the ball consisted of:
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Meaning of the Missing Man chair and table: Chaplain Richard Hoibraten, USN-Ret.
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“Amazing Grace”: Chief Warrant Officer Jerry Cannon on bagpipes.
CWO and Mrs Jerry Cannon
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Introduction of Special Guests: Clarance “Bud” Johnson and Tom Pike.
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History of Seabees: CMDCM (SCW) Neal Beard, USN-Ret.
Clarance “Bud” Johnson and Jack Pope- WWII Veterans
Johnson was a witness to the flag raising in Iwo Jima. He will celebrate his 97th birthday this week. Another WWII veteran, Jack Poke, was also in the audience enjoying the evening.
A silent auction, door prizes, military trivia, great food and appetizers were followed by DJ, Bill Grove.
Grove kept the attendees on the dance floor for the last two hours of the Ball with many of their favorite tunes ranging from the 1940’s to current hits.
It was a wonderful time of laughter and camaraderie by all who attended.
NSVA Island X-3 CDR EA1 (SCW) Blairsville is seeking new members. More information can be obtained by contacting Ed Crenshaw [email protected] or Keith Hunter [email protected].
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Union County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 02/17 to 02/24
Arrest Reports February 26, 2019
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Brenda Ann Herison: Obituary
Obituaries February 14, 2019
Brenda Ann Herison
October 24, 1961 – February 08, 2019
Mrs. Brenda Ann Herison age 57 of Honaker Rd. Blairsville passed away peacefully at her home on Friday February 8, 2019 following an extended illness. Mrs. Herison was born on October 24, 1961 in Green Bay, WI., the daughter of the late Robert Francis Biemeret and the late Judith Ann Guilette Biemeret. Brenda always loved helping those in need and was always volunteering at her church and the food pantry. She was a loving and caring mother, sister, grandmother and aunt. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James Herison in June 2018. Brenda attended the House of Prayer Church.
Surviving Mrs. Herison are four children, Billie Jo Byng of Milwaukee, WI., Nathaniel Byng of Green Bay, WI., Jennifer Brown of Blairsville, Robert Miller of Blairsville, two sisters, Sherri Biemeret, Vicki Schulke both of Green Bay, three brothers, John Biemeret, Robert Biemeret and Gary Schulke all of Green Bay, twelve grandchildren, Marcus Witcher, Grace, Jayden, Layla, Kase, Kolten, Chance and Country Byng, Noah, Wyatt and Amara Dunkle and Strauss Miller, several nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends also survive.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers if you wish, the family requests that donations may be made to the House of Prayer Church in Brenda’s memory.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
Edith Jacobs Davis: Obituary
Obituaries February 6, 2019
Edith Jacobs Davis
September 1, 1926 – January 29, 2019
Edith Jacobs Davis, 92, formerly of Greenville, SC and Charlotte, NC, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Brasstown Manor in Hiawassee, GA. Born September 1, 1926, in Elm City, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Ansel Jacobs and Mildred Oxendine Jacobs. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Romeo Davis. She retired from Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Edith was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church, Greenville, SC.
Survivors include her sons, Lindsey Davis (Susan) of Blairsville, GA and Marc Davis (Sandy) of Canton, GA; four grandchildren, Nicole Davis Sheffield (Max) of Cumming, GA, Justin Davis (Meredith) of Niceville, FL, Christian Davis (Sara) of Atlanta, GA, and Rachel Davis of Woodstock, GA; four great-grandchildren, Kaylin and Jameson Sheffield of Cumming, GA, and Amelia and Nora Davis of Niceville, FL; sister and brothers, Ellen Joyce Jacobs Hunt, James “Jim” Jacobs (Brenda) and Ronald “Ron” Jacobs (Cecy), all of Spartanburg, SC. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a sister, Audrey Jacobs Snipes.
A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 2, 2019, in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307, by The Rev. Mike Hammett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 901 South Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302; or online at www.alz.org.
The family would like to thank the many people who have lifted Edith and her family up to God during these last difficult years.
Local Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home & Crematory of Blairsville.
FYN’s Valentine’s Day Giveaway on Facebook
Community January 29, 2019
What is your favorite love song?
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Weather Summary for 2018
Community, Outdoors January 28, 2019
Weather Summary for 2018
By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent
Back in December and already this year there’s been a lot of talk about how wet it’s been in the last year and while I agree with the comments I’ve been getting, I thought I’d do a little investigating and use facts to report on the weather of 2018. My data is coming from the UGA AEMN area weather stations.
The Automated Environmental Monitoring Network (AEMN) in Georgia was established in 1991 by the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The objective of the AEMN is to collect reliable weather information for agricultural and environmental applications. Each station monitors air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, soil temperature at 2, 4, and 8 inch depths, atmospheric pressure, and soil moisture every 1 second. Data are summarized at 15 minute intervals and at midnight a daily summary is calculated. A microcomputer at the Georgia Experiment Station initiates telephone calls to each station periodically and downloads the recorded data. The data are processed immediately and disseminated via the internet at www.weather.uga.edu.
We are fortunate to have three reporting stations in our area. They are Hillcrest Orchards in Ellijay, Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge and the Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center in Blairsville. For the purpose of this article, data has been averaged, but you can visit the web site and get more details and up to the minute weather.
Since rain has been the topic of conversation lately, let’s look at that first. In Blairsville, the total rainfall for 2018 was 76.01 inches and there were 164 rainy days. In Blue Ridge, the rainfall was 74.89 inches and 185 rainy days. In Ellijay there was 79.12 inches of rain and 168 rainy days. The average for our area is around 62 inches, but the statistic that stands out is the number of rainy days. During rainy days the plants did not receive good sunlight and that affects plant growth.
In looking at the month of December in 2018 Blairsville received 10.96 inches of rain and 17 rainy days. Blue Ridge received 11.21 inches of rain and 17 rainy days. Ellijay received 10.92 inches of rain and 17 rainy days. This may seem like a lot of rain, but back in 2015 Blairsville got 13.35 inches of rain with 13 rainy days. Blue Ridge got 16.57 inches of rain with 16 rainy days. Ellijay got 16.04 inches of rain with 17 rainy days. 2015 was not that long ago, but it seems we have gotten more rain lately. It might be the number of rainy days that is making us think we are getting more rain that we actually are getting.
As for temperatures the average maximum temperature in Blairsville was 68.53 and the minimum was 47.26. The overall average was 57.23 which is about normal, but the number of days below 32 was 761 which is up from before, but below 2015. In Blue Ridge the average maximum temperature was 68.12 and the minimum was 48.46 and the overall average was 57.59, which is also about normal. The number of days below 32 was 699 which is up from before, but also below 2015. In Ellijay the average maximum temperature was 69.17 and the minimum was 48.81 with an overall average of 58.48 which is about normal. The number of days below 32 was 625 which is above earlier years except for 2015.
In conclusion the UGA weather stations are a great resource for information that provide facts about our weather conditions and now when people ask if it’s ever been this wet, you have the facts to say yes. If you need more information or different facts, visit the website and explore, or contact me in the Gilmer County UGA Extension office.
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Cynthia Golsby Guffey: Obituary
Obituaries January 24, 2019
Cynthia Golsby Guffey
August 23, 1951 – January 21, 2019
Mrs. Cynthia Golsby Guffey age 67 of East Lake View Drive Hayesville passed away peacefully on Monday January 21, 2019 in the Chatuge Regional Hospital following an brief illness. Mrs. Guffey was born on August 23, 1951 in Winnsboro, LA., the daughter of the late Leslie Eli Golsby and the late Dorothy Marion Parker Golsby.Cynthia’s passion was sewing and designing. She was an artist with a piece of fabric. She was a loving sister and aunt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Guffey in 2014, her parents and also a brother Robert Harold Golsby. Cynthia was a member of the New Life Baptist Church in Hayesville.
Surviving Mrs. Guffey are two sisters and one brother in law, Harriet Trussell of Shreveport, LA., Connie and Laney Pankey of Delhi, LA., nieces, Lanya Bernard, Heather Golsby, nephews, William (Anita) Pankey, Kevin Pankey, Christopher (Susan) Knight, Caleb Trussell, a host of her church family, many other relatives and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Friday January 25, 2019 at 11:00 am from the New Life Baptist Church in Hayesville with Rev. Greg Carroll officiating. Special music will be presented by Chanda Wadsworth and Jackie Reed . The following gentleman will serve as pallbearers, Wendall Farmer, Chandler Farmer, Nash Farmer, Jake Carroll, Jimmy O’Dell and Richard Walker . Interment will follow in the Laurel Hill Memory Gardens Cemetery where she will rest next to her beloved husband, Wayne. The family will meet with friends at the New Life Baptist Church on Friday from 10-11:00 am.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com
George Samuel Rampley Jr.: Obituary
Obituaries January 24, 2019
George Samuel Rampley Jr.
December 05, 1968 – January 18, 2019
George Samuel Rampley Jr. age 50 of Morganton, GA passed away peacefully at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Rampley was born on December 5, 1968 in Canton, GA to the late George Samuel Rampley Sr. & Clova Lee Carder. Mr. Rampley was a manager at his local Wal-Mart.
Surviving Mr. Rampley is his mother, Clova Lee Rampley of Morganton, GA., niece; Sabrina & Scott Raines of Ellijay, GA., nephew; Jason & Lorenza George of Toccoa, GA., and grand-niece; Samantha Raines of Ellijay, GA.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. The family asks that donations be made to help defray expenses.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville is in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences to the family online at www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com