Union County Commission

2020 audit reveals revenue up, expenses down in Union

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County received a clean/unmodified opinion concerning its 2020 audit from Rushton and Company, a CPA firm.…

5 years ago

Packed room voices opinion on Union’s property reevaluation

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – A raucous crowd turned out in force to discuss taxes and property reevaluation after notices hit residents'…

5 years ago

Several construction contracts approved at county meeting

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County’s moving forward with a few construction projects to upgrade various community services. Sole Commissioner Lamar…

5 years ago

Union County becomes a Purple Heart County

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Commissioner Lamar Paris proclaimed Union County as a Purple Heart County at the June commission meeting. “The…

5 years ago

April proclaimed Child Abuse Prevention Month

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris brought attention to an issue that affects Union County’s most precious resource, its…

5 years ago

Union County declares itself pro-Second Amendment

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris adopted a resolution in support of the Second Amendment during January’s…

5 years ago

Sons of the American Revolution honor first responders

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – The Blue Ridge Mountain Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution paid homage to local firefighters,…

6 years ago

Union County Commission Meetings for 2021

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – During the December 2020 meeting, Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris approved the meeting schedule for 2021. The meetings…

6 years ago

Commissioner declares World Polio Day and Wilonell Dyer Day

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – In the Union County Commission meeting, Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris signed two proclamations for World Polio Day…

6 years ago

September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County had the third-highest suicide rate per capita in Georgia in 2018, according to the CDC.…

6 years ago

September 17 proclaimed Constitution Day in Union County

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Constitution Day will be observed on September 17th with Constitution Week to last until September 23rd. “On…

6 years ago

State of the county following COVID-19 shutdowns

UNION COUNTY, Ga – Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris gave a brief update on how Union County is faring while many…

6 years ago