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Union County accepting rollback for 2021 millage rate

BLAIRSVILLE, GA – The 2021 millage rate will be dropping to 6.024 mills from last year’s 7.187 mills in Union…

5 years ago

Blairsville City Council approves agreement with county to receive TSPLOST funds

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Blairsville City Council approved the intergovernmental agreement with Union County for the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option…

5 years ago

Paris addresses COVID-19 vaccine and county updates

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris ran an efficient meeting and covered several topics during the March 2021 meeting.…

5 years ago

Union County hopes to vaccinate 1,000 in one day

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Friday marked the first mass COVID-19 vaccination event for Union County, judging from the full schedule, one…

5 years ago

Union County 2021 operating budget adopted

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – The 2021 operating budget for Union County was officially set in a called meeting on December 28,…

5 years ago

Paris presents 2021 budget, set to adopt Monday

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – In a public hearing for the 2021 budget, Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris presented the $21,748,780 budget. It…

5 years ago

Christmas Eve Snow blankets Union County

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Beginning on Christmas Eve, the snow continued on-and-off throughout the night leaving a magical, still Christmas morning…

5 years ago

Christmas events in the Mountains

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – The Christmas season is officially beginning in North Georgia, and Union County has several events to keep…

5 years ago

Record turnout overwhelmingly votes Trump in Union County

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County had zero contested local elections, but citizens still turned out in record numbers for state…

6 years ago

Union County lowers tax increase to 17 percent

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – In a called meeting, Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris approved dropping the tax increase from 19.98 percent to…

6 years ago

Financial strain reason behind 19.98 percent tax increase

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – On Thursday, August 20, Union County Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris held two of three public hearings concerning…

6 years ago

Financial strain reason behind 19.98 percent tax increase

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – On Thursday, August 20, Union County Sole Commissioner Lamar Paris held two of three public hearings concerning…

6 years ago