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Union County Fire and Rescue Relies on Specialized Rescue Trucks for Multi-Hazard Responses

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. — Union County Fire and Rescue maintains seven rescue trucks stationed at career and volunteer fire stations across the county, vehicles designed primarily for technical rescues but equipped for a wide range of emergencies. The trucks respond to water rescues, rope rescues, machine extrications and auto extrications from motor vehicle crashes. Department officials note that motor vehicle accidents occur nearly daily, and some involve significant damage or inj

Union County Fire and Rescue Relies on Specialized Rescue Trucks for Multi-Hazard Responses

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Cherokee County Deputies Participate in Joint Training with Cherokee Tribal Police Department and Swain County Sheriff’s Office

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Specialty Impaired Driving Enforcement Training Held in Memory of State Representative Mike Clampitt

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Larceny Call for Service Leads to Vehicle Pursuit, Recovery of Stolen Property, Drugs, and Firearm

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Sports

Kirby Smart pleased with Georgia’s Progress as Fall Camp Ends

Photo courtesy of UGA Athletics ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday the Bulldogs have completed fall camp and shifted into a second phase focused on refining problem areas, installing finer points and beginning work on opponents as the season approaches. “We’re through with what we consider to be fall camp. We finished up practice 15 or 16 on Saturday,” Smart said. “We’re moving on to some special needs areas, areas that we’ve got to work on. Some finer point

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Ingles Extends Commitment to Catamount Athletics Through 2031

Press Release Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina University and Ingles Markets this week announced an extension and expansion of the longstanding partnership between the regional grocer and Catamount Athletics. The five-year extension through 2031 expands the longtime partnership by adding Ingles branding to Catamount football jerseys and the new turf surface at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field beginning this season. The expansion follows two recent NCAA rule change

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Kirklan Irey Returns to Atlanta

Press Release Duluth, GA - The Atlanta Gladiators, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals, announced on Tuesday via the team’s YouTube channel that the team has re-signed forward Kirklan Irey for the 2026-27 season. Irey, 25, made his professional debut with the Gladiators last season and scored 2 goals and 1 assist for 3 points in 10 regular season games, and made 1 appearance in the Gladia

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Stripers’ Six-Run Third Inning Backs Murphy in 8-1 Win at Louisville

Press Release LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Atlanta Braves’ No. 10 prospect Owen Murphy pitched 5.0 innings of one-run baseball and Lizandro Espinoza homered in a six-run third inning as the Gwinnett Stripers (25-27, 63-63) routed the Louisville Bats (18-34, 57-68) 8-1 on Tuesday night at Louisville Slugger Field. Gwinnett leads the series 1-0. Decisive Plays: The Stripers’ six-run third snapped a 1-1 tie. A sacrifice fly by David McCabe put Gwinnett ahead 2-1, and a two-run thro

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