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Chastain Wins District 7 House Seat

In yesterday’s runoff election (to fill the seat left vacant by David Ralston’s death), Johnny Chastain received 4,556 votes (52.76%) to Sheree Ralston’s 4,080 votes (47.24%). Total votes cast were 8,636. This is a somewhat surprising result, given the Governor … Continue reading

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Snow Report

The temperature is just over the freeze. We had a few flurries of grapple starting at 8:30 AM. It doesn’t look like it will amount to much, at least here, but it was enough to make the deck slick. Given … Continue reading

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Strong Storm, Election Results

We got about two and a half inches of rain yesterday and last night. Last night, a number of thunderstorms passed through, but yesterday afternoon about 3:00, we had an extremely strong thunderstorm that dropped torrential rain. It blew very … Continue reading

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A Little More Snow, More Power Outages

We had a little more snow last night. It was still just a dusting, but heavier than yesterday. Porch temperature is -1. Wind chill is forecast to be -13 and the high is forecast to be 20. The snow surprised … Continue reading

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Dusting Of Snow, Very Cold, Power Outage

Update: At 8:20 AM, the snow seems to have ended where we are, about two miles southeast of Mineral Bluff. The forecast high today is 8, and the forecast low tonight is 1. It’s been some time since it’s been … Continue reading

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Early Voting Starts Monday, November 28

Early voting begins Monday, and runs for one week, unless the county approves a Saturday voting day. As far as I know, the county has not – or not yet – approved a Saturday voting day. All early voting is … Continue reading

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Aldi Supermarket Coming To Blairsville

I was surprised to learn that the Aldi is coming to Blairsville. There’s a “sneak peak” on November 30, and the grand opening is December 1st. I haven’t seen the site yet, but it is supposed to be on the … Continue reading

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Kristy Lindstrom Interviews Stan Helton, Runoff Candidate Forum with Stan Helton and Jamie Hensley Set For Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00 on ETC 3

Here’s a You Tube clip of a “Talk of the Town” show featuring an interview with Stan Helton. The”Runoff Candidate Forum,” with Stan Helton and Jamie Hensley is set for July 15 on ETC 3 at 7:00 PM. I understand … Continue reading

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Spring-like Weather, Changes in the Downtown, Restaurant News

We’re having warm temperatures, thunderstorms, and lots of shifting mist. Saturday, we had a tornado watch, and there was a strong thunderstorm in nearby Tennessee with rotation observed, a legitimate tornado warning. We didn’t get that, but we did get … Continue reading

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Wonderful Cool Morning, Drone Shot of New Fire Station with Invitation to Open House on August 30

I got up early to see if I could see any of the Perseid meteor showers from the deck. The moon was full last night, and the mercury vapor security light over on Dividing Ridge sure didn’t help things any, … Continue reading

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