Union County Christmas

Sandra ClarkUnion

Come one, come all. Union County Courthouse, Saturday, Dec. 2, 4-6 p.m. Tree lighting, pictures with Santa, free cookies, coffee and hot chocolate, church choirs singing carols. Food trucks on …

Beeler pledges to return to Broadacres

Sandra ClarkPowell, Union

Allen L. Beeler, Union County farmer, worked with members of Broadacres Community Association this summer to sell produce on Saturdays at the neighborhood pool.
He wrote: “Thank you my wonderful Broadacres …

Parade is Monday in Maynardville

Jay FitzUnion

Union County Mayor Jason Bailey says, It’s time for a parade.
Everyone is invited to the Patriot Parade honoring the Union County High School baseball and track & field teams on …

The man who put a Pinto on a pole

Sandra ClarkObits, Union

People of a certain age will remember the little red-orange Ford Pinto on top of a metal pole on Maynardville Highway just before the town. It was the sign for …