North Georgia News
Weekly newspaper in Blairsville, Georgia
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The North Georgia News is one of the highest-circulation weekly newspapers in North Georgia.[2] It covers Blairsville, Georgia, and Union County.[1]
 The March 16, 1928, front page of The North Georgia News | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Kenneth West[1] |
| Editor | Shawn Jarrard[1] |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Blairsville, GA, 30514 United States |
| ISSN | 1947-5217 |
| OCLC number | 19346950 |
| Website | nganews |
The newspaper launched in 1909. Its first publisher was F.A. Miller.[3]
The North Georgia News was preceded by the Blairsville Free Press which was started by J.A. Butt Jr., and The Blairsville Herald which was published by Quillian & Wellborn. Both newspapers began in 1892 and ceased publication in an unknown year.[4][5]
From 2001 until 2012, the North Georgia News faced competition from the Union Sentinel. Today the North Georgia News is the only newspaper printed in the county.[6][7]
Notable contributors
- Tom DeTitta, former editor who penned Georgia's official state drama, The Reach of Song[8]
