The Downtown Blairsville Journal
One question at a time, answered with a date and a source. Every post links back to the guide page it belongs to.
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When is the Blairsville, GA Christmas parade in 2026?
The 2026 Blairsville, GA Christmas parade is Saturday, Dec. 5, on the historic square, with the tree lighting on the Old Union County Courthouse lawn at 6 p.m. and the…
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Sorghum in the Mountains is Blairsville’s sorghum festival now: who runs it, and why old pages show the wrong dates
Blairsville’s October sorghum festival is Sorghum in the Mountains, run by the volunteer nonprofit Sorghum in the Mountains, Inc. at Meeks Park. The 2026 festival ended October 18 at 5…
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Why Lake Nottely looks half-empty every fall
Lake Nottely is a TVA reservoir, and TVA lowers it on purpose. In a year with normal rainfall the water level varies about 20 feet between summer and winter, so…
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The cloudy-day rule for Brasstown Bald (and what to do instead)
Brasstown Bald is Georgia’s highest point at 4,784 feet, and the reason to go is the 360-degree view. If the summit is inside a cloud, that view is gone, so…
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Living in Blairsville, GA: practical things newcomers learn in the first month
Most people around Blairsville live outside the city limits: the city counted 616 residents in the 2020 Census, Union County 24,632. That line decides who supplies water and sewer, which…
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Friday Night Mountain Music at the Old Courthouse: the rest of the 2026 schedule
The Union County Historical Society’s Friday Night Mountain Music concerts at the Old Courthouse on the Blairsville square have six 2026 dates left as of mid-October: Oct 16, 23 and…
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