🌱 Jonah Pierce Band and True Youngblood Band and 11 more events

Hello Blairsville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• First Aid Training at Luke’s Place
• Jonah Pierce Band and True Youngblood Band at Grandaddy Mimm's Distillery
• Music in the Park at Vogel

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Beautiful with sunshine, with a high of 75 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

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📸 Around Blairsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blairsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• First Aid Training →
  Luke’s Place, Basement under overhang, 307 Cleveland St Ste L, Blairsville
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 16

• Jonah Pierce Band and True Youngblood Band →
  Grandaddy Mimm's Distillery, 112 Wellborn St, Blairsville
  5:00 pm
• Music in the Park
  Vogel State Park 405 State Park Road Blairsville, GA U
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Goat Yoga at Rhatigan Farms →
  Rhatigan Farms, 629 Burt Nix Rd, Blairsville
  1:00 pm
• Curtis & Kim Jones Mountain Gypsy Music →
  Redtail Mountain Vineyard, 400 White Rd, Blairsville
  3:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• What’s that bird?
  Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville
  9:00 am
• Native plants & animals - iNaturalist as a tool for identification
  Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville
  10:30 am
• Think INside the Box!
  Vogel State Park, 405 Vogel State Park Road, Blairsville
  12:00 pm
• Lucky Dog Trivia Night at Lucky's →
  Lucky's Taqueria & Cantina, 17 Merchants Walk, Blairsville
  6:30 pm

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📣 Blairsville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 15

• Yappy Hour & Farmhouse Friday →
  The Farmhouse at Crane Creek Vineyards, 916 Crane Creek Rd, Young Harris
  4:00 pm
• Monica Spears →
  Creekstone Winery, 295 Hardman Farm Rd, Sautee Nacoochee
  6:00 pm
• Forward! To the Moon →
  O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, Dobbs McEachern Rd, Young Harris
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• 2026 Georgia Mountain Fire and Smoke Cooking Festival - Saturday →
  Georgia Mountain Fair Inc, 1311 Music Hall Rd, Hiawassee
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Planning future projects and thinking of renting a tiller or some type of mechanized equipment?
  Make that contact to 811 at least 3 business days before your project begins, not the day you rent your equipment. Plan ahead! (Nextdoor )
• Doug Loyd is an excellent yard person.
  He has been doing our yard for four years. his number is 706-897-4118. (Nextdoor Blue Ridge Hwy)

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Blairsville. Apply here.
• ASRC Industrial Services posted a job opening for Concrete Foreman - Heavy Civil with AIS Infrastructure in Blairsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blairsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Helen

• Man runs from Helen police before surrendering on assault charges (fox5atlanta.com)
• Ep. 455: Render - Jason is Here: The Guy Who Got Shot (themeateater.com)
• My happy cancer camper tale (thechampionnewspaper.com)

Blue Ridge

• Ryan Paton of Capitol Lending Group: Blue Ridge, Georgia Offers South Florida Residents Mountain Living, Cooler Weather (tapinto.net)

Cleveland

• Cleveland Man Launches Invite-Only Streaming Service For Independent Artist (wrwh.com)
• White County man faces Hall County charges for financial transaction card fraud (accesswdun.com)

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Ok Blairsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he didn't apply himself. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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