schools, a middle school, and two high schools. The district has 172 full-time teachers and over 2,598 students. Union County Elementary School Union County Primary School Union County Middle School Union County High School Woody Gap High/Elementary School Blairsville is home to one alternative school, the Mountain Education Center High School, which is an evening school. Union County schools are acclaimed for their excellence and influencing the local community through their excellence and dedication. The Union County Public Library is part of the Mountain Regional Library System, which manages four libraries in the region. It is a member of Georgia Library PINES (the Public Information Network for Electronic Services) along with Mountain Regional Library in Young Harris, Towns County Public Library in Hiawassee, and Fannin County Public Library in Blue Ridge. There are some private schools nearby as well: The Mountain Area Christian Academy, in Morganton, Georgia Eastgate Life Academy, in Hiawassee, Georgia Murphy Adventist Christian School, in Murphy, North Carolina Infrastructure Transportation U.S. Route 76 and Zell Miller Mountain Parkway (GA 515) are the main highways that run through Blairsville. U.S. 76 and GA-515 lead northeast from the city to Young Harris and west to Blue Ridge. U.S. Routes 19 and 129 also run through the city together, leading north to Murphy, North Carolina and south to Dahlonega. Atlanta is south via U.S. 19/129. Blairsville Airport is located in the city. Media The Blairsville area is served by a few local television stations, one newspaper, magazines, and numerous local radio stations. They broadcast several genres of music, and sports, news, and talk radio. The North Georgia News is the primary newspaper and legal organ for the area. A member of the Georgia Press Association, the NGN is Blairsville's only accredited media outlet. Montefino Magazine is an aspirational publication based in Blairsville; it covers lifestyle and social news for Blairsville, Union County, and surrounding areas. Blairsville has 12 local radio stations. WUCG-FM 93.1 is based in Blairsville, 1210-AM (WDGR), 89.5-FM (WNGU), and 104.3-FM (WZTR) are based in Dahlonega. WCVP-AM (600), WCNG-FM (102.7), and WKRK-AM (1320) are based in Murphy, North Carolina. 95.1-FM (WJRB) is based in Young Harris, Georgia, while 105.1-FM (WNGA) and 89.9-FM (WTFH) are based in Helen. 1230-AM/97.7-FM (WJUL) is based in Hiawassee. 103.9-FM (WPPL) is based in Blue Ridge. The local television station is W50AB (channel 50), based in Hiawassee. See also United Community Bank References External