🌱 Mountain Country Christmas in Lights and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mountain Country Christmas in Lights at Georgia Mountain Fair Inc
• Curtis & Kim Jones Mountain Gypsy Music
• Old Souls at Hiawassee Brew at Hiawassee Brew

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.
• Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hiawassee

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Santa Visits at The Ridges Resort!
  The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge, 3499 US HWY 76 W, Hiawassee
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Mountain Country Christmas in Lights
  Georgia Mountain Fair Inc , 1311 Music Hall Rd , Hiawassee
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Curtis & Kim Jones Mountain Gypsy Music
  Hightower Creek Vineyards , 7150 Canaan Dr , Hiawassee
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Mountain Country Christmas in Lights
  Georgia Mountain Fair Inc , 1311 Music Hall Rd , Hiawassee
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Old Souls at Hiawassee Brew
  Hiawassee Brew , 616 S Main St , Hiawassee
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year Fireworks
  Georgia Mountain Fair Inc , 1311 Music Hall Rd , Hiawassee
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Lucky Dog Trivia Night at Lucky's
  Lucky's Taqueria & Cantina , 17 Merchants Walk , Blairsville
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Union County Panthers vs Coahulla Creek Colts
  Union County High School , 153 Panther Way , Blairsville
  4:00 pm
• Stone House Soup & Yappy Hour
  Crane Creek Vineyards , 1040 Crane Creek Rd , Young Harris
  4:00 pm
• Quick Brown Fox
  Blairsville Social , 40 Earnest St ste 1 , Blairsville
  6:00 pm
• TRIVIA: BLAIRSVILLE — Grandaddy Mimm's Distilling Co.
  Grandaddy Mimm's Distilling Co. "The Co-Op" , 112 Wellborn St , Blairsville
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Live Music with Alma Russ
  Crane Creek Vineyards , 1040 Crane Creek Rd , Young Harris
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager Part Time/Full Time in Hiawassee. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Blairsville

• Meet UGA's 2026 Bulldog 100 (uga.edu)

Helen

• Former TMU VP indicted (whitecountynews.net)
• Tom Poland column: The Ghosts Of Winter (blufftontoday.com)
• This NC town ranks among the nation's most festive during the holidays (charlotteobserver.com)

Cleveland

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