• Flu shots available at county health departments

    DALTON, Ga. – Flu Shots are now available at NO COST to residents at public health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield Counties. Healthcare plans will be billed on behalf of clients who have coverage, and there is no charge to anyone who is not under a healthcare plan. No appointment is […]

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  • Hundreds gather for Fannin County Senior Homestead Exemption town hall

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The crowd spilled into the hall outside the Jury Assembly Room of the Fannin County Courthouse for a town hall meeting addressing a potential Homestead Property Tax Exemption for seniors Thursday, Nov. 16, as hundreds attended, mostly to oppose the exemption. The change would exempt Fannin property owners 65 and older […]

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  • Johnson on BOC: ‘We’re going down a bad road’

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    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – In what Fannin County Post 1 Commissioner Earl Johnson described as a “bad nightmare,” the county Board of Commissioners addressed the notion of increasing the chairman’s spending limit from $4,500 to $25,000 during the commissioners meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14. Currently, BOC Chairman Stan Helton is allowed to approve county expenditures less […]

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  • Benton MacKaye Trail Association work trip slated for April 14

    The Benton MacKaye Trail Association (BMTA) is seeking volunteers to help with trail maintenance for an upcoming work trip. According to Barry Allen, Georgia work trip coordinator for the BMTA, a work trip is planned for Saturday, April 14, on a section of the trail near Springer Mountain, Georgia. This month’s work trip will focus […]

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  • BREAKING: Downtown Blue Ridge experiencing water crisis

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Currently, much of downtown Blue Ridge is experiencing a widespread water outage after a contractor working at a site near Blue Ridge Elementary School struck and damaged a water main earlier this evening, according to Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Robert Graham. Graham stated Rebecca Harkins, director of Water […]

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  • Fannin County Health Department receives Car Seat Mini-Grant

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The Fannin County Health Department, along with other county health departments across north Georgia, has been awarded 2018 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health Injury Prevention Program, according to Jennifer King, public information officer for the North Georgia Health District. The purpose of the grant is to enable […]

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  • Blue Ridge City Council November meeting cancelled

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – According to information posted by Mayor Donna Whitener, the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Blue Ridge City Council has been cancelled. Whitener added that council members Angie Arp, Rodney Kendall and Bruce Pack are all unavailable to attend the meeting due to other obligations. In last week’s City Council election, […]

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  • Vehicle needs discussed at Fannin assessors meeting

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    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The condition of two fleet vehicles and the potential purchase of up to two vehicles for the Fannin County Board of Assessors were discussed at the Friday, Jan. 12, assessors meeting. Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran told board members Friday that Board of Commissioners Chairman Stan Helton had recently asked Director of […]

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  • Widespread flu in Georgia

    ATLANTA – If you have not gotten a flu shot yet, do not wait any longer! Flu is widespread in Georgia, and more than 300 individuals have been hospitalized with flu-related illness. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed four flu-related deaths so far, but that number is expected to increase. The predominant […]

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  • Suspect apprehended after robbing customer at BB&T

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – A suspect was apprehended by the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office(FCSO) Friday morning following a robbery attempt at the BB&T bank on 3831 Appalachian Hwy. in Blue Ridge. According to the booking report issued by the FCSO, Andrae Decarlos Foster, 39, of Powder Springs, Georgia, was arrested Friday, Dec. 15, at 9:47 […]

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  • False alarm at Fannin County High School

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    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Denise Messer, administrative assistant for Fannin County Schools, confirmed there is no threat of any kind at Fannin County High School. Messer stated reports of a “threat at a high school” came into the Fannin County Emergency 911 dispatch center earlier Tuesday morning, Feb. 20. As a result, FCHS was placed […]

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  • Back to business for Blue Ridge City Council

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – After failing to achieve a quorum at the last month’s meeting, the Blue Ridge City Council met Tuesday, Dec. 12, for their last regularly scheduled meeting of the year. The Council swiftly moved through a hefty list of agenda items starting with two Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) lease resolutions to purchase […]

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  • Two thieves burglarize Blue Ridge Coin Laundry

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – According to Capt. Robbie Stuart with the Blue Ridge Police Department, two suspects broke into a coin machine at the Blue Ridge Coin Laundry at 3761 East First St. at approximately midnight to 1 a.m. Friday morning. The thieves made off with an undisclosed amount of money and caused thousands of […]

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  • Police department, city employees to see pay increases

    BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – After a one-hour and 26-minute executive session during their Tuesday, March 13, meeting, the Blue Ridge City Council reconvened to announce and approve pay increases for the city Police Department and other city employee positions. Pay increases for the Police Department are as follows: Interim Chief of Police Johnny Scearce will […]

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