• West Fannin Elementary Hosts STEM Night

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – West Fannin Elementary School (WFES) hosted STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) night on Thursday, September 21. It is one of three STEM nights that the school will host this year. Students in Kindergarten and Fifth grade, along with their families, enjoyed an evening dedicated to engineering and science. WFES will […]

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  • Less Parking and New Solutions

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – September marked the beginning of the beautiful Autumn season in our quaint mountain town. With Autumn comes large crowds visiting our area for it’s natural beauty, and enjoying one of our many festivals held downtown. Business owners and residents alike were shocked to see that more parking spaces were disappearing from […]

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  • Legislation To Be Admended

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – The Fannin County Commissioners held their final meeting of the month on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. County Chairman Stan Helton opened by holding the first of two public readings to change county legislation. The first piece legislation up for change involves the selling of county equipment that is no longer in […]

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  • Exposing Underage Alcohol Sales

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – On Thursday, September 14, 2017, an operation led by Captain Justin Turner, ended with many establishments in Fannin County being cited for furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21. After receiving complaints, some from school resource officers, the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office decided to conduct an undercover operation […]

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  • Blue Ridge City Sewer Rates Set To Increase In 2018

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Sewer rates are expected to increase next year for the residents of Blue Ridge. In a special called meeting of the Blue Ridge City Council on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, council members held their first hearing of the 2018 budget. Among the noted items in the proposed budget was a 3% […]

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  • Fannin County Awarded Grant For Scrap Tire Removal

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Chief Land Development Officer Marie Woody announced at the September 26 Fannin County Commissioner’s meeting that the county had received a scrap tire grant. Woody had been working since earlier this year to secure this allocation. The grant, issued by the State of Georgia, will fund the financial costs associated with […]

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  • Public Workshop For 2018 Proposed Budget

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – In what is being heralded as the first of its kind in the county, Fannin County Board of Commissioners held an all day budget workshop on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, in preparation for the 2018 budget. The workshop was scheduled from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. and was open to the […]

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  • Jane Whaley Disqualified From City Council Election

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – After an all day hearing regarding the residential status of Post One Candidate Jane Whaley, a decision has been made by Election Superintendent Barbie Gerald. It has been decided that Jane Whaley does not meet certain criteria to continue her bid for City Council. In official letter stating the decision it […]

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  • Blues, Brews, and BBQs

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Thousands descended upon our beautiful downtown area for a weekend of fun as Blue Ridge kicked off its annual Blues and BBQ Festival. The festivities began Friday evening with the 12th Annual Rotary Blues Jam. Live music was held at the Train Depot where residents and visitors alike stopped to enjoy […]

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  • Fannin County Opts for Online Bidding

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Fannin County Commission Chairman Stan Helton and Public Works Director Zach Ratcliff discussed the possibility of updating the county’s legislation. Current county codes only allow for used county equipment to be sold through local resources. The equipment must be posted in a local newspaper for two weeks and then a bidding […]

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  • Fannin County Elected Officials Were Underpaid

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – An executive session was held at the September 12 Board of Commissioners regular meeting. After a little over half an hour, Commissioners along with Finance Director Robin Gazaway returned to the regular meeting room. It had been discovered that the majority of Fannin County’s elected official’s had been receiving an incorrect […]

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  • County to Purchase New Equipment

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Fannin County is set to receive new equipment after the Board of Commissioner meeting that was held on Tuesday, September, 12, 2017. Commissioners voted unanimously to purchase a new fire truck and spreader for the county. Public Works Director Zach Ratcliff addressed the Board about the purchase of a new spreader […]

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  • Fannin County Schools Exceed Safety Expectations

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    BLUE RIDGE, GA – School safety was a reoccurring theme at September’s Board of Education meeting. Fannin County Schools had been put to the test and passed when it comes to the safety of the children. Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security agent Michael Ruple was present along with school resource officer Lt. Darvin Couch to […]

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  • Candidates Face Off at Forum

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Candidates for Blue Ridge’s City Council and Mayoral race faced off on Thursday, September 28, 2017, giving residents an opportunity to hear exactly where their candidates stood on many important issues. The candidates followed a regulated format. Each candidate was given two minutes for an opening statement and another two minutes […]

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  • Humane Society Dedicates New Memorial Park

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Rain and cold weather couldn’t keep the dedicated staff and volunteers of the Humane Society of Blue Ridge (HSBR) away from their beloved cause. Members and supporters of this organization gathered on Thursday, September 14, 2017, to dedicate the newest addition to their campus, a Memorial Park. This Park is part […]

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  • Severe Weather Expected for Fannin County

    Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Georgia, Hurricane Irma, Fannin County EMA Director Robert Graham

    BLUE RIDGE, GA- The latest models of Hurricane Irma’s path show that Fannin County could be in for severe weather beginning early Monday morning. Hurricane Irma has brought with it unpredictability, but the current path shows severe weather in most of the state of Georgia. Governor Deal, at a press conference Friday, stated, “Just because […]

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