Fannin County High School Parking Permits on Sale Students driving to Fannin County High School will be able to purchase Parking Permits for the 2017-18 School Year starting Monday, July 24, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. at the school. The cost of the annual permit this year is $30 with checks being made payable to FCHS. Students are reminded […]
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“Stuff the Bus for the Kids of Fannin County”
Beginning July 10th, pink and blue paper buses will be on display at various locations in the county (think paper angels at Christmas) with school supplies attached so that people can sponsor students in our area that are not able to afford the necessary supplies. Supplies (with bus attached) can be returned to United Community Bank […]
Read More »Collins Discusses Obamacare Skinny Repeal and Tax Reform on Fox Business
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, spoke with Fox Business Network’s Neil Cavuto about the mechanics of an effective repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the need for comprehensive tax reform.
Read More »Fannin County Board of Commissioners- Meeting Agenda
AGENDA Regular Meeting July 11, 2017 5:15 p.m. Jury Assembly Room – Third Floor OPENING REGULAR MEETING: Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance OLD BUSINESS: Approve minutes of June 27, 2017. PUBLIC COMMENTARY: 30-minute maximum Do not misconstrue this as a question and answer session with the board. Limit 3 minutes per person. Please state name […]
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2nd Annual-Light Up The Lake @ Lake Blue Ridge
Registration can be found on Lake Blue Ridge Civic Association Events Calendar
Read More »Lt. Governor Cagle to Host Health Care Reform Task Force Meeting
ATLANTA, June 30, 2017 – Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, along with Sens. Renee Unterman, Dean Burke, Chuck Hufstetler, Ben Watson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Jack Hill and Doc Rhett, will hold a meeting of Georgia’s Health Care Reform Task Force at Tift Regional Medical Center on MONDAY, July 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Members will discuss innovative reforms to advance Georgia as a […]
Read More »Meeting the Unique Mental Health Needs of Veterans
By Melanie Dallas, LPC The statistics were shocking. A 2014 study by the Veterans Administration (VA) found that 22 veterans were taking their own lives each day in the U.S. A follow-up study published last year found that although suicides among veterans were decreasing, there was still an average of 20 veteran suicides each day. […]
Read More »FREE HEPATITIS C TESTING AT CLINIC IN BLUE RIDGE, JULY 10th
Blue Ridge, GA – The Fannin County Health Department is conducting a HEPATITIS C CLINIC on Monday, July 10th from 9 AM to Noon at their location at 95 Ouida Street in Blue Ridge. The clinic is offering FREE Rapid Hepatitis C Testing. Hepatitis C is 10 times more infectious that HIV and more than 75% of adults with Hepatitis C are Baby […]
Read More »GBI Assessment of Fentanyl Spill
Decatur, GA – On Thursday, June 29, 2017, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) conducted an assessment of the fentanyl spill. This assessment has determined that evidence containing a powder of fine furanyl fentanyl leaked through untaped corners and seams of a cardboard box. The furanyl fentanyl came from powder residue within the box. The […]
Read More »Op–Ed submitted by Todd Rehm
Georgia is suffering a wave of overdoses as new forms of extremely potent and often deadly drugs make their way into our communities. In fact, a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that opioid-related hospital admissions nearly doubled between 2009 and 2014 – the highest rate of the 43 states […]
Read More »LOCAL ARTIST LEAVES BEHIND BRICK-AND-MORTAR STUDIO…FOR A BUS AND A ROUSING NEW PROJECT.
Mobile businesses are happening all around us and in every industry. The art world is no exception. Artist Jenny King has been a fixture on the Marietta Square for almost a decade. At the end of the month, she will be moving her studio from the cozy spot above The Australian Bakery, to a shuttle […]
Read More »The Democrat Collapse; Can it Recover?
In the wake of Karan Handles election victory over the youthful Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th District special election, and three other less newsworthy special elections elsewhere in the US, it is only now starting to dawn on democrats that they might actually have a real leadership problem. Already accusative fingers have pointed […]
Read More »4th of July Events
Fireworks in Downtown McCaysville FRIDAY NIGHT!! 6/30!! From June 30, 2017 To July 01, 2017 Take the car or hop on the Blue Ridge Scenic RR, Firecracker Express to see the fireworks shot off from the top of Tater Hill. The Tri-Cities Business Association continues a long standing Copper …More Firecracker Special Train Ride FRIDAY […]
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