In preparation for the upcoming Christmas Season, at its November 8th meeting, The Blue Ridge City Council approved to build the North Pole, hire elves, and schedule Santa Claus to visit local businesses. The council also approved Christmas bonuses for city employees, but faced woes in wielding the Christmas Spirit, when it heard a request […]
Read More »County Cashes in on Court House
Fannin County gained $672,185.81 last night. At its November 8th meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to refinance the County Court House Facility. The move seemingly was unexpected and apparently began as an exploratory effort to feed the famished 2012 budget. It started with a presentation by Merchant Capital Senior Vice President Philip […]
Read More »Tribunal Sends Student to Ellijay, Gets Approval from School Board
At a called meeting Thursday, November 3rd, the Fannin County Board of Education met to review an appeal from a Student Disciplinary Tribunal.
Read More »Fannin County Schools Make AYP!
It’s official! Fannin County School District has met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements for 2011.
Read More »County Seeks Job Cuts for Road Department
Post 1 Commissioner Garnett Webb is concerned about, “The elimination of approximately 17 men next week from the Road Department by Chairman Simonds.”
Read More »Tough Decisions: Pay Reduction for Fannin EMS
“Our EMTs are going to have to take a pay-cut”
Read More »Council Member Michael Eaton Talks about the Swan
“The funniest thing about the whole thing is that we’re arguing over 100 percent profit.”
Read More »BOE Approves Financial Report
At its October 13th meeting, the Board of Education approved its August 31st Financial Report. Superintendent Mark Henson quipped that the county currently has a healthy, but tight budget, and that with 16.66 percent of the fiscal year complete, the county is only slightly above budget.
Read More »BOE Recognizes Board Member for Service to County
The Board of Education recognized long-standing board member Lewis DeWeese for his years of service to the board and education to the children of Fannin County.
Read More »And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Martha Zoller
“If litigations and dinners with lobbyists are the kind of experience that you need,” she said, “then, I think, there’s a problem.”
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Tempers Flare at City Council Meeting Over Swan Drive-In
Residents flocked to Blue Ridge City Hall earlier this week. As residents streamed inside the building, filling the chairs in the open area of the hall, two police officers took their stations near the doors, watching the crowd. The crowd muttered among themselves, some holding notepads, others, legal pads scrawled with extensive notes. Most of […]
Read More »Fannin County Board of Education Meeting
Fannin County Board of Education will have a called meeting on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
Read More »Martha Zoller Talks Congressional Run
FYN recently sat down with Radio Talk Show Host Martha Zoller.
Read More »County Prepares for Disaster
The county has approximately 18 search and rescue calls a year.
Read More »Who Knows Adam M. Teague?
Answer: The FDIC, among others. On August 11, 2011, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) signed a notice initiating the proceedings to determine whether Former Vice President of Appalachian Community Bank in Ellijay Adam M. Teague should pay $1, 324,220.The notification is manifold. The eleven page order serves as a 1) Notice of Intention to […]
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