“Over half of our real estate people are gone; all of our developers are gone, for the most part; half of our builders are gone; surveyors, like me, are hanging on by our teeth, yet the library wants a raise.”
Read More »A River Runs Through It: Lower Toccoa Faces Threat to Tourism
In Ernest Hemingway’s, Big Two-Hearted River, Nick Adams returns from World War I to his home in Seney, Michigan. When he arrives, he expects to see the same town he left, but rather finds the buildings burnt-down. Things have changed; time has destroyed part of his past. But, as he walks the railroad tracks to […]
Read More »Wrangling Begins Over Lodging Tax Revenues
After the Fannin County Board of Commissioners heard the first public hearing on the proposed County Park Ordinance this week and mulled over a few other minor items, the focus of the meeting moved once again to the lodging tax debate. Last month, commissioners approved an increase in the lodging tax, from three percent to […]
Read More »Property Tax Rate Won’t Change In Fannin County
With property taxes going up in so many counties across Georgia, Fannin residents have reason to breathe a sigh of relief. In one night, over the span of about two hours, the Fannin County Board of Education locked down its budget for the 2012 fiscal year and so did the county Board of Commissioners. Neither […]
Read More »Testing The Waters At My Mountain
Emotions ran high, while hand after hand rose in a flurry of questions.
Read More »New Natural Gas Pipeline Could Mean Lower Prices
A proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline for 20 miles between Ellijay and Blue Ridge got the green light Tuesday from the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPCS). According to the proposal, the pipeline will be constructed just to the side of Georgia State Highway 515 . However, this is not the final route of […]
Read More »Triumph For Property Owners: Fannin County Approves Same Millage Rate
With property taxes going up in so many counties across Georgia, Fannin residents have reason to breathe a sigh of relief. In one night, over the span of about two hours, the Fannin County Board of Education locked down its budget for the 2012 fiscal year and so did the county Board of Commissioners. Neither […]
Read More »Proposal For 20 Mile Gas Line From Ellijay to Blue Ridge
Natural gas provider Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL) is mapping out a possible gas line that will span the 20 miles between Ellijay and Blue Ridge. The area, known to many as the Blue Ridge Corridor, “is part of AGL’s certificated service territory, but is not currently served by natural gas,” according to recent correspondence […]
Read More »Two New Businesses To Open In Fannin County
In the midst of a lingering recession, Fannin County has reason for optimism. Two new businesses will open in the coming months in Blue Ridge ~ creating dozens of new jobs.
Read More »New Pipeline Expected to Lower Price of Natural Gas For Consumers In Ellijay and Blue Ridge
A proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline for 20 miles between Ellijay and Blue Ridge got the green light Tuesday from the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPCS). According to the proposal, the pipeline will be constructed just to the side of Georgia State Highway 515 . However, this is not the final route of […]
Read More »Ninth District Candidate Bicknell Offers Solutions, Not Talk, to Gilmer County
“They’re both talkers; I’m a solutions person”
Read More »Fannin Passes Millage Rate
Fannin County passed its 2013 millage rate in a called meeting today.
Read More »Blue Ridge Passes Water Adjustment Policy
The Blue Ridge City Council passed a new water adjustment agreement this week.
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