FANNIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 181 Church Street, Blue Ridge, 706-632-1958 Robert Graham, Director Report Period: July 6, thru July 12, 2015 Total Calls answered by 911 Center (including non-emergency) 1749 The following figures represent emergency calls dispatched Law Enforcement (cities & county) 370 Rescue 33 Fire 5 EMS • McCaysville Ambulance 23 • Blue […]
Read More »News From Fannin County High School…
Fannin County Schools will open for the 2015-16 School Year on Wednesday, August 6. In an effort to inform students and parents of expectations at Fannin County High School (FCHS), this is the second article in a series released to the public by the administration of FCHS. In order for teaching and learning to occur […]
Read More »“Death to America”
Opinion article written by George McClellan: Date Line: Chattanooga, Tn. 16 July 2015: Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez, from Hixon, Tennessee, murders four US Marines, wounds others, in hails of gun fire at two military sites. “He was a good boy, nice, polite and attentive in school.” He was also an Islamic Jihadist. Mohammad Youssef Abdulezze, how’s […]
Read More »Mrs. Catherine Eva “Ma” Payne: Obituary
Mrs. Catherine Eva “Ma” Payne, age 85 of McCaysville, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Payne was born October 31, 1929 in Fannin County, GA to the late Andrew Jackson Huffman and the late Martha Thomas Huffman. A member of Mobile Baptist Church, she was preceded in […]
Read More »Mr. William Henry Watson: Obituary
William Henry Watson, age 91, of Crandall, GA passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mr. Watson was born in Fannin County, GA to the late Tom and Minnie Carver Watson. He was a member of the Cookson Creek Baptist Church and was a Veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Navy. He had worked in […]
Read More »Mr. Earl C. Gunsalus: Obituary
Mr. Earl C. Gunsalus, age 87 of Mineral Bluff, passed away July 14, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Gunsalus was born May 16, 1928 in Syracuse, NY to the late Earl C. Gunsalus, Sr and the late Hazel Chapman Gunsalus. A member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include: wife, Phyllis Gunsalus, son, Brad (Sheryl) Gunsalus, […]
Read More »Master Chase Stanford: Obituary
Master Chase Stanford, of Blue Ridge, passed away July 14, 2015 at Hamilton Medical Center. Master Stanford was the infant son born July 14, 2015 in Dalton, GA to Joshua Brandon Stanford and Kayla Nicole Bowers Stanford. Survivors include: father, Joshua Brandon Stanford, mother, Kayla Nicole Stanford, brother, Colton Luke Stanford, maternal grandparents, Mike (Kim) […]
Read More »Deborah Louise Dunkley: Obituary
Deborah Louise Dunkley, age 58 of Blue Ridge, passed away July 14, 2015 at Pruitt Nursing Home. Miss Dunkley was born March 13, 1957 in Lincoln Park, MI to James Dunkley and Lois Petty Dunkley. She worked as a nurse for many years in Phoenix, AR. Survivors include: father, James Dunkley, mother, Lois Dunkley, and […]
Read More »Mr. Marvin Botts: Obituary
Mr. Marvin Botts, age 70, of East Point, GA passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his home. He was born in Fairmount, GA to the late Elmer Alley and Ruby Ann Gray Botts. He retired as a Warehouse Worker for Caterpillar Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Mattie Payne Botts; sons and daughters-in-law, […]
Read More »GOP’s Courage, Where is It?
Opinion by George McClellan: Where has the Republican Party’s moral courage gone?. Well, naturally any party is composed of individuals who come into it either with courage or not. Some individuals, like Obama, have a greased tongue weaving lies into the fabric of his party doctrine until that party, the Democrat Party, has now been […]
Read More »
Helpful Information from the County Extention Agent
Below are three informative and helpful articles from Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent: Controlling Fleas As the summer has heated up, the battle cry has become, “Fleas are eating us alive. What should I use to control them?” The answer is that you need to use persistence! But before you go off to buy a […]
Read More »GEMA/HS Invites Residents to Compete Against Celebrity Chefs in Emergency Recipe Contest
PRESS RELEASE: Amateur chefs can match talents with “Top Chef” judge, contestant and other notable Georgia chefs in No Power? No Problem! Recipe Contest (ATLANTA) – When a natural disaster strikes and you’re stuck at home without power, it’s tough to find good food. That’s why the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) Ready Georgia […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Statement on Announcement of Nuclear Agreement with Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today regarding the announcement of a nuclear agreement with Iran: “Let’s be clear, this agreement is not final. Georgians and the American people, through Congressional representation, must sign off on the negotiated terms, and because […]
Read More »Mr. U.L. Cole: Obituary
Mr. U.L. Cole, age 89, of Morganton, GA passed away July 12, 2015 in the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Born in Cherokee County, NC he was the son of the late Mrs. Ezra Cole. He served his country in the United States Army. U.L. worked several jobs in his lifetime which included buying and selling […]
Read More »Eating Their Own…
If you do not believe that Jeb Bush is not already the GOP elite establishments choice to be our presidential candidate, how about this headline from “Hot Air”, 7/9/15: “Shock and awe: GOP establishment dumps $103 million into Jeb Bush’s Super PAC”? If the GOP has a few shekels left over, and they will, expect […]
Read More »