Opinion by George McClellan: Yesterday, a bevy of world leaders descended on China to participate in the G20 Summit. China is this years host country. Chinese hate to lose face by committing social errors, inadvertent or otherwise, when those errors can be anticipated and provided for. Chinese will anguish over their “faux pas’ until such […]
Read More »Mrs. Angela Michelle Higdon Morrow: Obituary
Angela Michelle Higdon Morrow, age 45 of Copperhill TN passed away Monday, September 5, 2016. Angela was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Claude and Phobie Higdon. Survivors are her husband, Gary Morrow of Copperhill, TN; sons, Justin Morrow, Daniel Morrow and Dillan Morrow […]
Read More »Mrs. Leontine (Titine) Roland Kopp: Obituary
Leontine (Titine) Roland Kopp, 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Titine was born May 7, 1920 in Roux, Belgium. She immigrated to the United States as a war bride at the end of World War II, where she married the love of her life, Guerdon Glenn Kopp. Titine became a naturalized citizen […]
Read More »Mr. Don Edward Miller: Obituary
Mr. Don Edward Miller, age 76 of Blue Ridge, passed away September 4, 2016 at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain. Mr. Miller was born August 11, 1940 in Niles, MI to the late Donald M. Kinney and the late Ruth E. Lintz. Kinney Miller. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald M. Kinney, mother, […]
Read More »Black Failure
Opinion by George McClellan: If we are absolutely honest, which political correctness will not permit, we would be openly, freely and fearlessly discussing the negative social pathology that has brought us misery, incompetence, hungry, destitution, crime and worse, an excuse for the destructive top down government control of our economy and our healthcare, all in […]
Read More »Fannin BOE Meeting Announcement & Agenda
Fannin County Board of Education Meeting for FCSS – Thursday 9/8/2016 6:00PM – Regular Meeting 2290 East First Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia Meeting Agenda 1. Call To Order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Consent Agenda A. Approve Agenda B. Approve Minutes C. Requests a. Gideons’ Request b. Memorandum of Understandings – F.C. Department […]
Read More »Polk County TN Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 8/23 to 8/29
Pursuant to the state open records law, Tennessee Code Ann. section 10-7-503 to 10-7-512; 10-7-701 to 10-7-702; 10-8-101 to 10-8-103 Open Records Act allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Polk County, Tennessee. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for your viewing pleasure. Please remember […]
Read More »GBI Investigating Inmate Death
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Department of Corrections are currently investigating the death of Christopher Verner, 23, an inmate at Appling Integrated Treatment Facility in Baxley, Georgia. On Friday, August 26, Verner collapsed at the Appling ITF and was ultimately transferred to Savannah Memorial where he died August 27, 2016. The GBI […]
Read More »WFES Scholastic Book Fair
West Fannin Elementary is holding the Scholastic Book Fair from August 29th – September 2nd. We had Family Night at the Book Fair on Tuesday, August 30th from 4:00-6:00. Grandparents Day at the Book Fair on Wednesday, August 31st. Grandparents ate lunch with their grandchild then went to the book fair together. […]
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The Black Problem With White Society
Opinion by George McClellan: Generally, we feel safe when we know that we and our neighbors respect and obey the laws. It’s so engrained in fact, that we rarely gave it a second thought. For most of us it used to be that our first and only contact with law enforcement was when we got […]
Read More »WFES STEM Program
Kindergarten students are learning about gravity and motion in their integrated science and math unit. The STEM program at West Fannin Elementary integrates science, technology, engineering, and math.
Read More »FCHS REACH Scholars Announced
Left to right Hailey Tucker, Miriam Flores, Chloe Collis, Mikayla Kendall, and Emma Payne Photo taken by Cherie Kephart.
Read More »A Word of Comfort for You Today
Religion article written by Dr. Bob Allen: First of all, the Holy Spirit comes to comfort you by keeping Jesus lifted up before you at all times. Let’s consider the work of the Holy Spirit today. Learn how He works, and He will work with you, and for you. Notice how He worked in the […]
Read More »Mrs. Patricia Lee (Trish) Watkins: Obituary
Patricia Lee (Trish) Watkins, age 48, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Watkins was born in Polk County, TN on August 31, 1968. She was a member of Sunrise Tabernacle and was preceded in death by her mother Oma Lee Dockery Gray. She is survived by her […]
Read More »Mr. Hermon Cortez Fussell: Obituary
Mr. Hermon Cortez Fussell, age 71 of Lagrange, passed away August 31, 2016 at West Georgia Health in LaGrange, GA. Mr. Fussell was born November 1, 1944 in Columbus, GA. He was preceded in death by his father, Carlton Fussell, and his mother, Sara Elizabeth Parker Fussell. Mr. Fussell was the owner of West Georgia […]
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