Six out of ten people with Alzheimer’s disease will wander. You can’t know when it will happen. It’s common for a person with dementia to wander and become lost. This can happen even in the earliest stages of the disease. Wandering can be dangerous, even life threatening, and the stress of this risk can weigh […]
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Mrs. Elizabeth “Betsy” Long Smith: Obituary
Elizabeth “Betsy” Long Smith, age 59, of Turtletown, TN passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Copperhill, TN, she was the daughter of the late Warren G. “Ferg” and Jimmie Lou McNabb Smith. She was a loving wife of 34 years, mother and grandmother. Betsy enjoyed […]
Read More »Mrs. Naomi Mary Smith Boyd: Obituary
Mrs. Naomi Mary Smith Boyd, age 75, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on July 13, 2016 in Chattanooga, TN following a brief illness. Born in South Bend, IN, she was the daughter of the late Leo Roach and Mary Zehner Smith. Mrs. Boyd was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed traveling, camping and […]
Read More »Mrs. Ella May Crawford: Obituary
Mrs. Ella May Crawford, age 78, of Morganton, GA, passed away on July 13, 2014. Born in Hanford, CA, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Bedie Loper Jollif. She was a member of Wilscott Baptist Church and had worked for a number of years as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was also […]
Read More »Mrs. Nancy Berry Poore: Obituary
Mrs. Nancy Berry Poore, age 78 of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at her home. Mrs. Poore was born June 20, 1938 in Atlanta, GA to the late Raymond Berry and the late Eulalia Reynolds Berry. A member of the Epworth First Baptist Church, she was preceded in death by her twin […]
Read More »A Road Less Taken?
Opinion by George McClellan: The metaphor, is taken from a poem by Robert Frost. It’s application is many but, as far as politics is concerned, it’s worn out. We took that road in 2008; unaccountably renewed our path in 2012 and now find ourselves headed for the land fill of bad ideas to join other […]
Read More »The Latest from the Fannin County Extension Coordinator
Forestry Update By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Trees are a big business in the South with more than 209 million acres of timberland spread across the 13-state region and landowners are planting more trees every year. The forest products industry supports about 1.2 million jobs and because forests are so important in our area, […]
Read More »Mr. William Homer Gray: Obituary
Mr. William Homer Gray, age 72 of Blue Ridge, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Mr.Gray was born September 15, 1943 in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Homer Gray and the late Sarah Davis Gray . A member of Welcome Hill Baptist Church in Blue Ridge. Mr. Gray also enjoyed […]
Read More »FCHS Presents First Annual Rebel Prep Sessions for Incoming Ninth Graders
Fannin County High School Presents The First Annual REBEL PREP SESSIONS (for incoming 9th graders). When: Tuesday, July 19, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. *Pizza will be provided for students! Where: FCHS – Meet in Cafeteria This brand-new program will be hosted by FCHS Upperclassmen and provide incoming freshmen […]
Read More »FCHS First Time Student Drug Screens
Fannin County High School will conduct student drug screens for students that have never been tested on July 19 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. Any student who participates in any extra-curricular activity, club, sport, band or who drives to school must be drug screened. Only students who have never been screened need to attend and participate. […]
Read More »Mr. Robert Tankersley: Obituary
Mr. Robert Tankersley, age 68 of Blue Ridge, passed away July 9, 2016 at Mountain View Health & Rehab of Clayton, Ga. Mr. Tankersley was born July 29, 1947 in Epworth, GA to the late Reuben Tankersley and the late Ruth Jones Tankersley. A member of the Baptist faith, he was preceded in death by […]
Read More »Special Called Blue Ridge City Council Meeting at 6PM
Special Called Council Meeting July 12, 2016 6:00 p.m. 400 West Main Street (Jury Assembly Room on the third floor of the courthouse) Mayor Whitener has called a Special Called Council meeting to be in conjunction with the Fannin County Board of Commissioners for July 12, 2016 at 6:00p.m. This meeting will take place at […]
Read More »Updated Blue Ridge City Council Special Called Meeting at 4:30PM Announcement & Agenda
Special Called Council Meeting July 12, 2016 4:30 P.M. 480 West First Street Blue Ridge Council Members Angie Arp and Bruce Pack have rescheduled the regular meeting on July 12, 2016 at 6:00p.m. to take place as a Special Called Council Meeting on July 12, 2016 at 4:30pm A G E N D A 1) […]
Read More »The Intention of Intent
Opinion by John Tutten: Intent (/inˈtent/) – the thing that you plan to do or achieve: an aim or purpose Do you see anything ambiguous or confusing about this definition? A fifth grader could easily understand it and use this word properly in a sentence. It’s only in Washington that the obvious meaning of words […]
Read More »Why We Are Losing
Opinion by George McClellan: A U.S. Circuit Court judge recently announced that he gives no consideration to the actual Constitution, and other judges should follow his example. Seventh Circuit Court Judge Richard Posner, in an op. ed, stated plainly: “I see absolutely no value to a judge of spending decades, years, months, weeks, days, hours, […]
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