PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – The National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia, issued a winter weather advisory Sunday, Jan. 7, at 3 p.m. for Monday morning in parts of north Georgia. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON EST MONDAY… * WHAT…Light freezing rain is expected to develop very late tonight into […]
Read More »Fannin Schools closed Monday, county offices delayed
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The Fannin County School System has announced via Facebook all schools will be closed Monday due to continued hazardous roadways throughout the county: Due to hazardous road conditions present throughout Fannin County: All Fannin County Schools will be closed for students on Monday, December 11, 2017. All 12-month employees, district directors, […]
Read More »Assessors approve state values for conservation use, forest land protection
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – At the Thursday, April 5, Fannin County Board of Assessors meeting, the board approved the state values for conservation use and forest land protection acreage. Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran stated the state values for conservation use acreage ranged between $696 and $1,154 an acre and for forest land protection acreage ranged […]
Read More »No smoking policy on housing authority horizon
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – At the Thursday, March 15, meeting of the Blue Ridge Housing Authority (BRHA), Executive Director Traver Aiken addressed the forthcoming no smoking policy, which is scheduled to take effect for residents August 1, 2018. The policy is a result of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rule published Dec. […]
Read More »Details emerge on Blue Ridge water outage
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – New details have surfaced concerning Tuesday evening’s water outage in downtown Blue Ridge. According to Rebecca Harkins, director of Blue Ridge Water and Sewer department, a contractor doing a road bore beneath state Route 515 near East Highland Street in an effort to install a two-inch water service line struck and […]
Read More »City attorney decision discussed by Whitener, Thomas-Haight
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Following the recent hiring of new Blue Ridge city attorney, James A. Balli, at the Jan. 9 city council meeting, Mayor Donna Whitener and Councilwoman Rhonda Thomas-Haight spoke with FetchYourNews about some of the details regarding the city’s decision to replace former city attorney David Syfan with Balli. Providing specific reasons […]
Read More »Chamber celebrates two ribbon cuttings
McCAYSVILLE. Ga. – The Fannin County Chamber of Commerce held two ribbon cuttings this week to celebrate the recent openings of the McCaysville Visitor Center and April’s Attic home decor store.
Read More »Tax assessor vehicle situation brought before commissioners
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – At the Tuesday, Jan. 23, Fannin County Board of Commissioners meeting, county Board of Assessors member Troy Junnier presented the assessors’ case for two replacement vehicles for that department. Junnier told the commissioners of the recent problems with two vehicles within the tax assessors’ fleet: a 2004 Ford Explorer with 190,252 […]
Read More »UPDATE: Boil advisory lifted in McCaysville, Copperhill
McCAYSVILLE, Ga. – UPDATE: Amber Brooks, city clerk for the city of Copperhill, confirmed Saturday, Jan. 20, that the water boil advisory for Copperhill, Tennessee, water customers has been lifted after bacteriological tests have ensured the safety the town’s water. On Friday, McCaysville lifted its own boil advisory for its water customers following sampling and […]
Read More »Multiple topics addressed at Blue Ridge town hall meeting
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – The future of the farmer’s market property and the city pool stood out among five main topics of conversation addressed by the Blue Ridge City Council as well as dozens of attending citizens in a town hall meeting Tuesday, March 27. In the February and March council meetings, the council discussed […]
Read More »Blue Ridge City Council hears flooding complaint
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Blue Ridge City Council met Tuesday, March 13, with a number of action and discussion items on its agenda. Headlining those items were an adoption of a city open records policy, potential improvements and repairs to City Hall and residential property flooding near Ada Street. Regarding the open records policy, City […]
Read More »Appointments made, pay scale approved by city council
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – After an executive session to discuss personnel that lasted over an hour, the Blue Ridge City Council reconvened the public portion of their Tuesday, Feb. 13, meeting and approved a number of city employee appointments and entry-level pay scale proposals in the Water and Utilities Department. Among the many hirings and […]
Read More »Fannin assessors release 2018 tax digest schedule
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Fannin County Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran presented the 2018 tax digest schedule to the Board of Assessors at their monthly meeting Friday, Jan. 12. Here is a list of important dates of which Fannin County tax payers should be aware: April 1 – Tax payer deadline for submitting exemptions, including homesteads, […]
Read More »Winter weather on the way tonight
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. – Today’s rain is predicted to turn to snow later evening as temperatures are expected to drop quickly with an approaching cold front. As a result, the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia, has issued a special weather statement for north Georgia and the surrounding region. Special Weather Statement National Weather […]
Read More »Syfan out as city attorney, Chief Scearce likely soon to follow
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Attorney James Balli, of the Marietta law firm of Sams, Larkin, Huff & Balli, was appointed Tuesday, Jan. 9, to replace David Syfan as city attorney during the first Blue Ridge City Council of the new year and administration. Balli’s appointment was approved by the council four to one with incumbent […]
Read More »Fannin emergency personnel honored at awards banquet
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. – Members of Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire Department gathered at Willow Creek Falls Thursday evening, Dec. 15, for the departments’ annual Christmas Dinner and Awards Banquet. Following a festive holiday dinner complete with turkey, ham and all the trimmings enjoyed by a large number […]
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