The Atlanta Braves are playing less-than-stellar baseball coming out of the All-Star Break, as the team has managed a measly 3-4 record following a pair of series against the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets, two teams that are not exactly lighting up the base paths so far this season.
Read More »2013 Copper Basin Cougars Football Schedule
Below is the schedule for the Copper Basin Cougars’ football team for the 2013 season.
Read More »2013 Fannin Rebels Football Schedule
Below is the schedule for the Fannin Rebels football team for the 2013 season.
Read More »When Players Picking Favorites Isn’t Problematic
As I sat at my desk and thought about what topic I should tackle in this week’s “What’s the Deal?”, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton practically gift-wrapped an issue for me when he commented on the two interdivision games with the Atlanta Falcons Carolina has to play each season.
Read More »FCHS Youth Football Camp
The Fannin County High School football coaches along with the Fannin County Quarterback Club will be hosting a youth football camp for players from ages 8 to 14 starting on Monday, July 22nd and running until Wednesday, July 24th.
Read More »No Explanation Necessary: “Let Me Explain” is Outrageously Funny
Comedian Kevin Hart has seen quite a rise in his popularity over the past five years, as he has gone from being known mainly for his minor role of CJ in the “Scary Movie” franchise to becoming one of the most popular comedians of the decade with his standup specials I’m a Grown Little Man, […]
Read More »Lady Rebels Cheerleading Camp
The Fannin Lady Rebels will have a youth cheerleading camp next week, as the camp will run from Monday, July 15th, to Friday, July 19th. The camp is for girls from kindergarten to sixth grade and will start each day at 7:45 a.m. and end at 12:00 p.m. Cost for the camp is $60 per […]
Read More »“What’s the Deal?” with Jordan Hill: Sleeping Through History
Let’s go back two weeks to Tuesday, June 18th: it’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and it looks like the San Antonio Spurs are closing in on yet another championship. Now I’m all about watching championship games and seeing the victors crowned, but about halfway through the fourth quarter I’ve made a decision to […]
Read More »Rebels Rally Around Patterson At Baseball Banquet
The Fannin Rebels’ baseball team held their end-of-the-year banquet on Monday night, giving all of the players, parents, and coaches a chance to reflect on the season that was.
Read More »Fannin Rebels Spring Scrimmage Set for Friday
The Fannin Rebels’ annual Blue & White scrimmage game will be played Friday, May 17th, starting at 6:00 p.m. This will be the first scrimmage of the year for the Rebels, who will be looking to end the team’s streak of losing seasons at two.
Read More »Fannin County Quarterback Club’s Golf Scramble
The Fannin County Quarterback Club’s annual Golf Scramble is set to take place on Saturday, May 18th at the Whitepath Golf Club in Ellijay with all of the proceeds going to the Fannin Rebels football team.
Read More »“The Hangover Part III” Has Its Moments
“The Hangover Part III” begins with a look into the life of Alan Garner (Zach Galifianakis), whose thoughtless antics and all-around stupidity has continued to hurt his entire family, including his father (Jeffery Tambor), who has a heart attack and dies following an argument with Alan over an accident that decapitated a pet giraffe and […]
Read More »“This Is the End” Uses All-Star Cast to its Advantage
From time to time Hollywood provides us with a movie that has a “can’t miss cast”, one loaded with talented actors and comedians but absent of an interesting story or plot. However, Hollywood bucked that trend with the new film “This Is the End”, a movie about some of the biggest actors in 2013 trying […]
Read More »Bringin’ the Blues to Blue Ridge
The 3rd annual “Bringin’ the Blues to Blue Ridge” event will be held on Saturday, June 15th from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm at Willow Creek Falls in Blue Ridge to benefit Snack in a Backpack, a program which works to completely eliminate hunger in Fannin County.
Read More »Swan Drive-In is Ready for Its Close-Up
The Swan Drive-In Theatre in Blue Ridge is well-known as a great place to see a movie, but very soon it will also be known for actually having a role in a movie. The drive-in will not be showing movies next Wednesday, June 19th, or on Thursday, June 20th, due to the filming of the […]
Read More »Gas Pipeline Benefits Blue Ridge
The Atlanta Gas Light company held a celebration at Fannin County High School’s Performing Arts Center on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the completion of the gas pipeline that has allowed for the citizens of Blue Ridge to have natural gas available to them for the first time.
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