• New REACH scholars named in Fannin County

    REACH

    The Fannin County School System welcomed seven new students into the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) program Tuesday at Fannin County Middle. The new REACH scholars are Silas Campbell, Alayna Dockery, Brisa Lopez-Garcia, Estenfania Rosas-Leal, Emma Pittman, Chelsey Thomas, and Amy Truett. The special program is a state-wide scholarship program designed to help provide […]

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  • West Fannin fifth grade partnering with Fannin Regional

    WFES partners with Fannin Regional

    West Fannin Elementary’s fifth-grade class is currently partnering with Fannin Regional Hospital to learn more about the human body. In the West Fannin STEM/STEAM Lab, the 5th-grade students are currently studying the skeletal system and how x-rays are used to view bones. Amy Hughes, the Imaging Director at Fannin Regional Hospital; Susan Denton, the Marketing Director; […]

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  • Veterans honored at Fannin County High

    Veterans

    Veterans from all five branches of the United States military were on hand as students, community members, family, and friends gathered for the annual Veterans Day Program at Fannin County High School last Wednesday. With very few empty seats available, the school’s Performing Arts Center was full of those on-hand to honor the country’s service […]

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  • Two men arrested for possession of meth

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Two men are in jail and the threat of dangerous drugs shockingly close to the heart of Blue Ridge has been removed. Herman Leon Beck, 49, and Joshua Edward Perry, 35, were arrested Oct. 22 in downtown Blue Ridge for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects. An anonymous source […]

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  • West Fannin fourth graders visit the past in Waleska

    West Fannin

    WALESKA, GA – The fourth-grade class at West Fannin Elementary recently got to take a visit to the past during a field trip to the Funk Heritage Museum in Waleska. The museum hosted an outdoors educational display on the Rhinehart College campus, featuring nearly a dozen individual displays and actors in costume who spoke on […]

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  • Arp honored with Pioneers in Education award

    PRESS RELEASE:  Pioneer RESA’s Annual “Pioneers in Education” Awards Ceremony The Pioneer Regional Service Agency (RESA) held its annual “Pioneers in Education” awards ceremony last Friday, November 1.  These awards are presented by Pioneer RESA to individuals who go “above and beyond” to make a difference in education. Congratulations to Retired Superintendent Morgan B. Arp […]

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  • Back the Blue program started in Fannin County

    Back the Blue

    CONCERNING THE BACK THE BLUE PROGRAM FROM COLDWELL BANKER HIGH COUNTRY REALTY, ISSUED OCTOBER 16: Coldwell Banker High Country Realty has begun a new program to publicly recognize the exceptional efforts of law enforcement officers in each of the five communities we serve.  The new program is called “Back The Blue”, and is anticipated to […]

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  • FCMS announces first nine weeks honor roll

    FCMS Honor Roll

    Fannin County Middle School Principal Keith Nuckolls recently announced the FCMS  Principal’s List and Honor Roll for the first nine weeks of the school year. Students on the FCMS Principal’s List must have all grades of 93 or above, while students on the FCMS Honor Roll must have an overall average of 90 or above. […]

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  • McCaysville police arrest Bruce for meth, gun

    Howie Bruce Mugshot

    UPDATE: MCCAYSVILLE, GA – A statement was issued Wednesday night, Oct. 9, by Billy Brackett with the McCaysville Police Department concerning the arrest of Howie Bruce, age 49, of Blue Ridge. Bruce, who is the former county commission chairman, was arrested in the early morning of Tuesday, Oct. 8, for possession of methamphetamine, among other […]

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  • BOE approved $112K in equipment purchases

    Fannin County Schools COVID-19

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Elementary school teachers, staff, and students in Fannin County are getting some new equipment after the board of education approved two purchase requests at their Oct. 10 meeting. The first approval was to purchase 14 View Sonic ViewBoard Interactive Flat Panels for classroom use at the cost of $52,556 from CDW-G. […]

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  • Blue Ridge Halloween Safe Zone 2019

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – Children and adults alike braved wet conditions and dropping temperatures to get goodies and see friends during Blue Ridge’s annual Halloween Safe Zone on Friday, Oct. 31, on East Main Street. Despite the conditions being less than ideal, several hundred superheroes, ghouls, and other critters came out to collect candy and […]

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  • Millage rate set in City of Blue Ridge

    Blue Ridge City Council meeting 10-8-19

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – The millage rate for the City of Blue Ridge will be 5.378 mills for the upcoming tax year. The city council set the millage rate during their Oct. 8 regular meeting at city hall. With no public comments forthcoming during the third and final millage rate hearing, the council passed the […]

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  • “Adulting 101” classes to be offered at FCHS

    Adulting

    Fannin County High School students and Family Career and Community Leaders of America Officers, Alexis Hill and Bailey Pettit, are offering “Adulting 101” classes now through the end of January on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Fannin County High School. These sessions are designed to prepare students for life after high school and will include interactive […]

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  • Person of interest sought in connection with armed robbery

    BLUE RIDGE, GA – A person of interest has been named in the armed robbery of the Hwy. 5 BP gas station, according to the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office. The individual pictured is currently the person of interest sought in connection with the armed robbery that took place Saturday, Oct. 26. The BP station in […]

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