BLUE RIDGE, GA – Time is running out for Blue Ridge taxpayers to make their voices heard concerning the millage rate. The third and final public hearing concerning the millage rate in the City of Blue Ridge is scheduled for this Tuesday’s city council meeting, according to the latest agenda released Friday, Oct. 4. The […]
Read More »Kaeden Twiggs is the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Rebels!
Kaeden Twiggs has been selected as the TeamFYNSports Writer’s Player of the Week for the Rebels! Twiggs, a junior guard, averaged nearly 15 points per game during the annual north Georgia Thanksgiving tournament Nov. 23 – 26 in Blue Ridge. Fannin Co. (2-2) placed third in the tournament after a tough, 40-38 loss to Gilmer […]
Read More »Lady Rebels golf team receives grant for 2020
The Fannin County High Lady Rebels golf team received a grant from the Georgia Women’s Golf Association on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The grant is for the upcoming 2020 golf season and was presented by JoAnn Setliffe and Jinna Wheeler with the association “The purpose of the grant is to assist an organization through funds to develop, […]
Read More »Water will not be shut off to Blue Bird this week
BLUE RIDGE, GA – Water to residences in the Blue Bird Road area near the intersection of Hwy. 60 and Hwy. 515 will not be shut off this week, despite other reports. Residences in the area are expected to be hooked up to the Fannin County Water Authority system by the end of November, according […]
Read More »Traveling Vietnam memorial on display in Blue Ridge
BLUE RIDGE, GA – The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is now on display in Blue Ridge. The memorial contains the names of 58,307 soldiers lost during the conflict; their names displayed in white upon a polished black marble surface. Fannin County natives listed on the wall include Leslie Howard Cantrell, Jewell Robert Green, David Mack […]
Read More »School system will not interfere in school club formations
BLUE RIDGE, GA – The Fannin County School System will not interfere in the possible formation of any club within the school system as long as that club meets the school’s requirements, Superintendent Dr. Michael Gwatney said Tuesday, Oct. 1. The possible formation of a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Fannin County High has […]
Read More »Local students and officials visit Vietnam Traveling Wall
BLUE RIDGE, GA – Local officials and school children came together Friday, Oct. 4, to their respects at The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in Blue Ridge. County school children in fifth through eighth grade were bused over to visit the wall, while local and state officials spoke or were present to honor the more than […]
Read More »Possible Gay Straight Alliance club formation leads to protests
BLUE RIDGE, GA – The possible formation of a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) club at Fannin County High School has led to online protests and a petition with nearly 1,000 signatures. The petition is called “Don’t Let Homosexuality Be Pushed on Students in Fannin County” and is in direct response to the possible formation of […]
Read More »No GSA club request made at Fannin High
BLUE RIDGE, GA – As of Friday, Sept. 27, there has been no formal presentation or request for one to begin any new club at Fannin County High School, according to Principal Erik Cioffi. “The reality is … there’s been no formal presentation to start up a new student-imitated club sponsored by a certified teacher,” […]
Read More »Jill Dyer named Fannin County Teacher of the Year
BLUE RIDGE, GA – Fannin County High’s Jill Dyer is the 2021 Teacher of the Year for the Fannin County School System. The announcement was made by Superintendent Dr. Michael Gwatney at the annual banquet held at Willow Creek Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 23. “I just want to say how honored I am,” Dyer said […]
Read More »Council holds second public hearing and first reading of millage rate ordinance
BLUE RIDGE, GA – The Blue Ridge City Council held the second public hearing about the millage rate Thursday, Sept. 12, at city hall, before the city council’s special called meeting with the downtown development authority. With no members of the community present, the hearing closed immediately and was quickly followed by first reading of […]
Read More »Taxes will not increase according to Blue Ridge City Council
BLUE RIDGE, GA – Despite other reports, the Blue Ridge City Council stated Tuesday, September 10 at the regularly scheduled meeting, that residential taxes within the city would not be going up as a whole. “The millage rate is staying the same,” Mayor Donna Whitener said during the first of two required public hearings to […]
Read More »Blue Ridge City Council to have second public millage rate hearing 48 hours after the first
BLUE RIDGE, GA – In a surprise move, the Blue Ridge City Council has included a second public hearing concerning the fiscal year 2019 millage rate nearly 48 hours after the first public hearing was offered. At the regularly scheduled council meeting Tuesday, September 10, the council held the first of the required two public […]
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