Feed Fannin held its largest fundraiser of the year, Bowls of Hope, on Saturday March 19 at Willow Creek Falls and Vineyards. Bill Fleming and his wife Jacquelyn Howard support Feed Fannin because, as Mr. Fleming states, “What are the two most important things in life – food and people. No organization embodies […]
Read More »Betsy Hyde’s Heart for Special Education
Betsy Hyde and Heather Finley with the Philip Wright Award. Congratulations to Betsy Hyde of the Fannin County School System Central Office for winning the Pioneer Regional Educational Service Agency’s Philip Wright Award which recognizes individuals who have a strong commitment to improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities. Before taking up her current position […]
Read More »Fannin County Elections: Names, Faces and Positions
Below are the candidates’ pictures and their announcements. If the picture and announcement are missing, it means that the candidate has not sent them. Bottom of page make comments Contested Positions Commission Chair Stan Helton – Republican […]
Read More »“Eyesore”ing above 515
The “zippy” tower at 515 and Boardtown Road. Soaring above 515 at the intersection of Boardtown Road is Blue Ridge’s latest adventure spot, Blue Ridge Aerial Adventure Park, which should open later this year. FetchYourNews.com has received reader requests to find out the story behind the tower, especially zoning, building and safety issues with […]
Read More »Lynn Doss and Lane Bishop Discuss Assessors’ Budget
Lane Bishop, Chairman of Board of Assessors for Fannin County Lane Bishop, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, stood before the Board of Commissioners at the March 8th meeting to clarify the presentation given by Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran at the previous Board of Commissioners meeting. At that meeting, Ms. Cochran gave a lengthy […]
Read More »Spring Cleaning in City Park
On the morning March 14, 48 students from the University of Iowa will be sprucing up the downtown park. The spring clean up is a joint effort between Blue Ridge city government, Habitat for Humanity Blue Ridge and the group of University of Iowa students. Tasks the students will complete are staining the stage, cleaning […]
Read More »Jobs Coming to McCaysville Area
Fannin County Development Director Christy Arp in the Fannin County Welcome Center Fannin County Development Authority is building a 20,000 square foot multi-use facility in McCaysville along Hwy 5 near the intersection of Kyle Road. Since the site has high-speed fiber optic internet connection along with traditional utilities, the Development Authority believes that the space […]
Read More »Starting the Day with Sparky and Champ
From left to right: front row: Corwin, Rylan and Ryder. back row: Logan, Kolby, Caleb, Cash and Gavin Starting the day with a healthy breakfast and pals Sparky and Champ, from the Fannin Fire Department and Sherriff’s Department, is how East Fannin Elementary School celebrated National School Breakfast Week. EFES usually serves up about 300 […]
Read More »Bringing Green to Blue Ridge
Saturday March 12, East and Main Street were awash with green for the Saint Patrick’s Day parade sponsored by the Boro Inn Irish Pub. The parade began at McKinney Street and East Main then continued down to West Main and ended in front of the Boro Inn Irish Pub. Benny Long organized jeep owners to […]
Read More »Fannin’s Candidates for May 24th Primary
Qualifying to be a candidate on Fannin County’s local primary election finished today, March 11th at noon. Five positions have more than one candidate listed. Four Republicans and one Democrat will run for Fannin County Sheriff. Among the candidates are two police chiefs in Fannin County: Larry Bennett of Maccaysville and Johnny Scearce of Blue […]
Read More »Alicia Stewart Praised in Jarrard and Davis Inquiry
Blue Ridge’s Finance Department, especially Alicia Stewart, Blue Ridge’s Finance Director was the only bright spot in Jarrard and Davis’ inquiry into the Blue Ridge City Council and operations at the City Hall. The inquiry stated, “While it does appear that financial policies were largely non-existent or incomplete in years past, the City’s current Financial […]
Read More »Courthouse Space Drives Need for New Library
At each Fannin County Board of Commissioners meeting since January, library supporters have expressed many different reasons why Fannin County needs a new stand-alone library. At the March 8th Board of Commissioners meeting, supporters talked about Fannin County Courthouse space needs, funding options and the role of a library in democracy. Jim Webb, member of […]
Read More »Nine Fannin Businesses Join Georgia Prospers
Nine Fannin businesses signed the Georgia Prospers pledge which states, “We believe that in order for Georgia Businesses to compete for top talent, we must have workplaces that are diverse and welcoming for all people, no matter one’s race, sex. Color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.” Georgia Prospers is […]
Read More »Morganton’s Votes Compared to Georgia’s Numbers
Super Tuesday. It’s an opportunity to see how folks in my neck of Fannin County, Morganton, feel about the presidential candidates without having to ask noisy questions to neighbors about how they voted. So, at 7:20 I headed over to Morganton’s City Hall annex on Lake Drive to find out the political lay of the […]
Read More »Alicia Stewart Praised in Jarrard and Davis Inquiry
Blue Ridge’s city Finance Department, especially Alicia Stewart, Blue Ridge’s Finance Director was the only bright spot in Jarrard and Davis’ inquiry into the Blue Ridge City Council and operations at City Hall. The inquiry states, “While it does appear that financial policies were largely non-existent or incomplete in years past, the City’s current Financial […]
Read More »How to Count Georgia’s Primary Results
Your vote on March 1st in the Presidential Primary is a vote for how Georgia’s delegates to the both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention. At each national convention, the number of delegates that a candidate has determines which candidate will be the party’s nominee for President of the United States. Since […]
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