Below is how the Presidential Preference Primary’s Ballot will appear for Georgia’s March 1st Primary. Fannin County Board of Elections provided these sample ballots. March 01, 2016 Democratic Ballot March 01, 2016 Republican Ballot Fannin County’s voting precincts are as follows: COLWELL – 4793 Hwy 2 Blue Ridge, […]
Read More »Angie Arp’s Citizen Comment Changes on Agenda
On February 10th, FetchYourNews.com reported that Angie Arp was making last minute attempts to change Citizen Comment rules for Blue Ridge City Council meetings. Now, the Citizen Comment rules are on this week’s agenda at the Blue Ridge City Council meeting on Tues. March 1st at 10 am. This means that the changes will be voted […]
Read More »Board of Education: Board Awards and Building Techniques
Fannin County Board of Education is continuing in their resolve to be among the Exemplary School Boards, the highest quality of school governance, recognized by the Georgia School Boards Association. Out of 181 school districts in Georgia, only 36 have achieve “Exemplary” level. To reach Exemplary status, Boards must first reach Quality and then […]
Read More »Gaming the Library
Ronald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other children and adult books, says, ”Life is more fun if play games.” In the spirit of Ronald Dahl, Fannin County Public Library hosts a board game day on the last Saturday of each month. Jan. 25th was the the library’s first board game day […]
Read More »Zoning Changes for Blue Ridge’s Business District
Monday Feb. 22, Blue Ridge City Council called a special meeting to vote on zoning for two potential developments in the city’s business district. The only other items on the agenda were hiring of lifeguards and promotion of two city employees. New regulations regarding public comments at the City Council were not presented in new […]
Read More »Fire and Ice Photo Gallery and Chili Secrets
Winners Boar’s Nesters (#17) are officially the Fire and Ice Chili Cook Off defending champs. Fresh off their 2015 1st place for individual teams win, this year they won the People’s Choice Award. For this year’s competition, they prepared 30 gallons of chili and ran out within two hours. Boar’s Nesters from Talking Rock are […]
Read More »Angie Arp Instigates Changes in Citizen Comment Rules
In a series of emails obtained by FetchYourNews.com, Angie Arp proposes changes to Blue Ridge City Council’s Public Comments rules. She plans to present these rules at the next City Council meeting, so Council Members can vote and make the rules effective. The emails date from early morning Feb. 7th to mid-day Feb. 8th, just […]
Read More »Will Zika Virus Come to North Georgia?
Will Zika virus come to north Georgia? Yes. When it will arrive and how widespread it will be is not so certain. For adults, the Zika virus means maybe a low fever, rash and achy joints for about five days. But, only one in five adults with Zika show symptoms. It feels like a bad day […]
Read More »“Score Settling Has No Place in Government”
Outside of questions of illegal and ethical behavior of some people on the City Council, Jarrard and Davis’ most powerful reprimand was about how “score settling” has negatively affected efficient, day-to-day work of Blue Ridge. “Score settling” has shut down communication among the Council and between the Council and city employees. “Score settling” has shut […]
Read More »Feb. 2 Council Meeting: Council Inquiry, Water Bills and Street Repairs
Feb. 2nd’s three and one-half hours long Blue Ridge City Council meeting covered initial findings of Jarrard & Davis’ inquiry into the Blue Ridge City Council, upcoming changes in city water regulations regarding customers’ water bills, street and sidewalk repairs on East Main Street and the distribution of the Hotel/Motel Fund among Blue Ridge community […]
Read More »Appalachian Judicial Circuit Cleans Up Blue Ridge Litter
Now that the dead of winter has killed back grass and bushes, styrofoam cups, plastic bags and empty beer cans tossed out of cars onto the road show ugliness of irresponsible people. A clean roadside just makes a community look and feel better. So, Blue Ridge city government enlisted the help of the Appalachian Judicial […]
Read More »Jarrard and Davis Release Blue Ridge City Council Inquiry Report
At the Feb. 2nd Blue Ridge City Council meeting, Ken Jarrard, of Jarrard & Davis, the legal firm investigating the City Council, gave initial findings of his firm’s inquiry into the Blue Ridge City Council. The city contracted Jarrard & Davis to conduct the inquiry. Before explaining the findings, Jarrard clarified the scope of the […]
Read More »Can You Spell Pretzel and Bandersnatch?
Kaleighann Ware, representing East Fannin Elementary; Simone O’Neal, Blue Ridge Elementary; Madison Denton, West Fannin Elementary; and, Kaylee Scarbary, Fannin County Middle School faced off in the 2016 Fannin County School System Spelling Bee. “Bandersnatch”, a dog-like creature from Alice in Wonderland, caused the first elimination. After 26 words, Kaylee Scarbary won with the word […]
Read More »Fannin County’s March 1 Presidential Primary Ballots and Poll Locations
Below is how the Presidential Preference Primary’s Ballot will appear for Georgia’s March 1st Primary. Fannin County Board of Elections provided these sample ballots. March 01, 2016 Democratic Ballot March 01, 2016 Republican Ballot Fannin County’s voting precincts are as […]
Read More »Appalachian Social Activist Helen Lewis Honored in Craddock Center’s Songs and Stories Program
Actress Brenda Bynum and musician Don Saliers created and performed a tribute to the life of Dr. Helen Lewis at the Craddock Center’s annual Songs and Stories program on Jan. 31st in Cherry Log. Helen Lewis, an Appalachia native, uses activism, her teaching position and her training as a sociologist to show students in Appalachia […]
Read More »Night Work Becomes Safer for Blue Ridge’s Water and Roads Departments
With high-visibility safety vests, truck-mounted strobe lights and portable high-intensity lights, road and water line repairs at night has become a lot safer for Blue Ridge’s water and roads crews. The city purchased the items through a $6000 safety grant from Local Governance and Risk Management Services, the liability insurance company which provides insurance for […]
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