Is it an indoor pool? Is it extra equipment? Is it re-surfacing the parking lot? Is it to build bleachers? Is it to update concession stands and restrooms? Is it to continue competing with Meeks Parks to become the best county park in the area? Fannin County Board of Commissioners has not answered the question […]
Read More »GDOT Unveils Hwy. 5 Improvement Project
On Oct. 19th, GDOT held a public hearing for the Hwy. 5/McCaysville. Neither GDOT nor other elected officials gave formal comments about the project. In face to face discussions, the first words that came out of every GDOT official’s mouth was, “These are preliminary plans” and “GDOT is open to public comment.” To learn what […]
Read More »Eight Fannin Properties Up for Condemnation at Commissioners Meeting
Fannin County Land Development Authority will submit eight properties for condemnation at the Sept. 27th meeting. Some properties have been awaiting condemnation for more than a year. The Authority submitted these properties at the Aug. 23rd meeting, but the Commissioners tabled making a decision about them. At the Sept. 13th meeting, residents of Salem Road […]
Read More »WFES and Ryley Mervine Team Up to Learn About Nutrition and Wellness
Ryley Mervine, with help from first-graders at WFES, prepared for Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) regional and, hopefully, national competition. Mervine is a freshman in the Family and Consumer Sciences class at Fannin County High School. On October 3rd, Mervine met with WFES first-grade students to promote health, exercise and wellness among […]
Read More »October 13 – Last Date for Blue Ridge Cannery until 2017
The Cannery will be open on October 6 and the 13- regular times and then will close for the season.
Read More »Time to Take the Trash out of the Toccoa
The Toccoa River is the heart of nature in Fannin County. On Oct. 1st , Fannin residents and Toccoa River enthusiasts will gather together to thank the Toccoa for the pleasure it gives by taking the trash out of the river and Lake Blue Ridge. Oct. 1st is annual Rivers Alive cleanup beginning at Tammen […]
Read More »Departments Heads Told to Keep Post Commissioners Informed and Follow Directions
Post Commissioner Earl Johnson reiterated department heads’ responsibility to keep Commissioners informed of major actions taking place in their departments. Aug. 23rd was the Road and Rec Departments; Sept. 13th it was the Fire Department This time was Fire Chief Randy Thomas’ turn to be in the “hot seat.” Chief Thomas is requesting $150,000 to […]
Read More »FCMS Students of the Month for August
Pictured Left to Right: Jordan Ensley, Olivia Sisson, Taylor Cobb, Samuel Dillard Fannin County Middle School 8th grade teams have announced Students of the Month for August. Students are chosen by their academic teachers for this distinction. Qualifications for this honor include outstanding citizenship, good attendance, respectfulness toward faculty and peers, and a good academic […]
Read More »Trunk Filled with Warnings Arrives at FCMS
A trunk filled with warnings about what happens when a country tries to wage war against an entire religion, believes all non-whites are deplorable and thinks homosexuals and people with disabilities should be eliminated arrived at Fannin County Middle School today. Inside the trunk are cards and books describing the lives of middle school-aged children […]
Read More »Arp’s Other Proposed Savings Measures: Not Paying Bills, Not Using Civil Engineers and Rejecting Grant Money.
Angie Arp’s “are we getting our money’s worth?” crusade extends beyond funding Blue Ridge Elementary School’s School Resource Officer. (see accompanying article “BRES School Resource Officer Position Eliminated in Angie Arp’s Budget Cuts”). Arp’s proposed savings is $50,000. At the Aug. 26th Blue Ridge City Council meeting, Arp proposed and then made a motion that the […]
Read More »BRES School Resource Officer Position Eliminated in Angie Arp’s Budget Cuts
Council Member Angie Arp is on a crusade to save money. “Are we getting our money’s worth?” asked Arp numerous time during the Sept. 19th Special Called meeting of the Blue Ridge City Council. One of her proposed ideas for City of Blue Ridge budget rewrite is eliminating the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Blue […]
Read More »North Georgia Fuel Supply Threatened by Pipeline Rupture
Fuel supplies all over the Southeast are being affected by the Colonial pipeline rupture that happened September 9th. The Colonial pipeline pumps gas from Houston through Alabama into Georgia where the pipeline starts feeding into smaller pipelines that serve the Southeast and the Atlantic states up to New York. Already gas prices in Georgia are […]
Read More »Playground Installation Will Not Affect Arts in the Park Now, Questions Remain About Later
Arts in the Park got a present from the Blue Ridge City Council at its Sept. 14th meeting. Installation of the City Park playground will not begin until after Arts in the Park’s Fall Festival. This is the second time this year that the Council’s decision affected Arts in the Park use of City Park. […]
Read More »No More Glass Recycling in Fannin County
As of Sept. 1st, Advanced Disposal is no longer accepting glass recycling at its Fannin County locations. This decision follows a drop in profits nationwide from glass recycling. The Wall Street Journal reported in August 2015 that municipal waste companies are ending glass recycling programs because the amount of trash ending up among discarded bottles […]
Read More »EFES Kindergarten Teachers Sneak Six-Foot Snake into School
EFES Kindergarten Teachers Selena Rich, Jennifer Rittenberry, Laura Eisenhart, and Paula Hyatt with Charlie Olsen of North Georgia Zoo. The teachers also brought in an armadillo, fox, toad, lizard and a kinkajou too. These animals were part of Kindergarten Family Fun Night at East Fannin Elementary School on Sept. 19th. The Kindergarten Teaching Team […]
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