Blue Ridge, Ga – Fannin County’s 2019 millage rate dropped by 5.7% after Board of Education and Commissioners both lower their portions. Commissioners decreased their rate to 3.938, which was .875 mills down from 2019. The Board of Education dropped to 10.593 from 2018’s 11.20 mills. The combined rate equals 14.531 for the total millage […]
Read More »CFO Estimates Budget Savings from Reinsurance Speculation
Blue Ridge, Ga – CFO Robin Gazaway estimated that the county saved between $100,000 to $300,000 in reinsurance based on former CFO estimates. Risk management’s budget was 85% into the operating budget for the year. Gazaway adjusted the presentation of the information with auditor’s permission to subtract the reinsurance money that the county receives for […]
Read More »No Bond For Child Molestation Suspect
McCaysville, GA – Kevin Joseph Warbington of McCaysville, GA, 32, arrested and charged with aggravated sexual battery and two counts of aggravated child molestation on August 21. GBI assisted McCaysville Police Department with the investigation of Warbington after McCaysville believed Warbington had left the area and potentially the state. GBI reached out to Spartanburg County […]
Read More »CFO Spends 45 Minutes a Day Reading Celebrity News
Blue Ridge, Ga – Internet history showcased Fannin CFO spends 45 minutes a day using county computer for personal use, including celebrity news and job searches. After CFO Gazaway’s entanglement in the juror Facebook selfie controversy that cost the county $7,100, lost a week of criminal court, and pushed back a child rape and aggravated […]
Read More »4 Arrested in Drug Bust near Downtown Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge, Ga – Suspended license stop turned into a drug bust at a local Blue Ridge residence late Wednesday evening. Four individuals charged with possession of amphetamines after the driver stops at passenger’s residence, and passenger enters the home. Corporal Dustin Carder on patrol around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, noticed Nicholas Hill […]
Read More »New Fire Station Completed and Ready to Assist Citizens of Fannin County
Blue Ridge, Ga – The new Fire Station/Public Safety Complex reached completion after two years of effort with an open house scheduled for Aug. 30. EMA Director Robert Graham presented aerial shots of the finished facility to the commissioners during the Aug. 13, 2019 meeting. “We intentionally did not take any pictures of the inside […]
Read More »Gaddis Resigns from City Council, Special Election to be Held
Blue Ridge, Ga – Ken Gaddis resigned from Blue Ridge City Council on August 15, and the city will hold a special election for his seat. The reason behind the resignation is he is moving outside of city limits. Gaddis put in his resignation for Aug. 30 because he will move outside of the city […]
Read More »Commissioners Approved Advertisement of Lower Millage Rate
Blue Ridge, Ga – Commissioners move toward lowering Fannin’s millage rate for another year. In the August 13, 2019 meeting, Chairman Stan Helton proposed lowering the rate for 2019 and advertising it in the legal organ. The proposed millage rate for 2019 is 3.938 from 2018’s rate of 4.176 after reviewing the ad valorem tax […]
Read More »Selfie Wastes Courthouse Time and Thousands of Dollars
Blue Ridge, Ga – An Ill-timed selfie taken by a juror resulted in the dismissal of the entire jury pool for the week of August 5, 2019. Fetch Your News can confirm that individuals who disregarded the sanctity of jury duty resulted in the cancellation of criminal court for August 5 through 9. Jurors reported […]
Read More »Tourists Abduct Resident’s Elderly Dog After Train Ride
Blue Ridge, Ga – Two individuals, spied an elderly dog while riding the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway and assumed the owners abandoned the 18-year-old labrador retriever. They proceeded to drive to the location and take him. Althea Gobble took to social media to alert the community of her family’s missing pet, Sam, once she came […]
Read More »Young Mother Arrested For Selling Her Infant
Blue Ridge, Ga – Mother of the infant arrested for trying to sell her infant child in ongoing unlawful adoption case in Fannin County. Christine Queen, 19, and resident of Union County turned herself in to Fannin County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, July 26, at 5:44 p.m. GBI officer Jamie Abercrombie issued a warrant for […]
Read More »Drug Bust at McCaysville’s United Community Bank Parking Lot
McCaysville, Ga – McCaysville Police arrested Christel Champion for stealing and drug possession of Methamphetamine in United Community Bank parking lot. Champion, 25, spotted running out of Family Dollar with a bulging black bag full of stolen goods, approximately $57.47. She jumped into a beat-up silver Ford Fusion, driven by Haley Dillingham before the pair […]
Read More »New Citation Requirements Hinder Condemnation Enforcement
Blue Ridge, Ga – Land Development cleaned up 15 neglected property lots since 2017, but changes to state law and new citation form threaten to slow progress. Marie Woody, Head of Land Development Office, reported the county enforced the clearing of four properties as of July for 2019. However, as of July 1, the state […]
Read More »Health Insurance Claims Busting 2019 budget
Blue Ridge, Ga – July financial report informed commissioners that insurance claims blew 2019 risk management budget by 37 percent. Chief Financial Officer Robin Gazaway delivered her monthly financial update for 2019 through June. Several departments were over budget six months into the year. Some departments carried pre-payments for leases from the beginning of the […]
Read More »Reckless Driver Endangers Lives in High-Speed Chase
McCaysville, Ga – High-speed chase that crossed state lines and reached speeds of 100+ mph and narrowly avoided bystander causalities ended in Shell and Dunkin Donuts parking lot. Augustine Santiago, 51, sped down Blue Ridge Dr. in McCaysville when Officers Cory Collogen and Bill Higdon spotted him and began pursuit. It’s unclear why Santiago was […]
Read More »Highest Bidder Awarded Primary Waste Management Contract
Blue Ridge, Ga –Three-part motion named the more expensive company the primary waste management facility for Fannin County, awarded the second contract to the lower-cost company, and then placed a moratorium on industry permits. The ongoing discussion between Advanced Disposal Services (ADS) and Cash Environmental Resources (CER) reached a quick conclusion. The three-part motion awarded […]
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