Good Morning From the Office! #GMFTO BKP talks with John White of Financial Guideposts about the danger within your 401k https://youtu.be/wwZyz2Zg2_U
Read More »GMFTO State and National 8/18/15
Good Morning From the Office #GMFTO BKP Talks Minimum Wage, Trump’s New Immigration Plan, and Clinton Emails https://youtu.be/ZaxMZWBxEks
Read More »GMFTO Fannin County 8/18/15
Good Morning From the Office! #GMFTO BKP talks about Congressman Doug Collins’s Visit to Fannin County. https://youtu.be/LpxuRj7y6z0
Read More »University of North Georgia Opens New Center
State Senator Steve Gooch, Speaker David Ralston, UNG President Bonita C. Jacobs, Board of Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby, Mayor Donna Whitener, and Commissioner Bill Simonds cut the ribbonA ribbon cutting ceremony was held on August 13 for the new campus of the University of North Georgia in Blue Ridge. The new facility, located on the […]
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Fannin Board of Education Begins New School Year
At The Fannin County Board of Education meeting on August 13, Superintendent Mark Henson said, “We’ve had a great start to the year. We’ve had a lot of enthusiastic teachers and children who returned to school.” The Board also got to work on their first meeting of the school year. The Board approved several requests. […]
Read More »Blue Ridge City Council Talks Redevelopment; Park
A controversy arose on what constitutes a meeting as Rhonda Thomas suggested the council either stops voting at workshops or changes the policy at the Blue Ridge City Council Meeting on August 11. The Council approved 2 ordinance amendments. The first, an alcohol ordinance, will allow for the sale of craft beer. The council also […]
Read More »Ruby Lucille Watkins Parr: Obituary
Mrs. Ruby Lucille Watkins Parr, age 82, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on August 15, 2015. She was the daughter of the late James Gordon and Bertha Elizabeth Payne Watkins. Mrs. Parr was also preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. She was a loving mother, grandmother and a long time member […]
Read More »James Daniel Hyatt, Jr: Obituary
Mr. James Daniel Hyatt, Jr., age 69, of Copperhill, TN passed away on August 15, 2015. Born in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late James Daniel, Sr., and Isabella Deal Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt had worked for number of years for the Tennessee Chemical Company as a Water Treatment Operator. He was also […]
Read More »Ronia Kaye Patterson: Obituary
Mrs. Ronia Kaye Patterson, age 77, of Mineral Bluff, GA passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at her home. She was born in Tucker, GA on June 25, 1938 to the late Albert Alexander Shellnut and Annie Mae Bowen Shellnut. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Guinn Warbington and William F. Patterson; daughter, […]
Read More »B. Mildred Ledford: Obituary
Mrs. B. Mildred Ledford, age 93, of Ducktown, TN passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Mildred was a daughter of the late Charles and Lula Margaret Mealer Goode. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by children, Mike (Doris) Karranza, Rick (Donna) Stueve and Sarah Gubbard; sister, Joyce Singo; eight […]
Read More »Robert Lee McDaniel: Obituary
Mr. Robert Lee McDaniel, age 56, of Blue Ridge, GA passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his home. Mr. McDaniel was born on June 11, 1959 in Polk County, TN. He worked as a supervisor for Kismet Products. He was a member of Mobile Baptist Church. He liked hunting, fishing, and riding his Tennessee […]
Read More »Charles Thaxton Burt: Obituary
Mr. Charles Thaxton Burt, age 87 of Ducktown, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at his home. Mr. Burt was born February 17, 1928 in Moultrie, GA to the late Freeman Burt and the late Nola Love Burt. A member of St. Marks Episcopal Church, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Robbie […]
Read More »Fannin County Schools Receives Improvements
As students in Fannin County begin their new school year, The Fannin County Board of Education discussed new and ongoing Construction projects at their monthly workshop on August 11. Mr. Art Hubbard, Facilities Director, gave an update on SPLOST funded construction at each school. At Blue Ridge Elementary, a new computer lab is underway […]
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