James Albert Green June 07, 1941 – February 18, 2019 James Albert Green, age 77, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 in Blue Ridge, GA. Born on June 7, 1941 in Copperhill, TN, he was the son of the late George Albert and Mattie Queen Green. He was a member of […]
Read More »GMFTO: Pet of the Week!
Join us every Friday from Circuit World for Pet of the Week! The Humane Society of Blue Ridge has a lot of wonderful pets available for adoption.
Read More »William Jeryl Ledford: Obituary
William Jeryl Ledford May 27, 1963 – January 31, 2019 William Jeryl Ledford, age 55, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on May 27, 1963 in Copperhill, TN to the late William Hyatt Ledford and Mary Nell Smith Ledford. Mr. Ledford worked as a Mechanic. He […]
Read More »The Seeds of Revolution are Planted
The Seeds of Revolution are Planted Am I correct in believing Andrew Cuomo, the Governor of New York and his slavish, hand clapping coterie of useful idiots that compose his Progressive legislative body, have brought the Democrat Party, indeed the entire population of New York, out of the shadows of its moral confusion, corruption and […]
Read More »Lisa Autumn Freitag: Obituary
Lisa Autumn Freitag August 05, 1986 – January 25, 2019 Lisa Autumn Freitag, age 32, of Murphy, NC, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019. Lisa was born in Largo, FL and had worked as the Office Manager with Precision Home Health. Survivors include her daughters, Alleyah Jade Gartland and Dakota Autumn Hickey, both of Murphy, […]
Read More »Fannin County EMA/EMS Weekly Report 03/17 to 03/23
Fannin County EMA/EMS Director Robert Graham 20 Station Ridge Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706-632-1958 Fax 706-632-8003 March 17, 2019 thru March 23, 2019 Responses M1: 33 M3: 9 M4: 29 M11: 24 Total: 95 Law: 368 Fire: 12 Rescue: 25 Total Emergency Calls: 477
Read More »Fannin County EMA/EMS Weekly Report for 3/10 – 3/16
Fannin County EMA/EMS Director Robert Graham 20 Station Ridge Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706-632-1958 Fax 706-632-8003 March 10, 2019 thru March 16, 2019 Responses M1: 47 M3: 13 M4: 31 M11: 22 Total: 113 Law: 359 Fire: 10 Rescue: 28 Total Emergency Calls: 505
Read More »West Fannin – Mae Tidman speaks to ALPHA students
Mae Tidman spoke to our ALPHA students at West Fannin Elementary on Tuesday, March 5th. Mae is a makeup artist for the filming industry in Atlanta. This will tie in nicely with ALPHA’s field trip to The Atlanta Movie Tour on March 21st. The students thoroughly enjoyed hearing her share her story. She has worked […]
Read More »Keep Your Preteen Safe – Vaccinate Them Today
Keep Your Preteen Safe – Vaccinate Them Today Vaccines Available at County Health Departments in North Georgia NORTH GEORGIA – Vaccinate your preteen today so they can have a healthy tomorrow. In an effort to protect every adult and child, the Georgia Department of Public Health recognizes March 11 – 15, 2019 as Georgia Preteen […]
Read More »James Lee Reeves: Obituary
James Lee Reeves June 21, 1950 – February 21, 2019 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Fannin County Special Olympics, https://fanninso.fundiful.com/so/, Special Olympics Fannin County, PO Box 2013, Blue Ridge, GA 30513 or to the Disabled American Veterans, http://dav.org/
Read More »Roger Lee Cochran: Obituary
Roger Lee Cochran April 10, 1951 – February 15, 2019 Roger Lee Cochran, age 67, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 in Blue Ridge, GA. He was born on April 10, 1951 in Cherry Log, GA to the late James O. Cochran and Retha Watson Cochran. Roger was a member of […]
Read More »United Community Banking Services become real for Senior Math Finance at FCHS
Senior Math Finance students at Fannin County High School enjoyed learning more about the real world of finance on February 12. Cory Callihan, assistant Vice-President and loan officer at United Community Bank gave an enlightening talk to students about everything ranging from purchasing a vehicle or home to how credit ratings have an effect on […]
Read More »Morris Lynn Hilton: Obituary
Morris Lynn Hilton April 18, 1947 – January 30, 2019 Morris Lynn Hilton, age 71, of Morganton, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Atlanta. Born on April 18, 1947 in Easley, SC, he was the son of the late Olli Dickerson Hilton and Edna Sue Lovingood Hilton. He worked as a Miner for Tennessee Chemical […]
Read More »Grandparents’ Night at Fannin County High School
Chloe Clemmons hosted a Grandparents’ Night on January 17th at Fannin County High School. Chloe is completing a project for the Family Career and Community Leaders of America STAR Event Competitions which will be help on February 9, 2019. Her project is called Focus on Children, and her main focus is Childhood Literacy. Chloe partnered […]
Read More »Margie Green Thrasher, Obituary
Margie Green Thrasher August 4, 1943 – January 24, 2019 Margie Green Thrasher, age 75, of Blue Ridge, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 in Blairsville. Born on August 4, 1943 in Blue Ridge, GA, she was the daughter of the late John and Arlevia Wayman Green. She was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church. […]
Read More »Happy Trails
Happy Trails By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent April 1st 2019 I will begin a new chapter in my life. I will be retired. Saying those words is something I did not feel that I would ever say, as I do not feel old enough to retire, but the clock says otherwise. I have had […]
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