David Franklin Justus March 4, 1937 – February 16, 2019 David Franklin Justus, age 81 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019, at his home. Mr. Justus was born March 4, 1937, in Blue Ridge, GA to the late Herman Justus and Mary Bernice Nichols Justus. He loved writing poetry, reading and especial […]
Read More »FCHS Blood Drive
Fannin County High School health occupations students sponsored a blood drive on campus on February 26. At the end of the day, students and staff donated 82 units to Blood Assurance. “It is important to teach and provide community involvement opportunities along with academics,” according to FCHS Principal Erik Cioffi. Typically one blood drive is […]
Read More »David Lee Pease: Obituary
David Lee Pease May 30, 1945 – February 11, 2019 Mr. David Lee Pease, age 73, of Turtletown, TN passed away Monday, February 11, 2019. Mr. Pease was born in Warwick, IN to the late Richard and Ada Jane Webster Pease. He was a retired Mechanic and a member of the Trinity Church in McCaysville, […]
Read More »Ringworm and Green Education
Ringworm and Green Education In another stupid comment showing her intolerance of and prejudice for us Southern folks, Ocasio-Cortez demands that everyone should be covered by medicare, “because children in Alabama, she say’s, have ringworm and no one there to treat them.” Whoa, I didn’t know! She could as easily have said “that children in […]
Read More »Fannin County EMA/EMS Weekly Report for 2/17 – 2/23
Fannin County EMA/EMS Director Robert Graham 181 Church St. Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706-632-1958 Fax 706-632-8003 February 17, 2019 thru February 23, 2019 Responses M1: 45 M3: 26 M4: 35 M11: 24 Polk County EMS: 1 Total: 131 Law: 246 Fire: 6 Rescue: 24 Total Emergency Calls: 382
Read More »Donald Lee Fehrenbach: Obituary
Donald Lee Fehrenbach July 20, 1951 – February 9, 2019 Donald Lee Fehrenbach, age 67 of Blue Ridge, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Fannin Regional Hospital. Don was born July 20, 1951 in Menominee, Michigan to Donald Edward Fehrenbach and the late Beverly Ann Lafever. Don was a Vietnam Veteran and attended The […]
Read More »What’s with the Gestapo Tactics by Progressives? Power!
Have we already forgotten the Elian Gonzales fiasco when Bill Clinton’s Attorney General sent in her Storm Troopers, agents encased in Kevlar, armed to the teeth, to kidnap one little Cuban refugee boy and forcibly return him to Father Fidel? The one scene that remains locked in the memory is the frightened wee lad huddled […]
Read More »Ask the Doc! Lung Cancer and What’s Safe During Breastfeeding
Dr. William Whaley joins GMFTO to discuss viewers’ questions about lung cancer and what’s safe to ingest during breastfeeding.
Read More »Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby Update
Mike and Brian joined BKP on GMFTO to talk about the upcoming race! PLEASE contact Mike Sullivan (919-273-8315, [email protected]) or Brian Higgins (706-455-9829, [email protected]) to become a sponsor.
Read More »JEALOUSY AND COVETOUSNESS
There is much ado about the 2019 freshman Congress’ high opinion of the practices of Socialism and Communism. One freshman in particular, New York’s Alejandra Ocasio Cortes, is appearing in many news casts and has sound bites praising the values of Socialism and its equality while denigrating the practice of Capitalism. While she is making […]
Read More »Ethel Rubin: Obituary
Ethel Rubin September 3, 1933 – January 20, 2019 Ethel Rubin, age 85, formerly of Naples, Florida and more recently a resident of Blue Ridge Georgia, passed peacefully and deeply loved on January 20, 2019. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana she later called Naples, Florida home for many years. During that time she was employed as […]
Read More »Emil “Moe” Van Watson: Obituary
Emil “Moe” Van Watson March 27, 1938 – January 15, 2019 Mr. Emil Van ” Moe” Watson, age 80 of Copperhill, TN, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Mr. Watson was born in Epworth, GA to the late Orlan and Lillie Bailles Watson. He served in the United States Army. He later worked in landscaping and construction. […]
Read More »Weekly Word Devotion
Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. A news company reported a human interest story about a 69 year old lady who used her DNA to identify her birth mother. She discovered the name and address of a cousin who informed her that her mom was 88 years old and living in a nursing home. Their […]
Read More »Fannin County EMA/EMS Weekly Report 1/13 – 1/19
Fannin County EMA/EMS Director Robert Graham 181 Church St. Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706-632-1958 Fax 706-632-8003 Please see the EMS totals below. 911 totals are not available at this time. M-1: 37 M-3: 11 M-4: 24 M-11: 27 Total: 99
Read More »Kasich’s Mad Dream, and Then Came Trump
Kasich’s Mad Dream, and Then Came Trump “Breaking News:” John Kasich, the unemployed former Governor of Ohio has signed on with CNN as a political commentator. Now, how can that possibly be “breaking news?” CNN has morphed from a news agency into the Current Narrative Network for advancing Democrat propaganda that few people seriously watch […]
Read More »The New Face of Washington Politics
The New Face of Washington Politics Trump has irrevocably changed the face of political leadership. Immediately after his shocking ‘Blitzkrieg” against Obama’s economic stifling legacy, the Deep State went into panicked disarray. Recovering, in their clumsy attempts to restore balance to the political field and retain their political gains, they inadvertently exposed the treacherous techniques […]
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