The great political philosopher George Orwell once opined: ”Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” Once, well crafted political speech, like that Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan produced, were magical in their rhetorical realism and their prophetic truths. Political speech […]
Read More »Fannin County EMA/EMS Weekly Report
Fannin County EMA/EMS Director Robert Graham 181 Church St. Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513 706-632-1958 Fax 706-632-8003 August 5, 2018 thru August 11, 2018 Responses M1: 26 M3: 11 M4: 29 M11: 20 Polk EMS: 2 Total: 88 Mutual Aid: 1 Law: 478 Fire: 7 Rescue: 23 Total Emergency Calls: 617 Total Calls: 1743
Read More »Brian Kemp silent on allowing voters to decide on official English
Pro-English voters should ask questions By: D.A. King A December 2015 Rosetta Stone poll showed that a bipartisan 76% of Georgians support making English Georgia’s constitutional official language. The idea is English as official, not “English only” as goes the portrayal by dishonest opponents. Policy differences for candidates in the race for Georgia governor may […]
Read More »Fannin Middle School Students of the Month for August 2018
Pictured Left to Right: Lance Stewart, Kadie Thomason, Isabella Carr, Samuel Jabaley 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 standing. Students […]
Read More »UN Agenda 21 Scheme, Coming to a State Near You
Headline: “Smart Regions Bypass Elected Officials To Implement Regional Governance.” While we fretted over Judge Kavanaugh, the Michael hurricane and such, the inexorable march of the New World Order presses on. If this headline didn’t alarm you, read their plan: “A new and purely Technocrat invention to impose unelected regionalism that will soon sweep the […]
Read More »A Possible Path Forward
The Democrats, in their desperate need to stop Donald Trump, continue in their nefarious antics to delay, obfuscate, lie, cheat and steal to prevent President Trump from Making America Great Again. America can start to heal when the Marxist/Democrat party is no longer a threat. The Senate Judicial Committee hearing of Supreme Court Nominee, Bret […]
Read More »Fannin County Young Farmers held a Aquaponics class
The Fannin County Young Farmers Association held a Aquaponics class on September 20 at 6:00pm at the Fannin County Ag Facility on Windy Ridge Road. The meal was sponsored by Fannin County Farm Bureau. Andrew Rodgers from USA Aqua was the guest speaker, participants were instructed on the basics of aquaponics. Pictured Andrew Rodgers
Read More »AMERICA THE GREAT
The bitter vitriol that was the funeral of Senator John McCain was a celebration of the coming together of all Trump haters and bashing him in a second-hand swipe disguised as eulogies. Most likely, Senator McCain, would have enjoyed the day and approved the tone of his last hurrah. His daughter, Meghan McCain, spewed out […]
Read More »Justice Denied, Again?
The word is out there but for some inexplicable reason, it hasn't caught fire that Hillary & #39s hacked email server caused the executions of all of America’s human assets (spies) in China. Perhaps it’s because the Republican candidate for Florida’s governorship used the racist word “monkey” and the deranged media went nuts again. The […]
Read More »Survey Weeds Now
By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Late summer/early fall is an excellent time for you to survey or map the weeds in your pastures, hay fields, orchards, and lawns, but it’s not the best time to spray. The majority of weeds growing in early fall are usually summer annuals and summer perennials. Many people […]
Read More »Fannin Theater Group Announces their Presentation of Macbeth Fallout
The FCHS Acting Troupe 6952, “The Rebellion,” would like to announce their GHSA One Act Competition-Presentation of Macbeth Fallout, written by William Shakespeare and adapted for stage by Trey Clarkson, arranged by Eldridge Plays and Musicals. This one-act version of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth maintains the Bard’s original dialogue but changes the setting to a post-apocalyptic world affected by […]
Read More »Fannin County FCCLA attends Fall Leadership Conference
Fannin County Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) attended their Fall Leadership Conference on September 12-13 at the FFA/FCCLA Center in Covington, GA. Thirty-one students attended the conference where they learned about leadership growth and development by participating in team-building events and leadership seminars hosted by Georgia FCCLA State Officers. The Fannin County […]
Read More »GDOT: Edge pavement repair begins in Fannin County
BLUE RIDGE, Ga– A Georgia DOT Maintenance crew begins today its work on repairing the deteriorating edges of pavement on State Route (SR) 5 in Fannin County. Work will proceed daily Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., weather permitting. Edge repair is a maintenance activity that is intended to […]
Read More »West Fannin Character Ed Recognition for September – Respect!
The Character Ed word for the month of September was Respect. The definition is “treating others the way that you would like to be treated; being considerate of others’ feelings.” These students were chosen for consistently displaying this character trait throughout the month. Congratulations to all of you! Pictured from left to right- Front row: […]
Read More »Georgians Urged to Protect Themselves from Mosquito Bites
West Nile Virus Infections Increase in Georgia ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed seven human cases of West Nile virus so far this year, including one death. Additionally, there has been one confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) which resulted in death. EEE is a rare illness in humans, […]
Read More »New BRES Student Council members
The following students were inducted into the BRES Student Council: Yohana Cendejas-Hernandez – 4th Angel Mojica-Carmona – 4th Lilly Whitener -4th Miller Denton – 5th Eli Queen – 5th Arwen Wood – 5th (Left to right in the main picture above) Dr. April Hodges (principal), Trista Ragsdale (counselor)- advisors Previous members (served refreshments)- Conrad […]
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