Glenda Louise Hughes Walker, age 66, of Ducktown, TN passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Copper Basin Medical Center. Mrs.Walker was born January 30, 1949 in Polk County, to the late Harold Lloyd Hughes and Mrs.Carolyn Stiles Hughes. She was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her […]
Read More »Jeryl Timothy Burnette: Obituary
Mr. Jeryl Timothy Burnette, age 66, of Blue Ridge, GA, passed away on December 29, 2015 in Jasper, GA. Born in Polk County TN, he was the son of the late Jack Thurman Burnette and Paulina Burnette Huffman Davis. Mr. Burnette had attained the rank of Eagle Scouts. He was a member of the Boardtown […]
Read More »Attle Ware: Obituary
Mr. Attle Ware, age 79 of Blue Ridge, passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Pruett Health Care in Blue Ridge. He was born June 21, 1936 in Mineral Bluff, GA, to the late Homer Ware and the late Bertha Flowers Ware. He was a member of Mount Gilead Baptist church. Mr.Ware retired from Levi […]
Read More »Thomas Arthur Bell: Obituary
Thomas Arthur Bell, age 71, of Blue Ridge, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home. He was born in Fannin County to the late Lloyd and Fair Ellna Magness Bell. He worked for the Roaster Department of Cities Services and later as a Custodian at Fannin County Middle School. He was a member […]
Read More »William “Billy” Aaron Towe: Obituary
Mr. William “Billy” Aaron Towe, age 81 of McCaysville, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper. Mr. Towe was born June 27, 1934 in Rome, GA to the late Fred Towe and the late Pearl Key Towe. A member of Kingtown Baptist church, he was preceded in death by […]
Read More »Deal: Georgia will not accept Syrian refugees
November 16, 2015 Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that he will not accept Syrian refugees in Georgia and called upon President Obama to suspend the resettlement program in the United States. Since 2012, Deal has demanded that the federal government limit the number of refugees sent to Georgia. “In light of the terror attacks in […]
Read More »Joyce Yvonne King: Obituary
Joyce Yvonne King, age 71, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at home. She was born on March 2,1944 in Polk County, TN. Mrs. King worked at C&M Heating and Air as a bookkeeper. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. King was a caregiver for those in […]
Read More »Scam Alert – GBI’s Main Line (404-244-2600) Spoofed
Decatur, GA – Please be advised that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s main line (404-244-2600) has been compromised as a result of telephone spoofing. This is a scam that the GBI has been dealing with for approximately one month. When a telephone number is spoofed, the Caller ID of the caller will appear […]
Read More »Edith Corn Lee: Obituary
Edith Corn Lee age 73 of Snellville passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Sunrise Baptist Church. Graveside Services will follow at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Epworth Cemetery. Ms. Lee is preceded in death by; Father: Oscar Corn; […]
Read More »James Patrick McMenamin: Obituary
Mr. James Patrick McMenamin, age 76, of Copperhill, TN passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mr. McMenamin was born on Monday, March 13, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA to the late John McMenamin and Katherine Nichols McMenamin. His career included15 years at Philadelphia Suburban Water […]
Read More »Cecil Dean Seabolt: Obituary
Cecil Dean Seabolt, age 75 of Blue Ridge, GA passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the Copper Basin Medical Center in Copperhill, TN. He was born on Monday, September 30, 1940 in Lumpkin County, GA to the late Homer David and Celia Magnolia Anderson Seabolt. Mr. Seabolt was a blacksmith with Cities Service. […]
Read More »Sheena Jean Morrow: Obituary
Sheena Jean Morrow, age 57 of Cleveland, GA passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA. She was born Monday, June 2, 1958 in Ducktown, TN. Sheena worked with Hardee’s in restaurant management. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Sheena was preceded in […]
Read More »Douglas McArthur Adams: Obituary
Mr. Douglas McArthur Adams, age 73, of Rome, GA passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Mt. Berry Hospice Center in Rome, GA. Mr. Adams was born on August 17, 1942 in Fannin County, GA to the late Jessie Vincent Adams and Viola Elizabeth Walker Adams. Mr. Adams worked as a mail sorter for the […]
Read More »Nolan Campbell: Obituary
Nolan Campbell, age 80, of Blue Ridge, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at his home. Mr.Campbell was born October 23, 1934 in Suits, NC to the late B.H. Campbell and the late Flossie Payne Campbell. He was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening, farming and working outside. He was preceded in […]
Read More »Blue Ridge Elementary School Announces September Star Students
Congratulations to our September Star Students. These students were chosen for showing the character trait “Ambitious” Pictured front left to right: Sophia Ross, 1st Grade, Mickenzie Green & Cale Weeks, Kindergarten, Makayla Stiles, Nathan Spencer, & Damian Hilton 2nd Grade Back row: Nate O’Neal, 1st Grade, Conner Johnson & Erica Dickey, 4th […]
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