On May 30th, Fannin County, like thousands of other communities across the United States, held memorial
Read More »District Board Begins Overhauling Copper Basin Medical Center
Copper Basin Medical Center is precious to the people of Polk County. In the 1950’s, employees of Tennessee
Read More »Fannin Board of Education Issues “Bathroom Policy” as Georgia Joins 11-State Lawsuit Over Transgender Bathrooms
The decision about transgender bathrooms in Fannin County schools has been taken out of the hands of
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Reward Offered in the Rabun County Bank Robbery
Dillard, Georgia – In an effort to encourage public assistance in identifying the person responsible
Read More »EMA Report for May 16 to May 22, 2016
From May 16 to May 22, Fannin EMA dispatched first-responders to the following number of incidents: Law
Read More »Fannin County Local Primary Results
5,838 Fannin citizens cast their vote on May 24th. Here are the candidates the county chose:
Read More »2016 Elections: Notes from the Courthouse 4 PM
Chuck Cook of the Board of Elections office says that 2,022 people voted during early voting and absentee
Read More »2016 Election: Notes from Morganton Precinct 3 PM
Morganton Precinct Manager Vince Demesky says the voting in Morganton has been running smooth today.
Read More »Copper Basin Medical Center Votes to Dissolve Corporate Board
On May 23, the District Board of the Copper Basin Medical Center voted to dissolve the Corporate Board.
Read More »Fannin Students and Residents on Track for First-Class Agriculture Facility
Patricia DuBois, the Director of Career, Technical and Agriculture Education for Fannin County School
Read More »Scearce refused to take polygraph in GBI Investigation- read full report
Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce wants to be the next Fannin County Sheriff. He boasts of his law
Read More »Downtown Blue Ridge City Park Update and Other Notes from City Council Meeting
The May Blue Ridge City Council meeting was on May 10th. A large part of the meeting dealt with the
Read More »Copper Basin Residents Fear Hospital Closing
According to sources, Copper Basin Medical Center has spent the past year in a financial free fall. There
Read More »Rain Plans for Friday’s Fannin County High School Graduation
The weather is looking questionable for the high school graduation on Friday night. The national weather
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