Fannin County Board of Commissioners

Who Will Be Fannin’s Next Rec Director?

After the unsurprising resignation on Oct. 4th of John Scalera as Director of Fannin County Recreation Department, the county is…

10 years ago

What is the County Spending $1,500,000 on for the Rec Department?

Is it an indoor pool? Is it extra equipment? Is it re-surfacing the parking lot?  Is it to build bleachers? …

10 years ago

Departments Heads Told to Keep Post Commissioners Informed and Follow Directions

Post Commissioner Earl Johnson reiterated department heads’ responsibility to keep Commissioners informed of major actions taking place in their departments.…

10 years ago

Fannin BOC: Property Taxes, “Flesh Eater” and Family Hires

Property Taxes The Board of Commissioners had a moment of well-earned pride at the August 23rd meeting when they discussed…

10 years ago

Rocky Times for Road and Rec Departments

Both Road and Rec Departments received verbal reprimands from the Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday, August 23rd.…

10 years ago

Commissioners Give Green Light to Project Chimps

Photo courtesy of University of Lafayette, Louisiana Project Chimps cleared its last legal hurdle for bringing the chimpanzee retirees to…

10 years ago

Commissioners Vote to Table Project Chimps’ Application to House 80 Chimpanzees in Fannin County

At their August 9th meeting, Fannin County Board of Commissioners discussed  Project Chimps’ application to bring 80 chimpanzees to live in…

10 years ago

Commissioners Vote to Table Project Chimps’ Application to House 80 Chimpanzees in Fannin County

At their August 9th meeting, Fannin County Board of Commissioners discussed  Project Chimps’ application to bring 80 chimpanzees to live in…

10 years ago

Commissioners Vote to Table Project Chimps’ Application to House 80 Chimpanzees in Fannin County

At their August 9th meeting, Fannin County Board of Commissioners discussed  Project Chimps application to bring 80 chimpanzees to live in…

10 years ago

Commission Chair-Elect Stan Helton Conducts On-Ground Research to Prepare for Post

At the August Fannin County Democratic Women’s meeting, Fannin County Board of Commissioners Chairman-Elect Stan Helton talked about his plans…

10 years ago

Commissioners Avoid Required Transparency in Setting SPLOST

Out of all the elections on the November ballot, the Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) of 1₵  is the…

10 years ago

June 28th Commissioners’ Meeting: SPLOST, Doss, Roads and Revenue

At the June 28th meeting of the Fannin County Board of Commissioners, the main topic on the agenda was SPLOST…

10 years ago

$208,000 Pays for One Year’s Back Wages for Four County Employees

At the May 2 meeting of the Fannin Board of Commissioners, checks totaling $208,000 were at the center of a…

10 years ago

County Attorney Lynn Doss Explains EEOC Lawsuit

Fannin County Board of Commissioners held a special-called meeting on Monday, May 2nd to so that Fannin County Attorney Lynn…

10 years ago

Chairman Bill Simonds Admits to Signing Checks Totaling $208,000 without Approval

The quickly-called special meeting for the Fannin County Board of Commissioners that occurred on May 2 was supposedly for the…

10 years ago

April 26th Board of Commissioners: Roads, Libraries and Trash Talk

Fannin County Board of Commissioners met on for their bi-weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 26.  The audience was packed with…

10 years ago