The Fannin County Chamber of Commerce was presented an award for Blue Ridge/Fannin County being named the Rural Community of the Year by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. At the Rural Awards Luncheon in Tifton, Georgia, Wednesday, October 1, are, from left, Mike Rutan, The Open Arms Home for Children, Nicole Rohner, Fannin chamber, Tara Cantrell, Fannin Children’s Fund, Brittney Pittman, Fannin Children’s Fund, Sheena Rymer, Fannin Children’s Fund, Christie Gribble, Fannin chamber president, Sherry Echelburg