Senior Center reopens to delight of members

Linda Hardman was all smiles last week now that the Fannin County Senior Center has been reopened. The center had to be closed after it was flooded by broken water pipes Christmas Eve last year. The inside of the building has received a complete overhaul and Fannin County crews continue to work to improve the exterior.

Regular visitors at the Fannin County Senior Center, from left, Peggy Stancil, Ruby Rhodes, Queita McHan (back to camera) Betty Caldwell, Bernice Gilmore and Barbara Smith enjoy each other’s company in the senior center’s reopened main room.

David Miller, Brandon Miller, Terry Ross, Caleb Collins, Ed Hawkins, and John Newton of Fannin County’s Maintenance Department are shown in the Senior Center’s freshly remodeled kitchen. The crew is responsible for the improvements made to the building since it flooded Christmas Eve 2022.

Not only did Fannin County’s seniors get to return to their home at the Fannin County Senior Center, but so did the crew from the Mountain Area Transportation System. Shown gathered in their new office last week are, from left, Mike Watkins, Jamie Thomas, Beverly Brown, Deborah Smith, Christina Sluce, Becky Davenport and Kristin Allen.

Pam Godfrey, center director, and her staff, Tammy Brown and Hazel Martin, from left, were all smiles as they welcomed seniors back to the Fannin County Senior Center on Reopening Day.