"Here comes the bus” parent app is now up and running so that parents and guardians will have the ability to know the location of their child’s bus and get alerts when the bus enters a zone close to their residence.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 28 Commander Paul Hunter hands off a check to Feed Fannin volunteer Carol Martel to help the organization purchase turkeys and hams to be distributed to those in need for the holidays. Around them are, from left, Carlos Martel, Carol Martel, Hunter, DAV Chaplin Floyd Ballance, and DAV member Charles Spivey.

East Fannin Elementary School kindergarten classes performed a Thanksgiving skit for their parents Tuesday, November 16. Shown are, Lawson Grant as a pilgrim and Oakley Helton as a Native American.

Standing inside his vintage tennis museum, Mountain Tennis, Mel Locklear enjoys spending his retirement time not only educating the community about the history and game of tennis, but also volunteering his time giving free tennis lessons to local area kids in the Blue Ridge City Park Monday through Thursday afternoons, 50 weeks out of the year.