Reading the 17-page amended alcohol ordinance took more time than conducting the business on the rest of the McCaysville City Council’s agenda when members held their regular meeting Tuesday, Septe

Sydney Criteser has been named editor of The News Observer after serving as both news editor and staff writer for the local newspaper.

All students ages 18 and under are able to eat lunch for free at Fannin County schools as of Tuesday, September 8, following an announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The body found in front of Wilscot Baptist Church has been identified.

With the strike of a gavel, City of Blue Ridge Mayor Donna Whitener adjourned the council’s Tuesday, September 8, meeting amidst arguments with Council members Nathan Fitts and Rhonda Haight.

The cute, blonde Beagle/Bassett Hound mix shown with Fannin County Animal Control officer J.R. Cornett, is this week’s featured pooch of the week!

Blue Ridge Cotton Company and Gather raised $5,005.44 for Snack in a Backpack during the the months of June, July and August thanks to their 1% charity program.

Newly elected Polk County officials who took their oaths of office last week heard words of common sense and scriptural encouragement.

A McCaysville resident faces numerous charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a five-year-old child last week.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has tapped McCaysville native Chris Stallings to serve as the new director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS).