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Georgia residents have notified officials of received packages from China containing unknown seeds. A package a resident has received is shown above.

Georgia residents have notified officials of received packages from China containing unknown seeds. A package a resident has received is shown above.

Chinese seeds may pose threat

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has been notified of Georgia residents receiving random packages containing seeds that appear to have come from China. Packages have been noted as being mislabeled as “jewelry” and may have Chinese writing on them.
Local marines with Blue Ridge Detachment 1438 of the Marine Corps League recently completed a wheelchair ramp for a retired Army veteran in the community. While the recipient preferred to remain unnamed, league members Jim Brumbelow, Dale Greene, Charlie Mills, Mike Nunnally and Thom Potito completed the project, which is shown above.

Local marines with Blue Ridge Detachment 1438 of the Marine Corps League recently completed a wheelchair ramp for a retired Army veteran in the community. While the recipient preferred to remain unnamed, league members Jim Brumbelow, Dale Greene, Charlie Mills, Mike Nunnally and Thom Potito completed the project, which is shown above.

Marines build ramp

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Local Marines with Blue Ridge Detachment 1438 of the Marine Corps League recently completed a wheelchair ramp for a retired Army veteran in the community.  “We are Marines and we take care of our own, and it is only right that we take care of our veteran brothers,” Commandant Jim Brumbelow said.
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DFCS working through remote access

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Fannin County’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) office is currently operating remotely, but is still available to help when needed. This is in response to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s call to limit in-person contact across the state.
A windshield technician recently installed a new windshield on a school bus as the Fannin County Transportation Department continued to prepare for the return of school Friday, August 7.

A windshield technician recently installed a new windshield on a school bus as the Fannin County Transportation Department continued to prepare for the return of school Friday, August 7.

Bus plans changed to limit COVID-19 exposure

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Fannin County school buses will return to the roads to pick up students for the first time since March 13 as the 2020-2021 school year starts Friday, August 7.
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Habitat plans fundraiser

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Habitat for Humanity of Fannin & Gilmer Counties is hosting “Grab and Go to Help Homes Grow” Tuesday, August 18, at Blue Jeans Pizza & Pasta from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.. This event is in place of their Wine & Dine fundraiser.
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Gaddis threatens lawsuit over Polk Beer Board action

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Facing a potential lawsuit over a permit denial by the beer board, Polk County commissioners tabled any response to the threat during their regular meeting Thursday night, July 30, at the courthouse in Benton. The commissioners called an executive session, out of public view, to discuss the matter.
Items with this emblem are raising funds to benefit local law enforcement agencies.

Items with this emblem are raising funds to benefit local law enforcement agencies.

Fundraising effort benefits law officers

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
When Tim and Debbie Smith saw support growing for local law enforcement officers through meals and gift cards to restaurants, they asked themselves, “What is it we can do?” From that question came Fannin County - Back the Blue.
Fannin County Sherriff’s Office Investigator Gary Edwards, left, and Corporal Dustin Carder responded to a vehicle accident where they administered Narcan to a citizen, saving his life, Tuesday, June 30.

Fannin County Sherriff’s Office Investigator Gary Edwards, left, and Corporal Dustin Carder responded to a vehicle accident where they administered Narcan to a citizen, saving his life, Tuesday, June 30.

LIFESAVERS

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Fannin County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Gary Edwards and Corporal Dustin Carder received life saving pins from Fannin County EMA after saving the life of a man who was found at the site of an automobile accident.