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Ken Rush is leaving the Ducktown Basin Museum after 30 years.

Ken Rush is leaving the Ducktown Basin Museum after 30 years.

Ken Rush to be honored Dec. 3

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Thirty years after Ken Rush came to the Ducktown Basin Museum a reception is planned in his honor as he officially bids farewell to the community he has faithfully served. The museum’s board of directors is hosting a reception for Rush Tuesday, December 3, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Umpire Tim Towe signals a strike 3 mechanic, meaning the batter has just struck out, during a game in Hampton, Virginia.

Umpire Tim Towe signals a strike 3 mechanic, meaning the batter has just struck out, during a game in Hampton, Virginia.

Tim Towe Tennessee’s Most Valuable Umpire

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Fannin County Recreation Department Athletic Coordinator Tim Towe is the first ever Tennessee Collegiate Umpire Association’s (TCUA) Most Valuable Umpire. Towe received this title during TCUA’s end-of-the-year banquet at the University of Tennessee October 18.
Copper Basin High School junior Riley Smith recently won the Polk County Fairest of the Fair pageant in Benton. Smith will be traveling to Nashville to compete in January. She is the daughter of Kevin and Holly Smith.

Copper Basin High School junior Riley Smith recently won the Polk County Fairest of the Fair pageant in Benton. Smith will be traveling to Nashville to compete in January. She is the daughter of Kevin and Holly Smith.

SMITH TAKES CROWN

News Staff
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the Blue Ridge Community Theater’s most recent play. They’ve redone the set and props for this classic feature. Here, Logan Walker as “George Bailey” and Ali Reynolds as “Violet” gaze off with a dreamy look.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” is the Blue Ridge Community Theater’s most recent play. They’ve redone the set and props for this classic feature. Here, Logan Walker as “George Bailey” and Ali Reynolds as “Violet” gaze off with a dreamy look.

Christmas classic debuts November 21

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” will be performed as the Blue Ridge Community Theater’s main stage production this holiday season.  The play will run November 21 through December 15 and curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
10th Annual Blue Ridge Turkey Trot 5K organizer Cherie Wasit stands (back, left) with the previous winner of the event’s Best Dressed contest. Over 700 folks are expected to attend this year’s run scheduled for Thanksgiving morning in downtown Blue Ridge.

10th Annual Blue Ridge Turkey Trot 5K organizer Cherie Wasit stands (back, left) with the previous winner of the event’s Best Dressed contest. Over 700 folks are expected to attend this year’s run scheduled for Thanksgiving morning in downtown Blue Ridge.

Turkey Trot 5K to benefit MACA

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The 10th Annual Blue Ridge Turkey Trot 5K benefiting Mountain Area Christian Academy will take place Thanksgiving morning, November 28, in downtown Blue Ridge. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and the run begins promptly at 8 a.m.
Fannin County Animal Control Manager John Drullinger poses with this sweet older lady. She is a Beagle who was dropped off at the facility November 12 and is staying there until reclaimed or adopted. This happy gal is a little overweight but that just means she’ll keep your lap extra warm while watching TV. View this sweet thang under Animal Control number 335-19.

Fannin County Animal Control Manager John Drullinger poses with this sweet older lady. She is a Beagle who was dropped off at the facility November 12 and is staying there until reclaimed or adopted. This happy gal is a little overweight but that just means she’ll keep your lap extra warm while watching TV. View this sweet thang under Animal Control number 335-19.

Adopt A Pet

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
In the past week, officers brought in five dogs. Three dogs were reclaimed by their owners, one was adopted and two were transfered to Ozzie To The Rescue.  Officers and volunteers alike hope folks may be willing to open their home and their hearts to the dogs in their facility.