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Holiday sale in progress

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association’s Holiday Show & Sale and the Southern Appalachian Artist Guild (SAAG) Marvelous Miniatures exhibit is underway at The Art Center located at 420 West Main St in Blue Ridge.  The show opened November 16 and will remain open through January 4.
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Love Light ceremony planned

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The Fannin Regional Hospital (FRH) Auxiliary will hold a service of memory and honor during the annual lighting of their Love Light Tree Tuesday, December 3 at 5 p.m. The event will take place in the main lobby of Fannin Regional Hospital and Faith Presbyterian Church’s Dr.
Fannin County Animal Control hosted an open house event for members of the community to come walk dogs and check out the recent improvements to the establishment Friday, November 9. Shown is volunteer Martha Jewett entering to win raffle prizes.

Fannin County Animal Control hosted an open house event for members of the community to come walk dogs and check out the recent improvements to the establishment Friday, November 9. Shown is volunteer Martha Jewett entering to win raffle prizes.

Animal Control looking for donated dog houses

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Have an extra dog house lying around the yard?  Fannin County Animal Control is looking for folks who want to donate dog houses they no longer use, so they can give them to families in need.
Some of the Marines who attended the North Georgia Marine Corps Ball November 9, included, from left, Colonel John Winkler, Captain Judd Kinne, Lieutenant Bryan Lash, Lieutenant Mike McLean, First Lieutenant Chuck Clark, Lieutenant Colonel John Regal, guest of honor Judge Pat Murphy and Sergeant Major Haywood Riley. The ball marked the 244th Birthday Celebration of the United States Marine Corps.

Some of the Marines who attended the North Georgia Marine Corps Ball November 9, included, from left, Colonel John Winkler, Captain Judd Kinne, Lieutenant Bryan Lash, Lieutenant Mike McLean, First Lieutenant Chuck Clark, Lieutenant Colonel John Regal, guest of honor Judge Pat Murphy and Sergeant Major Haywood Riley. The ball marked the 244th Birthday Celebration of the United States Marine Corps.

Marine Corps annual Birthday Ball draws crowd

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The Marine Corps League, Lake Blue Ridge Detachment #1438 held the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball at North Georgia Technical College in Blairsville, November 9.
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Fannin’s college prep scores fall

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Fannin County School System Director of Achievement Sarah Rigdon told the Fannin County Board of Education, during a meeting Thursday, November 14, that most of the school district’s College & Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores decreased this year.
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24-year-old killed in 515 crash

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
A 24-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash Friday morning, November 15, on Highway 515 East of Morganton. Fannin County Coroner Becky Callihan identified the victim as Austin Lee Gilleland of a Blairsville address. She said she pronounced him dead at the scene.
Jonothon Payne, Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14’s assistant scout master, holds the first flag to be retired the evening of Saturday, November 9. Shown with Payne are, from left, Matthew Payne and Dakota Harris.

Jonothon Payne, Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14’s assistant scout master, holds the first flag to be retired the evening of Saturday, November 9. Shown with Payne are, from left, Matthew Payne and Dakota Harris.

Ducktown Boy Scouts retire American flags

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Ducktown Boy Scout Troop 14 and Cub Scout Pack 3014 held a flag retirement ceremony at the old Ducktown School in Ducktown, Tennessee, Saturday, November 9.
The damage to this fire hydrant was promptly reported. This is not true of all such instances, Fire Chief Larry Thomas says.

The damage to this fire hydrant was promptly reported. This is not true of all such instances, Fire Chief Larry Thomas says.

80 of 953 fire hydrants out of service

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Fannin County Fire Chief Larry Thomas says as many as 80 out of 953 fire hydrants across the county may be out of service. Problems vary from minor issues that only take minutes to fix to total replacements.