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Farm Bureau celebration lauds importance of farmers

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Georgia farmers work hard to provide food and other goods to consumers.  As a way to acknowledge their efforts, Fannin County Farm Bureau is celebrating Farm-City Week November 22 through 28 with refreshments in their office for anyone who stops by.
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Ducktown decides against grant

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Officials with the City of Ducktown, Tennessee, voted to revoke a resolution passed at a previous meeting that would see an $829,000 sidewalk installed from the city to a nearby trailhead.
Retired Fannin County School System Superintendent Morgan Arp was named the school system’s 2019 “Pioneer in Education” at Pioneer RESA’s Pioneers in Education awards ceremony Friday, November 1. Shown are, from left, Arp’s children Thomas Arp and Christie Gribble, Arp, Superintendent Dr. Michael Gwatney, Assistant Superintendent Robert Ensley, Deputy Superintendent Betsy Hyde and Administrative Assistant Denise Messer.

Retired Fannin County School System Superintendent Morgan Arp was named the school system’s 2019 “Pioneer in Education” at Pioneer RESA’s Pioneers in Education awards ceremony Friday, November 1. Shown are, from left, Arp’s children Thomas Arp and Christie Gribble, Arp, Superintendent Dr. Michael Gwatney, Assistant Superintendent Robert Ensley, Deputy Superintendent Betsy Hyde and Administrative Assistant Denise Messer.

Arp receives "Pioneer in Education" honor

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Retired Fannin County School System Superintendent Morgan Arp was named Fannin County School System’s “Pioneer in Education” at Pioneer Regional Service Agency (RESA)’s annual “Pioneers in Education” awards ceremony Friday, November 1.
Rodney Patterson was the most visible of the McCaysville candidates on election day, waving to voters as they entered city hall. Patterson lost his bid for mayor, being defeated by incumbent Thomas Seabolt.

Rodney Patterson was the most visible of the McCaysville candidates on election day, waving to voters as they entered city hall. Patterson lost his bid for mayor, being defeated by incumbent Thomas Seabolt.

McCaysville voters okay Sunday alcohol sales, re-elect Seabolt

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
McCaysville voters gave the okay to beer and wine sales on Sundays and returned a trio of incumbents back to their city council posts. The decisions came in the city’s election Tuesday, November 5. By a narrow, three vote margin of 90 to 87, voters approved Sunday alcohol sales between 12:30 p.m.
North Georgia Honor Guard member Steve Strickland posted the American Flag during a Veterans Day memorial service in Blue Ridge Saturday, November 9.

North Georgia Honor Guard member Steve Strickland posted the American Flag during a Veterans Day memorial service in Blue Ridge Saturday, November 9.

Sacrifices remembered at annual ceremony

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Veterans, their families and community members gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Old Highway 76 for a memorial service to honor the nation’s service men and women Saturday, November 9.