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Animal Control officer Pat Patterson smiles while showing off this male Boxer mix who was dropped off September 17. He will remain at Animal Control until reclaimed or adopted. This handsome boy has a light brown coat with a white chest and paws. View him under Animal Control number 275-19.

Animal Control officer Pat Patterson smiles while showing off this male Boxer mix who was dropped off September 17. He will remain at Animal Control until reclaimed or adopted. This handsome boy has a light brown coat with a white chest and paws. View him under Animal Control number 275-19.

Adopt A Pet

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Many dogs at Animal Control have been there for months, waiting for a hero to come and swoop them up. Why not be the hero to one of those dogs? In the past week, officers brought in four dogs with one reclaimed, one going to the Humane Society of Blue Ridge and one going to Katz and Dogs Rescue.
Blue Ridge resident Journey Dent will spend five weeks in Chiclayo, Peru doing mission work.

Blue Ridge resident Journey Dent will spend five weeks in Chiclayo, Peru doing mission work.

Dent travels to spread the Gospel

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
“My number one main goal is to spread the Gospel because it’s so vital and so important,” Blue Ridge resident Journey Dent said. “I feel like everybody needs a chance to at least hear it even if they don’t accept it.
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DDA wants special tax, paid parking

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
In a joint meeting with the Blue Ridge City Council, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) discussed special taxes in the Central Business District (CBD) and paid parking as possible options for raising funds to support the goals and projects the Authority and the Council agree upon.
Fannin County High School student Teagan Cioffi relaxes after donating blood at Blood Assurance’s blood drive on the school’s campus Friday, September 20. She is shown with Donor Care Specialist Chad Taylor. The blood drive was sponsored by the high school.

Fannin County High School student Teagan Cioffi relaxes after donating blood at Blood Assurance’s blood drive on the school’s campus Friday, September 20. She is shown with Donor Care Specialist Chad Taylor. The blood drive was sponsored by the high school.

FCHS STUDENTS GIVE BLOOD

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
David Ralston, District 7 representative and Speaker of the House of Representatives for the State of Georgia, has officially announced his upcoming re-election bid.

David Ralston, District 7 representative and Speaker of the House of Representatives for the State of Georgia, has officially announced his upcoming re-election bid.

David Ralston announces re-election plans

Lauren Bearden
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
“In March of next year I will qualify for re-election of the Georgia House of Representatives,” announced David Ralston, Speaker of the House of Representatives for the State of Georgia.  Ralston represents District 7, which includes Fannin, Gilmer and a part of Dawson County.
School Nutrition Teams from all five Fannin County schools received GOLD level recognition through the Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Team’s “Shake it Up in School Nutrition” program.

School Nutrition Teams from all five Fannin County schools received GOLD level recognition through the Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition Team’s “Shake it Up in School Nutrition” program.

BUDGET ANNOUNCED, BOARD APPROVES BUS PURCHASE

Sydney Criteser
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The Fannin County School System officially set their Fiscal Year 2020 Budget during a Board of Education meeting Thursday, September 12. The budget lists total estimated revenues at $35,950,756.26 for the General Fund, $5,984,590.75 for the Capital Projects Fund and $4,866,704.
Fannin County’s Noah Sims was a contestant on Fox network’s MasterChef Season 10 television show and made it to the top four home chefs. Blue Ridge Mayor Donna Whitener helped organize a Noah Night watch party in the downtown park September 11. Shown are Sims and Whitener speaking with the folks who came to watch the show.

Fannin County’s Noah Sims was a contestant on Fox network’s MasterChef Season 10 television show and made it to the top four home chefs. Blue Ridge Mayor Donna Whitener helped organize a Noah Night watch party in the downtown park September 11. Shown are Sims and Whitener speaking with the folks who came to watch the show.

NOAH SIMS VOTED OFF MASTERCHEF AFTER MAKING TOP FOUR

Lauren Bearden
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
The MasterChef Season 10 TV show contestant hailing from Epworth, Georgia, Noah Sims, reached the top four and made it to the show’s semi-finals in England.  Sims was voted off, narrowly missing a spot in the MasterChef finale, after the judges told him he overcooked his mushroom risotto.