“Blue Ridge Dam is safe. We are enhancing our safety system,” Mary Ellen Miller said last week.

The report of a small child left alone in a car led Polk County Sheriff’s deputies to an arrest and the seizure of a large amount of illegal drugs.

Tis the season for giving, and the Mineral Springs Center needs community assistance in the form of donations in order to help them continue to serve their current clientele and to keep the center

Fannin County residents can expect to see several road improvements following votes by the Board of Commissioners combined with funding from the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).

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Hikers and cyclists can look forward to a new site to adventure in Blue Ridge for free.