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The orange water is the ground water/mine water at the head of the Copperhill Industries area. Buddy Haynes explains that is the color before the water is treated with biosolids through a series of ponds. At this stage it is about a pH2. Once treated, it turns green, as is seen above, and the pH level reaches 6 to 8, which is capable of sustaining aquatic life.

The orange water is the ground water/mine water at the head of the Copperhill Industries area. Buddy Haynes explains that is the color before the water is treated with biosolids through a series of ponds. At this stage it is about a pH2. Once treated, it turns green, as is seen above, and the pH level reaches 6 to 8, which is capable of sustaining aquatic life.

Haynes defends biosolids, points to successful effort

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Copperhill Industries owner Buddy Haynes is adamant he has nothing to hide as he takes part in a pilot project involving biosolids. Meanwhile, a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) official spoke directly to odor concerns recently raised by Polk County citizens.
Veterans who made the supreme sacrifice will be remembered Memorial Day in a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

Veterans who made the supreme sacrifice will be remembered Memorial Day in a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park.

Veterans to host Memorial Day celebration Monday

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Captain William A. Robinson, who is retired from the United States Air Force, will be the guest speaker for the Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 29, at the Veterans Memorial Park just outside Blue Ridge in front of Fannin County Middle School.
Graduates wait patiently for their names to be called during the ceremony at Copper Basin High School Thursday, May 18. Principal Holly Smith encouraged the graduates to “Stand firm for what you believe and never lose confidence.”

Graduates wait patiently for their names to be called during the ceremony at Copper Basin High School Thursday, May 18. Principal Holly Smith encouraged the graduates to “Stand firm for what you believe and never lose confidence.”

Class of 2023 graduates at Copper Basin High

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Copper Basin High School Principal Holly Smith encouraged graduates to, “Stand firm for what you believe and never lose confidence.” Smith made the remarks as she spoke to Class of 2023 during a graduation ceremony Thursday, May 18. Smith warned graduates, “Your journey won’t be easy...
Members of the Fannin County High School Class of 2023 celebrate at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies Friday night on the football field at the high school.

Members of the Fannin County High School Class of 2023 celebrate at the conclusion of graduation ceremonies Friday night on the football field at the high school.

Class of 2023 celebrates at Fannin High

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
“We Are Fannin is on full display tonight,” Fannin County High School Principal Scott Ramsey told the graduation night crowd that filled the high school football stadium Friday, May 19.
Olivia Collar won a Fannin County High School essay competition to advance to state Rotary judging.

Olivia Collar won a Fannin County High School essay competition to advance to state Rotary judging.

Collar advances to state Rotary contest with top FCHS essay

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Olivia Collar built her story on a quote from Dr. Suess and watched it soar all the way to the Rotary Club of Georgia’s Laws of Life essay state judging. Collar, a ninth grader at Fannin County High School (FCHS), used Dr.
The expansion of the Toccoa River Park in McCaysville is hoped to be finished by Friday, Police Chief Michael Earley told the city council last week. Besides his normal duties, Earley has been tasked with looking after the improvements that include a new basketball and pickleball court, fencing and moving the historic Veterans Memorial monument.

The expansion of the Toccoa River Park in McCaysville is hoped to be finished by Friday, Police Chief Michael Earley told the city council last week. Besides his normal duties, Earley has been tasked with looking after the improvements that include a new basketball and pickleball court, fencing and moving the historic Veterans Memorial monument.

Toccoa River Park upgrades should be complete Friday

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Work is almost complete on the Toccoa River Park expansion, the Fannin County Library will not get any more money, and the city ordinance increasing the mayor’s and council members’ salaries is being redone.
Oscar Manuel Garcia, left, and Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, right.

Oscar Manuel Garcia, left, and Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, right.

Murder suspects sentenced

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Nine suspects have entered pleas and been sentenced in connection with a kidnapping and murder that stretched from its beginnings near Atlanta, to Cherry Log, to Mexico and back to a Gilmer County courtroom.
Sydnie’s Sunset Fun Run, a color run in honor of Sydnie Jones, was part of the festivities that dedicated the skate park bearing her name, Syd’s Place, in Blue Ridge Saturday. This splash of color kicked off the run.

Sydnie’s Sunset Fun Run, a color run in honor of Sydnie Jones, was part of the festivities that dedicated the skate park bearing her name, Syd’s Place, in Blue Ridge Saturday. This splash of color kicked off the run.

Syd’s Place dedicated

Glenn Harbison
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A teenager’s dream, a wife’s reminder, a public promise made in emotion,  determination, volunteers, sponsors, a loaves and fishes moment, and some 200 people to witness the dream come true – “God brought it together,”  Bob Richardson said Saturday in Blue Ridge.