Vendy, the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office K9 trained to detect drugs, checks a backpack at Fannin County Middle School under the watchful eye of her handler, Sergeant Jacob Pless. Vendy did a walk-through of the school Wednesday. Here, Vendy and Pless are in Cindi Barnes’ classroom.

Fannin County Animal Control transported 17 dogs from their facility and three dogs from Gilmer County Animal Control January 26, after being at full capacity in the shelter. Pictured, from left, are Animal Control Officer Luke McDonald, Brandon Miller, Animal Control employee Theresa Burgess and Animal Control Officer JR Cornett.

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Joshua Munoz, third from right, was Mountain Area Christian Academy’s (MACA) representative in the county wide Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program. He chose Rachel Jones, second from left, as his STAR teacher. Shown during the Kiwanis Club of Blue Ridge banquet honoring all the STAR standouts are, from left, MACA Administrator Stephanie Hopper, Jones, Jonah Munoz, Jeff Munoz, Munoz, Mirian Munoz and Kiwanian Troy Shirbroun.

Three suspects were taken into custody after a Fannin County deputy sheriff spotted a truck that one of the suspects was known to drive sitting in a grocery store parking lot last week.

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Owen Norton, Lola Temples and Ana Temples, back to front, are all smiles as they take a break between classes at the Pigs on the Ridge Invitational Market Hog Show last week at the Fannin County Agriculture Facility. All three of the youngsters came away from the show with honors.

Fannin County Family Connection received hundreds of various donations for the warming shelter.

Kevin Panter Insurance was honored with the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce Community Service award at the chamber’s annual banquet Saturday night. Panter, right, received the award from Richard York.

Shawn Douglas Sutton, left, and Melody Anne Sutton.