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Vernon Ronald Bennett

Vernon Ronald Bennett

Bennett charged with murder, assault

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Within minutes after he is accused of shooting Kevin Franklin, Vernon Ronald Bennett was apprehended by  a Fannin County deputy sheriff. Corporal Dustin Carder spotted the vehicle Bennett was driving heading into Blue Ridge on Ada Street from the scene of the shooting.
Jennifer Criteser is shown holding Bella Luna, one of many baby goats on the rescue farm she started after realizing how many animals need a good home.

Jennifer Criteser is shown holding Bella Luna, one of many baby goats on the rescue farm she started after realizing how many animals need a good home.

Criteser’s rescue farm grew from just a couple of chickens

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
By Hannah Jack Jennifer Criteser of Blue Ridge has recently started a non-profit organization called J&C Farm and Rescue. Starting with just a couple chickens as a way to have a fun hobby, Criteser’s farm quickly began to grow.
his female Blue Tick Hound was picked up at the Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery on Rock Creek Road in Suches March 3. Aptly named Hatch by animal control volunteers, this sweet girl has a blue speckle coat with cute brown dots over her eyes. View her using intake number 063-22. She is shown with animal control Interim Manager J.R. Cornett.

his female Blue Tick Hound was picked up at the Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery on Rock Creek Road in Suches March 3. Aptly named Hatch by animal control volunteers, this sweet girl has a blue speckle coat with cute brown dots over her eyes. View her using intake number 063-22. She is shown with animal control Interim Manager J.R. Cornett.

Adopt-A-Pet

Lauren Jenkins
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Dog owners are nearly four times more likely than non-dog owners to meet their daily physical activity needs according to a 2019 study and, with the weather getting warmer, now is the perfect time to adopt a dog from Fannin Animal Control and get moving.
Volunteers and sponsors are needed to help make the Spring Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby, which benefits Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics education in Fannin County, a success.

Volunteers and sponsors are needed to help make the Spring Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby, which benefits Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics education in Fannin County, a success.

Volunteers, sponsors needed as April 30 derby approaches

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Volunteers, sponsors and competitors, gear up as the Spring Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby nears their April 30 date. Co-organizer Mike Sullivan said the derby is “community driven for locals” and is an opportunity for children and teens to engage in an activity outside of video games or cell phones.
Fannin County High School senior Kirsten Holloway, center, was named the 2022 Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) student for Fannin County Monday, February 28, at the annual banquet sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Blue Ridge. She is shown with, Kiwanis Club STAR Committee Chairwoman Sharon McFarland and Kiwanis President Bill Echelberger.

Fannin County High School senior Kirsten Holloway, center, was named the 2022 Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) student for Fannin County Monday, February 28, at the annual banquet sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Blue Ridge. She is shown with, Kiwanis Club STAR Committee Chairwoman Sharon McFarland and Kiwanis President Bill Echelberger.

Holloway Fannin’s STAR

Lauren Jenkins
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Fannin County High School (FCHS) senior Kirsten Holloway was named the 2022 Student Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) student for Fannin County at the Kiwanis Club of Blue Ridge’s annual banquet Monday, February 28.
The News Observer

The News Observer

Fannin veterans plan membership drive Saturday

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
The veterans organizations that operate under the Fannin County Veterans Conference Center invite all honorably discharged veterans as well as the public to their membership drive Saturday, March 5. The drive will take place from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Fannin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jamie Hensley told of some accomplishments the county has made since the inception of their last Five-Year Comprehensive Plan during the Fannin County Joint Comprehensive Plan Stakeholders Meeting Thursday, February 24.

Fannin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jamie Hensley told of some accomplishments the county has made since the inception of their last Five-Year Comprehensive Plan during the Fannin County Joint Comprehensive Plan Stakeholders Meeting Thursday, February 24.

Comprehensive plan work begins

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Public officials and community members gathered at The Art Center in Blue Ridge for the Fannin County Joint Comprehensive Plan Stakeholders Meeting Thursday, February 24.
The News Observer

The News Observer

Poverty simulation workshop planned

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Fannin County Family Connection will host a Poverty Simulation Wednesday, March 16, at Fannin County High School. The simulation will take place in the high school’s gym, 360 Rebel Circle, Blue Ridge, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.