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McCaysville changes insurance, must move on grant monies

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
McCaysville City Council members voted to change the city’s health insurance carrier for employees, heard that time is running out for some grant monies, and gathered behind closed doors to discuss the police department when they met in regular session Tuesday, December 9, at city hall.
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Blue Ridge council hears fire truck not up to standards

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The City of Blue Ridge’s 32-year-old fire truck is not up to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. Volunteer Firefighter Kevin Panter spoke to the City Council Tuesday, December 8, about the state of the city’s only fire truck.
North Georgia Honor Guard Commander Bill Stodghill spoke to the sacrifice those at Pearl Harbor made December 7, 1941, during the Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony.

North Georgia Honor Guard Commander Bill Stodghill spoke to the sacrifice those at Pearl Harbor made December 7, 1941, during the Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony.

Pearl Harbor sacrifices remembered

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
“We are here today to recall an event that changed the course of history, but it also united our country,” North Georgia Honor Guard Commander Bill Stodghill said during the honor guard’s Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony held Monday, December 7, 75 years after the surprise attack by the Japanese on the...
Fannin County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board of Directors Chairman James Jones presents a $4,500 check to Renee Bell, president of the Foster Parent Association, Wednesday, December 9. Beside Jones is Fannin DFCS Director Mark Knowles. The Association raises funds for foster children’s Christmas gifts, yearbooks, class rings, clothes, crutches and other things needed for the children.

Fannin County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board of Directors Chairman James Jones presents a $4,500 check to Renee Bell, president of the Foster Parent Association, Wednesday, December 9. Beside Jones is Fannin DFCS Director Mark Knowles. The Association raises funds for foster children’s Christmas gifts, yearbooks, class rings, clothes, crutches and other things needed for the children.

Children need help

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Ready to make a real difference in the lives of America’s future leaders? Local children need the community’s help, and that’s why Fannin County’s Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) has stressed the need for local foster parents.
Sarah Lanning, a veteran member of the Fannin Regional Hospital Auxiliary, was not stopped in her determination to attend the annual Love Light Tree ceremony. Lanning, front, is shown with, from left, Lanning’s daughter, Becky Guthrie, Chief Financial Officer Geoff Blomeley and Chief Executive Officer Jason Jones.

Sarah Lanning, a veteran member of the Fannin Regional Hospital Auxiliary, was not stopped in her determination to attend the annual Love Light Tree ceremony. Lanning, front, is shown with, from left, Lanning’s daughter, Becky Guthrie, Chief Financial Officer Geoff Blomeley and Chief Executive Officer Jason Jones.

Auxiliary members hear appreciation at lighting event

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The annual Love Light ceremony at Fannin Regional was again a celebration of the work done by the hospital auxiliary, but was also a sad reminder of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The staffs of Probate Court and Magistrate Court are honoring the county’s first responders and United States Armed Forces with a group of five special trees decorated on the second floor of the Fannin County Courthouse. Shown with the trees are, from left, seated, Victoria Weeks, EMA Deputy Director Patrick Cooke, Fire Chief Larry Thomas, Detention Center Captain Jill Huffman, Probate Judge Scott Kiker and Chief Magistrate Judge Brian Jones; and, standing, firefighters Bradley Beaver and Brad Beaver, U.S.

The staffs of Probate Court and Magistrate Court are honoring the county’s first responders and United States Armed Forces with a group of five special trees decorated on the second floor of the Fannin County Courthouse. Shown with the trees are, from left, seated, Victoria Weeks, EMA Deputy Director Patrick Cooke, Fire Chief Larry Thomas, Detention Center Captain Jill Huffman, Probate Judge Scott Kiker and Chief Magistrate Judge Brian Jones; and, standing, firefighters Bradley Beaver and Brad Beaver, U.S.

Special trees express thanks to Fannin’s first responders

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The staffs of Probate Court and Magistrate Court are honoring Fannin County’s first responders and members of the Armed Forces with five specially decorated trees. Victoria Weeks of the Probate Court staff is credited with the idea.
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Blue Ridge parking rules raise concerns

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Fannin County residents, who are not also City of Blue Ridge residents, will not be able to park for free in the city’s pay-to-park spots regardless of downtown employment. Linda Rice spoke during pubic commentary at the City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday, December 8, regarding the issue.