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Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (BRMAA) Executive Director Nichole Potzauf stands proudly beside a hard-earned Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities, which BRMAA had the honor to accept.

Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (BRMAA) Executive Director Nichole Potzauf stands proudly beside a hard-earned Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities, which BRMAA had the honor to accept.

Arts group one of ten governor's winners

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
By Mollie Allen mollie@thenewsobserver.com The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association (BRMAA) is one of 10 recipients of the State of Georgia’s 2020 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities.
Polls open January 5

Polls open January 5

Polls open Jan. 5 for Senate runoffs

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
By Sydney Criteser sydney@thenewsobserver.com Fannin County voters have a final chance to cast their ballots in the January 5, 2021, General Election Runoff when polls open next Tuesday. All precincts will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fannin County High School student Mackenzie Johnson practices the skill of repositioning a dependent patient on their side in Healthcare Science teacher Anne Gibbs’ Patient Care Fundamentals course, which is one of the courses offered in the Healthcare pathway where students can gain state certifications.

Fannin County High School student Mackenzie Johnson practices the skill of repositioning a dependent patient on their side in Healthcare Science teacher Anne Gibbs’ Patient Care Fundamentals course, which is one of the courses offered in the Healthcare pathway where students can gain state certifications.

Career prep taught at FCHS

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
By Sydney Criteser sydney@thenewsobserver.com Students at Fannin County High School (FCHS) are able to prepare for various careers in the healthcare field through classes offered in the high school’s Career, Technical, Agricultural Education (CTAE) department  each year.
Hang up the phone on scammers.

Hang up the phone on scammers.

Scam alert: Citizens have lost over $100,000

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
By Glenn Harbison glenn@thenewsobserver.com There is only one sure way to prevent being the victim of a scam – hang up the phone. That is the message Fannin County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Gary Edwards wants everyone to hear, and with good reason.
The News Observer

The News Observer

CareMed admits lack of coverage

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
A meeting of the Polk County Commission’s Ambulance Committee, originally scheduled for Thursday, December 17, before the regular commission meeting was called off, but representatives of CareMed ambulance service were present for the regular meeting.
The News Observer

The News Observer

Townhome rezoning back on council agenda

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Expect to see the rezoning proposal of a 14.15-acre tract along Appalachian Highway (515) on the City of Blue Ridge’s January 12 Council meeting agenda. Assistant City Clerk Christina Mortimer said that the developer, Johnnie Hastings of Integrity Development Group, LLC.