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Rhonda Haight doesn’t think mowing should cost $90,000.

Rhonda Haight doesn’t think mowing should cost $90,000.

Council disputes grass mowing contract

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
A review of the Grass Maintenance Contract with 4V Ranch, which was signed by Mayor Donna Whitener, brought up discrepancies as to what was originally agreed upon during a City of Blue Ridge workshop Tuesday, September 1.
Blue Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care resident Nancy McDowell, left, and her sister, Sheryle Roach, were able to visit Thursday, September 3, while following COVID-19 guidelines thanks to the facility’s recently implemented “front porch visits.”

Blue Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care resident Nancy McDowell, left, and her sister, Sheryle Roach, were able to visit Thursday, September 3, while following COVID-19 guidelines thanks to the facility’s recently implemented “front porch visits.”

Front porch reunites residents, loved ones

Sydney Criteser
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
While Blue Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care may still be closed to the public, they have implemented front porch visits so that their residents can spend socially distanced time with their loved ones as the facility moves into their seventh month dealing with COVID-19 regulations and...
The News Observer

The News Observer

Body found in front of church

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The identity of a body found in front of Wilscot Baptist Church last week has not been determined, but foul play is not suspected in connection with the death. Fannin County Coroner Becky Callihan said sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene around 11 a.m.
Nicholas Craig Payne

Nicholas Craig Payne

Suspect arrested after fighting officer

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Rodney Patterson is being credited for keeping a bad situation from getting worse when he helped McCaysville Police Officer Peter Kusek take a suspect into custody last Monday night, August 31.
This male Feist mix was picked up on Blue Bird Road in Morganton August 26. With just three legs, he is full of life! He is short haired and has a white coat with blonde patches. View him using Animal Control number 241-20. He is shown with Animal Control officer J.R. Cornett.

This male Feist mix was picked up on Blue Bird Road in Morganton August 26. With just three legs, he is full of life! He is short haired and has a white coat with blonde patches. View him using Animal Control number 241-20. He is shown with Animal Control officer J.R. Cornett.

Adopt A Pet

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
The handsome, three-legged wonder shown with Fannin County Animal Control officer J.R. Cornett, is this week’s featured pooch of the week! This guy is a Feist mix with a short, white coat and patches of blonde. Despite only having three legs, this guy gets around great and is very active.
Members of Fannin County High School Marching Band’s flute section perform in the Friday, August 28 halftime show. Shown, front to back, are Hannah Mashburn, Kylee Cornelius, Aerial McKinney, Aislinn Peel and Katelyn Sanders.

Members of Fannin County High School Marching Band’s flute section perform in the Friday, August 28 halftime show. Shown, front to back, are Hannah Mashburn, Kylee Cornelius, Aerial McKinney, Aislinn Peel and Katelyn Sanders.

FANNIN HIGH MARCHING BAND WARMS UP

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
The Huey helicopter located in the Fannin County Veteran’s Memorial Park was found damaged Saturday, August 22. The damage is shown in this photo with a large hole in the greenhouse window.

The Huey helicopter located in the Fannin County Veteran’s Memorial Park was found damaged Saturday, August 22. The damage is shown in this photo with a large hole in the greenhouse window.

Huey at Memorial Park damaged, fix planned

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
The Huey helicopter, located in the Fannin County Memorial Park, was found damaged Saturday, August 22.
The Humane Society of Blue Ridge has a new van thanks to a $47,000 grant from DJ&T Foundation. The vehicle will be used to transport animals to other locations across the country, which they’ve been unable to do for several years.

The Humane Society of Blue Ridge has a new van thanks to a $47,000 grant from DJ&T Foundation. The vehicle will be used to transport animals to other locations across the country, which they’ve been unable to do for several years.

More forever homes possible thanks to humane society van

Mollie Morrow
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
A van may not seem like much, but for the Humane Society of Blue Ridge (HSBR), it will allow them to place animals into a “forever home sooner.