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Kayla, Erik and baby Jax Giddens are shown during their time in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Kayla, Erik and baby Jax Giddens are shown during their time in Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Giddens give warmth for warmth in appreciation

Erik, Kayla and Jackson “Jax” Giddens have brought warmth, in more ways than one, to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).
Kathy Beck, Feed Fannin’s Farm and Facilities Manager, works the organization’s garden located off Ada Street Friday, June 6.

Kathy Beck, Feed Fannin’s Farm and Facilities Manager, works the organization’s garden located off Ada Street Friday, June 6.

Feed Fannin readying for harvest

The volunteers of Feed Fannin have been hard at work preparing the garden for harvest. Come late summer and early fall, corn, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans and more will be ready to fill the bellies of locals in need.
Dr. Molly Wright brings large animal medicine to Fannin County and the surrounding area through Cohutta Animal Clinic.

Dr. Molly Wright brings large animal medicine to Fannin County and the surrounding area through Cohutta Animal Clinic.

Wright brings large animal specialty to area

Molly Wright began her college journey not knowing what she wanted to become. A ride in a veterinarian’s truck and 10 years later, she is Dr. Molly Wright. Today she is living out the career path she loves as a veterinarian specializing in large animal medicine.
This is an actual screenshot of a text message threatening a Fannin County resident. The message is fake, and officials are warning citizens to beware.

This is an actual screenshot of a text message threatening a Fannin County resident. The message is fake, and officials are warning citizens to beware.

Sheriff joins DDS officials for latest scam warning

Fannin County Sheriff Dane Kirby is warning residents of a new scam that seeks to steal money and driver’s license information. The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is echoing that warning.
U.S. Army veteran Jerry Barnes used his faith in Jesus Christ as a cornerstone when he addressed the Memorial Day crowd at Veterans Memorial Park.

U.S. Army veteran Jerry Barnes used his faith in Jesus Christ as a cornerstone when he addressed the Memorial Day crowd at Veterans Memorial Park.

Crowd hears sacrifice cornerstone of freedom

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” Jerry Barnes quoted those words of Jesus (John 15:13) when he spoke to the Memorial Day crowd Monday. Barnes, a U.S.
Graylon Jerome Newman and Joseph Marshman Beasley

Graylon Jerome Newman and Joseph Marshman Beasley

Two charged with drug trafficking

Graylon Jerome Newman and Joseph Marshman Beasley both face drug trafficking and other charges following a traffic stop in McCaysville Wednesday, May 28.
The victim said she did not want to press charges, she just wanted the intruder to pay for the windowpane damage, to which he agreed.

The victim said she did not want to press charges, she just wanted the intruder to pay for the windowpane damage, to which he agreed.

Woman wakes to find intruder in home

A Fannin County woman woke Sunday morning, May 25, to find an intruder asleep inside the home she shares with her husband in the eastern part of Fannin County. According to a report filed by Fannin County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Matthew Peardon, the woman called the 911 dispatch center at 7:31 a.m.
Boy Scouts from Troop 32 Max Benson, Grant Dilbeck and Ethan Threet, from left, honor a veteran by putting a flag on his grave in Crestlawn Cemetery.

Boy Scouts from Troop 32 Max Benson, Grant Dilbeck and Ethan Threet, from left, honor a veteran by putting a flag on his grave in Crestlawn Cemetery.

Veterans honored with flags

Members of Epworth Boy Scout Troop 32 were joined by the North Georgia Honor Guard Friday afternoon, May 23, for the annual placing of American flags on the graves of veterans at Crestlawn Cemetery.
George Wade Carlton

George Wade Carlton

$50,000 bond approved for Carlton

Almost a year after an exchange of gunfire, and his subsequent indictment by a Fannin County Grand Jury, George Wade Carlton has been granted bond conditions.
Polk County commissioners have agreed with the recommendation of the county Beer Board and extended beer sale hours.

Polk County commissioners have agreed with the recommendation of the county Beer Board and extended beer sale hours.

Polk County extends hours for beer sales

Polk County commissioners have agreed with the recommendation of the county Beer Board and extended beer sale hours. Beer can now be sold Monday through Sunday between the hours of 6 a.m. and 3 a.m. the following day, according to a unanimously passed resolution.