Copper Basin High School received a “B” in recent rankings presented by the state Board of Education, missing an “A” by only one tenth of a point.
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson wants to fund his office based on collections.
Fannin County Middle School (FCMS) student Lennox Patterson loads a bag filled with items to help Fannin County’s homeless population into the back of a pickup truck. FCMS students collected over 4,000 items in a school wide competition.
This photo shows Zylas “Zee” Hamilton, circled, identified as being outside the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021. It appears in the Statement of Facts attached to his federal Criminal Complaint in conjunction with the riot that day.
Two people lost their lives when this Douglas Street home in Ducktown was destroyed by fire January 23. The names of the victims have not been released by investigators.
Ross Tarver and Kyle Cooper stayed busy loading water donated by Crystal Geyser Spring Water into residents’ vehicles last week. Tarver and Crystal Geyser worked together to provide free water after the Copperhill system went dry due to pipes burst by the frigid cold weather.
Tim Andrews, left, with the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, wants the Polk County Commission Board to create a railroad authority. Commissioners are skeptical, concerned about what might be hauled into Copperhill. Listening to Andrews’ proposal are, seated, starting second from left, commissioners Kelley Morgan, Samantha Trantham and Greg Brooks.
This is the scene drivers turning onto Bridge Street from Ocoee Street in Copperhill will see for the next several weeks as the steel bridge spanning the Toccoa River gets a new deck and sidewalks.
Colby Jay White
Joshua Glen White