Steering wheels, a rear view mirror and full seat are among the requirements for MPOHV on county roads.

Elissa Lonsdale-Nester served for eighteen and a half years as an Army combat medic, as well as drill sergeant and senior medic for the PACOM Aviation Brigade. She was medically retired in 2015.

Six businesses located at Fieldstone Village off East Main Street in Blue Ridge were destroyed by a fire that swept through the structure November 18.

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Chief Rob Stuart of Blue Ridge Police Department, together with Tony Cavallaro of The Vine in downtown Blue Ridge, presented each member of Brown’s family with their own challenge coin. Shown during the presentation are, from left, Brandon Quintrell, Chelsey Quintrell, Jaxson Quintrell, Mason Ramey, Brady Ramey, Kayla Fortenberry, and Brown’s son, Dan Brown.

Matthew Alexander Rich as he appeared in a Fannin County Sheriff’s Office booking photo.

Shown are guests riding motor cars down some of Fannin County’s historic, restored railroad from the Mineral Bluff Depot during a previous Ride the Rails event.

Members of the Fannin County High School Marching Band joined with others in the community to honor veterans Saturday by marching in the annual Veterans Day Parade. Valerie Cash, Lily Bice and Neveah Hill, from left, are shown as the band made its way down East Main Street in Blue Ridge. The band also performed at the Veterans Day ceremony.

Citizens protesting the spread of biosolids and their smell are shown near the entrance to Copperhill Industries Saturday morning. They were forced to move twice, despite permission from race officials to hold their event.