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This is an artist’s rendering of the Health and Wellness Complex planned at Fannin County High School.

This is an artist’s rendering of the Health and Wellness Complex planned at Fannin County High School.

Fannin school board gets look at new complex

Lauralee Callegari
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Progress is underway for the Fannin County High School Health and Wellness Center. While groundbreaking is still in a more distant future, school system Chief Operations Officer Darren Danner presented a conceptual perspective of what the future health and athletics complex may look like.
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Fannin County’s Teachers of the Year recognized

Lauralee Callegari
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Fannin County School System’s Teacher of the Year lineup boasts five teachers who have gone above and beyond in their respective schools and classrooms. The school system recognizes and commends these teachers as the roster for the Teacher of the Year Banquet.
Edwin Murillo

Edwin Murillo

Murillo gets life for Cherry Log murder

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Edwin Murillo has been sentenced to serve the rest of his life behind bars after entering a plea of guilty for his part in the 2021 kidnapping, torture and murder of Rossana Delgado in Cherry Log.
The case of The Game’s Afoot includes, from left, Stephanie Boyce Smith, Jim Sweeney, Lauren Jenkins, Jacob McVey, and Aubry Dean. the show opens Thursday, September 14, at the Blue Ridge Community Theater.

The case of The Game’s Afoot includes, from left, Stephanie Boyce Smith, Jim Sweeney, Lauren Jenkins, Jacob McVey, and Aubry Dean. the show opens Thursday, September 14, at the Blue Ridge Community Theater.

The Game’s Afoot opens Thursday

News Staff
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Special to The News Observer The Game’s Afoot is a hilarious tale of mystery and mayhem! The Main Stage production opens Thursday, September 14, and continues through October 1 at the Blue Ridge Community Theater. Performances are every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
Larry Dyer displays the appreciation plaque given to him by Boy Scout Troop 32 of Epworth upon his retirement. Dyer was celebrated and honored for his many years of service at the Epworth Community Center among friends of Troop 32 and family.

Larry Dyer displays the appreciation plaque given to him by Boy Scout Troop 32 of Epworth upon his retirement. Dyer was celebrated and honored for his many years of service at the Epworth Community Center among friends of Troop 32 and family.

Larry Dyer honored for service by Epworth Troop 32

Lauralee Callegari
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Boy Scout Troop 32, with the help of the North Georgia Honor Guard, recognized the retirement of Larry Dyer during a special ceremony last week. Dyer has been scouting with the Boy Scouts since 1954, and after a 33-year long stint with the Armed Forces, he joined Troop 32 in 2015.
Fannin homes 4th most expensive in the state of Georgia.

Fannin homes 4th most expensive in the state of Georgia.

Study shows Fannin 4th most expensive for homes

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The high cost of buying a home in Fannin County has been discussed at several meetings of city and county government officials recently, but just how high is that cost? A new study released last week from SmartAsset places Fannin County fourth in all Georgia.
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Basin parents air multiple concerns over school system

Lauralee Callegari
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
One by one, parents of students in the Copper Basin schools asked James Jones, Director of Polk County schools, to explain problems they have seen with the schools. The questions came during a town hall meeting held Wednesday, September 6, in the gym at Copper Basin Elementary.
Mike Hamby was honored as the newly formed Copper Basin Alumni Association’s first Legend of the Game Friday night prior to the Cougars game with South Pittsburg. Shown during the recognition ceremony are, from left, Dylan Boggs, Hamby, John Spargo, Hamby’s daughters Lindsey and Lauren, and granddaughter Maeve Guzman.

Mike Hamby was honored as the newly formed Copper Basin Alumni Association’s first Legend of the Game Friday night prior to the Cougars game with South Pittsburg. Shown during the recognition ceremony are, from left, Dylan Boggs, Hamby, John Spargo, Hamby’s daughters Lindsey and Lauren, and granddaughter Maeve Guzman.

Basin alumni group formed, Hamby first to be honored

News Staff
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
“The Copper Basin Alumni Association was founded for the purpose of supporting the student-athletes and coaches across all sports at Copper Basin High School,” Executive Board President Dylan Boggs said.
The Fannin County Fire Department has received the new updated air packs and accompanying equipment that are part of $1.7 million approved by the county Board of Commissioners. Funding comes through a USDA grant that does not require any matching funds and American Rescue Plan Act monies.

The Fannin County Fire Department has received the new updated air packs and accompanying equipment that are part of $1.7 million approved by the county Board of Commissioners. Funding comes through a USDA grant that does not require any matching funds and American Rescue Plan Act monies.

Fire dept. receives first shipment of new equipment

Lauralee Callegari
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The Fannin County Fire Department has received  the first shipment of over $1.7 million worth of new equipment. The Fannin County Board of Commissioners approved this equipment upgrade in June.
Paul Lawrence Elliott Jr.

Paul Lawrence Elliott Jr.

Elliott Jr., charged with two counts of child molestation

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Paul Lawrence Elliott Jr., remained held without bond in the Fannin County Jail last week following his arrest on two felony counts of Child Molestation. Elliott Jr., 23, of 760 Synacia Drive, Mineral Bluff, was taken into custody August 24 at 10:15 p.m.