Steven Miracle, chief executive officer of Georgia Mountains Health, displays the facility received as a Quality Leader from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
Rain fell as Richard Crosley, right, played taps at the conclusion of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony. Shown honoring those who gave their lives that day are, from left, Bill Stodghill, Kevin O’Quinn, Larry Dyer, Gerald “Chief Mac” McMillan, Ronnie Rabun, Ron Wallace and Steve Strickland.
Getting ready for the annual Toys for Tots distribution is a full-time effort for many volunteers. Cathy Love Queen, Jody Guttridge, Toys for Tots Executive Director Cheryl Turner Jordan, Gale Mancuso, Sue Warner and Joel Warner, from left, are shown as they work toward gathering Christmas presents that will be handed out this weekend.
Five Fannin County High School seniors were surprised Friday morning, December 9, when they were presented acceptance letters to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Fall of 2023. Shown during the presentation are students and Georgia Tech representatives, from left, McKenzie Chastain, Mary Tipton Woolley, Kaitlyn Nelson, Sam Jabaley, Katie Mattlie, James Kyle and Bryce Ware.
Shop With a Cop board member Dawn Cochran welcomed Santa Claus to Walmart Saturday to help children make their Christmas decisions.
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Polk County commissioners, from left, Keith Barker, Mush Davis, Greg Brooks, Shane Bowman and Joe Akins, met at the old Polk County Courthouse in Ducktown Tuesday, November 29. They decided to close the building to the public immediately because of numerous unsafe conditions and to begin efforts to replace the aging structure.
Elizabeth Lynch, right, demonstrates the new technology at Kennestone Hospital that helped heal a Fannin County stroke patient. Fannin County Emergency Medical Service employees watching the demonstration are, from left, Michael Schuhle, Eric Sowers, Brian Herndon, Carolyn McLinden, Clinton Hughes, and Becky Callihan.
Retiring Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce was greeting many of the people who participated in the Light Up Blue Ridge Christmas Parade Saturday night after leading the event through the downtown streets.
Eleanor and Theodore Parsons-Cohrs dropped off donations at Toys for Tots’ Stuff the Truck at the Blue Ridge Walmart parking lot Saturday morning. Accepting the donations is Marine Corps Sergeant Brent Ware. Toys for Tots is still taking requests for help at the Fannin County Family Connection building through December 14 and collecting toys through the same day. Distribution will be at Family Connection Friday and Saturday, December 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day.