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TVA Media Day participants had the option to choose whitewater rafting for their daily activity. Each participant had the opportunity to raft the upper and middle sections of the Ocoee River. Shown, from left, front row, are Tennessee Wesleyan University Representative Paul Willson, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Representative Chris Gilligan and Ocoee River Guide at Ocoee Water Sports Alex Storgion, back row, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Representatives Bridgett Hornsby and Bernardo Martinez.

TVA Media Day participants had the option to choose whitewater rafting for their daily activity. Each participant had the opportunity to raft the upper and middle sections of the Ocoee River. Shown, from left, front row, are Tennessee Wesleyan University Representative Paul Willson, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Representative Chris Gilligan and Ocoee River Guide at Ocoee Water Sports Alex Storgion, back row, University of Tennessee Chattanooga Representatives Bridgett Hornsby and Bernardo Martinez.

TVA event geared toward attracting business to Fannin/Polk

Hannah Jack
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) hosted a networking reception Thursday, May 19, with the idea of attracting business to the Fannin and Polk County communities.
Members of the Copper Basin High School Class of 2022 wait patiently for graduation ceremonies to begin Friday night, May 20, on the football field at the high school.

Members of the Copper Basin High School Class of 2022 wait patiently for graduation ceremonies to begin Friday night, May 20, on the football field at the high school.

Copper Basin High School holds 2022 graduation

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Members of Copper Basin High School’s  Class of 2022 were remembered as “the most sweetest and kind hearted group of students” by CBHS Principal Holly Smith during graduation ceremonies Friday night.
This cute pup is a female lab mix who was picked up on Highway 515 in Blue Ridge May 5. She is mostly black with a white patch on her chin and chest. View this cutie using intake number 135-22. She is shown with Animal Control Officer Luke McDonald.

This cute pup is a female lab mix who was picked up on Highway 515 in Blue Ridge May 5. She is mostly black with a white patch on her chin and chest. View this cutie using intake number 135-22. She is shown with Animal Control Officer Luke McDonald.

Adopt-A-Pet

Krista Craig
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Are you looking for a fur-ever friend to spend  the longer days with? Then Fannin County Animal Control is the place to visit. This past week, 16 dogs were taken in and under animal control care, four dogs were adopted and three dogs were reclaimed by their owners.
Nicole Duvall with Georgia’s Mobile Dairy Classroom talks with East Fannin fifth graders about dairy production in Georgia during her visit last week.

Nicole Duvall with Georgia’s Mobile Dairy Classroom talks with East Fannin fifth graders about dairy production in Georgia during her visit last week.

Dairy classroom visits Fannin

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Nicole Duvall told East Fannin Elementary School fifth graders all about dairy farming in Georgia when she brought Georgia’s Mobile Dairy Classroom to the school Wednesday morning, May 11. During her trip through Fannin County, Duvall visited all three elementary schools.
School nutrition representatives from seven North Georgia districts met with Andrea Wiggins, right, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock’s outreach representative, to discuss problems with feeding children during the 2023 school year. From left are Martha Williams of Fannin County, Patricia Partin of Gilmer County, Julie Knight-Brown of Lumpkin County, Dr. Michael Gwatney of Fannin County, Sarah Rigdon of Fannin County and Scott Richardson of Dawson County.

School nutrition representatives from seven North Georgia districts met with Andrea Wiggins, right, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock’s outreach representative, to discuss problems with feeding children during the 2023 school year. From left are Martha Williams of Fannin County, Patricia Partin of Gilmer County, Julie Knight-Brown of Lumpkin County, Dr. Michael Gwatney of Fannin County, Sarah Rigdon of Fannin County and Scott Richardson of Dawson County.

Nutrition directors tell similar food worries

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Urgency, fear and passion, all fueling determination to make sure school children are fed, filled a room in the Performing Arts Center on the Fannin County High School campus last week. Nutrition directors from seven North Georgia school districts met Thursday, May 12, to tell U.S.
David Ralston, District 7 representative and Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, announces $13 million is included in the state’s 2023 budget to expand the University of North Georgia Blue Ridge campus. To his right is UNG President Bonita Jacobs and in the background is Governor Brian Kemp.

David Ralston, District 7 representative and Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, announces $13 million is included in the state’s 2023 budget to expand the University of North Georgia Blue Ridge campus. To his right is UNG President Bonita Jacobs and in the background is Governor Brian Kemp.

$15 MILLION

Glenn Harbison
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp promised $13 million to expand the University of North Georgia (UNG) Blue Ridge campus when he signed the state’s 2023 budget at the school last week. Combined with $2 million pledged in the 2022 budget, a total of $15 million is designated for UNG Blue Ridge.
This warning siren at Tammen Park will be one of four downstream from Blue Ridge Dam that will be tested Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

This warning siren at Tammen Park will be one of four downstream from Blue Ridge Dam that will be tested Thursday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Cover your ears

News Staff
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Thursday, May 26, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fannin residents need to be prepared to hear an unfamiliar sound as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) tests the siren/warning system below Blue Ridge Dam.
Stephan Blake Dickey, a/k/a Dye, at the time of his arrest

Stephan Blake Dickey, a/k/a Dye, at the time of his arrest

Dickey gets life plus 25 for murder

News Staff
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Stephan Blake Dickey, a/k/a Dye, has been sentenced to serve life plus 25 years for his role in the murder of Justin Wayne McKinney and shooting of Anna Maria Franklin.
This cutie is a female Beagle mix who was picked up on Breaden Road in Blue Ridge, May 2. He has a traditional Beagle colored coat. View this pupper using intake number 128-22. She is shown with Animal Control Officer JR Cornett.

This cutie is a female Beagle mix who was picked up on Breaden Road in Blue Ridge, May 2. He has a traditional Beagle colored coat. View this pupper using intake number 128-22. She is shown with Animal Control Officer JR Cornett.

Adopt-A-Pet

Hannah Jack
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Fannin County Animal Control had 15 dogs in their care as of Wednesday morning, May 4. This past week, six dogs were taken in, while two were adopted. One dog was reclaimed by their owner. Volunteers are welcome to visit, walk and play with dogs at the facility during business hours.
These racers may have been all smiles, but they were all business in the Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby’s annual Spring Race at Fannin County Middle School.

These racers may have been all smiles, but they were all business in the Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby’s annual Spring Race at Fannin County Middle School.

$5,000 raised by Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The cars are back in their garages and the smoke has cleared from the Blue  Ridge Soap Box Derby annual Spring Race held April 30.