Fannin County High School Art Club members are gracing the walls of Wet Noses Pet Rescue with their talents. Shown working on part of a mural at Wet Noses is high school senior and art club member Kenna Verner.
Steve Vento
This female Feist mix was picked up on Kikis River Road in Blue Ridge February 2. She has a white coat with brown spots. View this sweet girl using intake number 039-22. She is shown animal control Interim Manager J.R. Cornett.
Nick Wollschlager, middle, was presented with the Beginning Agriculture Producer for 2021 award sponsored by The North Georgia Master Gardeners at the Fannin County Young Farmers Association (FCYFA) Awards Banquet Friday, February 4. He is shown with FCYFA President Kenny Queen and North Georgia Master Gardener Marie Traylor.
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Hunter Nicholas Hill
A large crowd gathered Sunday, January 30, for the re-introduction ceremony of the Daffodil Garden Memorial next to the children’s playground in the downtown Blue Ridge city park. The Blue Ridge Daffodil Garden was originally dedicated November 10, 2013, as a memorial to the 1.5 million child victims of the Holocaust.
This female Plott Hound was picked up on Hogback Road in Blue Ridge January 27. She has a dark brindle coat. View her using intake number 030-22. She is shown with animal control Interim Manager J.R. Cornett.
Surrounded by bags of toys that were distributed during the 2021 Toys for Tots program are volunteers, from left, front, Andy Meeks, Sherri Roberts and Bruce Van Do Gohn; back, Thom Potito, Ron Wilkander, Dick Evelyn, Joel Warner, Erik Youngberg, Jim Brumbelow, Coordinator Cheryl Jordan, Ian Guttridge, Chuck Clark, Gale Mancuso and Dale Greene.
Long-time president of the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce Jan Hackett was awarded “Our Conservation Hero” by the local Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited (BRMTU) chapter for her commitment to the cold-water conservation of the Toccoa River and her years of support. The award was presented at the Back the Brookies Winter Bash Saturday, January 29. She is shown with BRMTU member and event coordinator Bob Borgwart.