Heron Hotels hosted a public open house of sorts in April to share plans for a boutique hotel in downtown Blue Ridge. Those ...

The Riverwalk Run Series invites runners, walkers, families, and visitors to celebrate summer in a uniquely festive way ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Fannin County Emergency Management will test the Blue Ridge Dam emergency warning siren ...

If you go to Fannin County High School basketball games, then you know Randy Hallmark. Hallmark is assistant to Fannin County High School girls head coach Ryan Chastain. Together, they led the team to ...

The vote was 3-2, but thanks to Jason Woody, Gilita Carter and Susan Kiker, McCaysville voters will decide whether or not to allow liquor by the drink in the city’s restaurants. The decision came at ...

Every year the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce & CVB sponsors Leadership Fannin. Once a week, typically from February through May, the program takes its participants on an educational tour through a ...

If the free movie nights or company-wide bowling outings aren’t enough, Mike Kiernan believes there are other incentives for employees to remain with Panel Built, Inc. “They sometimes laugh when I say ...

Her mother’s terror-filled 911 call introduced Emma Benoit’s life to the students at Fannin County High School. They heard the frantic voice of Chelsey Benoit who had discovered her 16-year-old ...

One of the Copper Basin area’s most popular attractions, the Ducktown Basin Museum, is closed. Museum Director Mitchell Hicks said last week that long awaited and much needed renovations of the museum ...

Fannin County Chief Magistrate Judge Brian Jones called swearing in ceremonies last Friday “welcoming a new family” to his office. He said he arranged the special event because, “It’s a great honor to ...

Robert Graham fought fires, combed forests for lost people, and was the saving grace for countless individuals involved in car accidents for 44 years. Those were just part of his responsibilities as ...

Polk County’s Joint Economic Community Development Board (JECDB), which administers the Three Star Grant program, continued preparations last week to apply for a $300,000 Parks and Recreation Grant ...