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 ...

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Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm, Friday 8am-4:30pm Phone: 706.632.2019 Fax: 706.632.2577 Email: news@thenewsobserver.com Address: P.O.Box 989 5748 Appalachian Hwy Blue Ridge, GA 30513 Deadlines: ...

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 ...

Matt Sandefur is Mr. Consistency when it comes to winning dirt track races. At age 39, he has won over 60 races in a seven-year span including a track championship at Tri-County Racetrack in Brasstown ...

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 Fannin County School System’s 2026 Teachers of the Year are Terry Flowers, Sydney Newton, Caitlin Snider, Kayleigh O’Neal and Megan Orton. The selections were made through peer nominations, and ...

Fannin County firefighters are being credited with saving the lives of two residents after a home caught fire Saturday night. Firefighters were dispatched to the home on Windy Ridge Road after the ...

The warning was repeated elsewhere in last week’s edition of The News Observer, repeated for at least the fourth time. Now is a good time to make sure your boat dock is safe from the hazard of ...