BBQ & Brews Smokin’ up the Mountains draws large crowd over Labor Day Weekend
BBQ & Brews presented the first ever Smokin’ Up The Mountains BBQ and Craft Beer Festival in East Ellijay on Saturday, September 3rd in the field by Longhorns! Eastcoast BBQ & Rescue BBQ made the top of the BBQ Competition! The weather was beautiful and it appeared to be a huge success! Festivities included: BBQ Competition […]
Read More »Fall Back, Daylight Savings Time Ends
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, so turn your clock back an hour and enjoy the extra sleep. Remember to change your batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Read More »The GBI Crime Lab Receives Synthetic Opioid Carfentanil
Decatur, GA – Within the past week, the GBI Crime Lab’s drug identification unit received three cases from separate seizures of the synthetic opioid carfentanil. Carfentanil is a fentanyl analog used as a tranquilizer on large animals such as elephants. It is purported to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl and suspected of playing a […]
Read More »Hit and Run by Walmart in Gilmer County leaves 18 year old with serious injuries
Police are investigating a hit and run which occurred Friday night, August 12th at approximately 10:40 pm. FYN spoke with the sister of the 18 year old man who was struck while searching for his phone on the service road which runs by the Walmart in Gilmer County. The hit and run left the […]
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JNC recommends candidates for Appalachian Judicial Circuit
The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill vacancies within the Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. The vacancies within the Appalachian Judicial Circuit were created by the appointment of the Honorable Amanda Mercier to the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia and the resignation of the Honorable Roger Bradley. Governor […]
Read More »St. Petrick’s Day Celebration March 19th
Celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and our love of our pets combine in downtown Ellijay this Saturday. The annual “St. Petrick’s Day” activities begin with a pet parade, lining up at City Hall from noon to 1 p.m. and a Blessing of the Pets just before 1. After the parade down North Main, around the […]
Read More »Missing Bassett Hound in Cherry Log GA – Please help us find Gomer
Gomer is a 14 year old Bassett Hound who has lived in Cherry Log, GA in our back yard for 14 years, since he was 8 weeks old. He has been missing since Wednesday, February 24, 2016. We posted on Facebook and we want to thank everyone who has shared our post. Gomer being a […]
Read More »Superior Court Judge Honorable Judge Roger Bradley Enjoys Retirement Celebration
A celebration was held January 26th 2016 in honor of Superior Court Judge Roger Bradley’s retirement. A large crowd of colleagues, friends, and family attended the gathering to honor Judge Bradley and wish him well on the next chapter of his life. Chief Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver spoke of Judge Bradley’s career and […]
Read More »Superior Court Judge Honorable Roger Bradley Set to Retire
Superior Court Judge Honorable Roger Bradley has announced his retirement effective January 31st 2016. Judge Bradley spoke with FYN earlier and expressed how much he will miss all the wonderful people he has had the opportunity to work with over the years. However he is looking forward to visiting with family and has made […]
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Search for Wanted Man – Alert from Pickens County
Please be on the lookout for this individual. If you believe you see him please contact authorities. ***Wanted*** Jeffery Nathan Coleman The Pickens Sheriff’s Office and the Jasper Police Department have outstanding warrants on Mr. Coleman. The warrants are for Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, Pointing a Gun at Another, and 4 separate counts of Theft […]
Read More »State of Emergency Expanded in Georgia
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has expanded the state of emergency to include Gordon, Macon, Towns, Troup, and Wilkes Counties. Deal also extended the emergency declaration, issued last week for Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens Counties, to Jan. 7, 2016. State agencies will continue coordinating with local authorities to provide assistance to these communities. Governor of Georgia […]
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