Lauren Souther

Sons of the American Revolution honor Blairsville Police Department

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Sons of the American Revolution, Blue Ridge Mountain Chapter, paid tribute to the Blairsville Police Department during…

5 years ago

Speaker Ralston Proposes Free State-Issued Photo ID for Georgians

ATLANTA – Today, Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) proposed that State ID cards through the Georgia Department…

5 years ago

Georgia House passes legislation to cut taxes and create jobs

ATLANTA – Today, the Georgia House of Representatives passed four pieces of legislation to cut taxes on Georgia families and…

5 years ago

Sports betting bill back in committee for unclear reasons

ATLANTA – Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act (HB 86) was sent back to committee without explanation for the…

5 years ago

Fannin poised to receive a class 5 ISO rating

BLUE RIDGE, Ga: Fire Chief Larry Thomas promised Fannin’s Insurance Service Office (ISO) rating would be dropping to a five…

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Fannin discusses how to enforce litter ordinance

BLUE RIDGE, Ga – The predicament of loose trash on Fannin roads and fixing the litter issue took center stage…

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Rep. Andrew Clyde formally appeals fines incurred for refusing to abide by Capitol’s metal detectors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement regarding his appeal of fines incurred resulting from his refusal…

5 years ago

Perdue opts out of 2022 Senate race

ATLANTA, Ga – After taking the first step and filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, former Senator David Perdue…

5 years ago

Mask or no mask debate erupts during Union board of education meeting

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga – Union County Schools (UCS) instituted a mask mandate at the beginning of the year to slow the…

5 years ago

Doug Collins still evaluating his 2022 options

ELLIJAY, Ga – Former Congressman Doug Collins didn’t rule out a potential governor or U.S. Senate run in 2022. He…

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David Perdue takes steps to run against Warnock in 2022

ATLANTA, Ga – The 2022 U.S. Senate race starts heating up with former U.S. Senator David Perdue (R – Ga)…

5 years ago

Departments’ 2020 budgets didn’t reflect CARES Act reimbursements

BLUE RIDGE, Ga: Several county departments never received their CARES Act reimbursement funds in 2020 despite the county having the…

5 years ago

Future of WhitePath building in continued limbo

BLUE RIDGE, Ga: The Whitepath building discussion resumed during the February 9 meeting without a resolution on how to proceed.…

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Wyoming GOP Chairman speaks about Cheney censure

ELLIJAY, Ga – Author of the original measure to censure Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), Carbon County Republican Chairman Joey Correnti…

5 years ago

Positive news concerning COVID-19 in Fannin

BLUE RIDGE, Ga: The status of COVID-19 in Fannin appears to be trending in the right direction as positive cases begin…

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Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce comes home

Blue Ridge, Ga – Blue Ridge Police Chief officially came home on Tuesday, February 3, 2021, after his release from…

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