An incident this morning involving a young lady on the Sharpe Mountain Bridge of 575 could be suicide
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Dillard, Georgia – In an effort to encourage public assistance in identifying the person responsible
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Fannin County’s Chief Appraiser Dawn Cochran warns that people posing as Tax Assessors have been examining
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As students return to school, the Georgia Department of Education and State School Superintendent Richard
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“Some would rather climb a tree to tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth” BKP Monday
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ATLANTA, GA- Today, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens issued the following statement: “I am confident
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Blue Ridge Police Chief Johnny Scearce wants to be the next Fannin County Sheriff. He boasts of his law
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Vicki Rhodes of Morganton and Cathy Patterson of Mineral Bluff head to the Fannin Board of Education
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In the case of the Fannin Focus publisher Mark Brannon Thomason and Attorney Russell Stookey, there
Read More »Advanced Voting Slow in White County Where Turnout is Less Than 5 Percent
CLEVELAND, Ga. — Advanced voter turnout is slow in White County but Chief Voter Registrar Lisa
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Mark Thomason, the publisher of the Fannin Focus has been in the news a lot lately. This is an unrelated
Read More »Fitzpatrick Turns in Strong Performance at Town Hall
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Roger Fitzpatrick, an ex-Marine and former White County administrator, appears
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CLEVELAND Ga. — Like many Americans, Travis Gaston, pastor of Travis Chapel United Methodist Church
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DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Dr. Larry Anderson, Chairperson of the Dawson County Health Board, made a special
Read More »Superior Court Judge Weaver Drops charges, Publisher Mark Thomason will not stand trial
District Attorney B. Alison Sosebee received a request from Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver to drop
Read More »Speaker David Ralston Responds to Governor Nathan Deal Veto of Campus Carry Bill
Speaker of the House of Representatives David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) issued the following statement concerning
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