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 ...

It disappeared quietly years ago. Having honored the miners who helped build Copperhill, the statute at the entrance to the city was removed when it fell into disrepair. Ever since it’s disappearance, ...

“I'm grateful for a community who loves my husband...who honors him in this way,” Sheree Ralston said during the official dedication and grand opening of the new Fannin County Public Library Saturday.

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 ...

While the exact dates are not known, the detour has been approved around work to replace the bridge over Fightingtown Creek on Madola Road. The total length of the detour is about 10.1 miles, and it ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Fannin County High School Rebels and Lady Rebels track and field teams competed Wednesday, April 16, in the Creekview Last Chance Meet at Creekview High School against athletes in all ...

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 ...

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 ...