The News Observer

UPDATE: Due to ongoing weather-related road conditions, the Fannin County Health Department will now remain CLOSED today, Tues, Feb. 2. This includes the health... dept, environmental health office & the COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Further notices will be posted to the North GA Health Dist website at www.nghd.org. See more

The Winter Storm Warning for our area has been extended until 10:00 a.m. this morning (Tuesday), February 2. The safety of our students and staff is always t...he top concern; therefore, Fannin County Schools will be closed today (Tuesday), February 2. Today will be our second Curriculum Online Learning Day (COLD). K-5 students will work on day #2 of their COLD packet. 6-12 students will work online. If it is safe to do so, 12-month personnel will be asked to report later today; this information will be announced no later than 10:00 a.m. (please wait to hear from your administrator before reporting). All other personnel and students will use the COLD (#2) today.

As of this morning, our area is now under a Winter Storm Warning until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). The safety of our students and staff is always the top c...oncern; therefore, Fannin County Schools will be closed today (Monday), February 1. All 12-month personnel should report to work by 8:00 a.m. this morning. All other personnel and students will use COLD (#1) today. K-5 students will work on day #1 in their COLD packets. Middle and high school students will work online. Please stay safe!

A visitation for Sydnie Jones will be held tomorrow, January 26, at 1 p.m. at The Ridge Community Church, which is located at 960 Millholland Road in Mineral Bluff. The funeral ceremony will follow at 2 p.m.

BREAKING: The Fannin County Tax Assessors office is temporarily closed to the public, but citizens needing assistance can still call the office for help. Staff members will do all they can over the phone and will take messages as necessary to fulfill requests. Fannin County Commission Chairman Jamie Hensley said Monday evening, January 18, that he, working with the Board of Assessors, made the decision to temporarily close the office to the public out of an abundance of cau...tion and in the interest of public safety considering the COVID-19 situation." Hensley did not say when the office, located on the first floor of the Fannin County Courthouse, would reopen. The Tax Assessors office staff can be reached at 706-632-5954. No other courthouse offices are affected. However, the administrative office of the sheriff's office remains closed to the public, but can be reached by phone. See more

As you may know, our area is under a winter weather advisory until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Although current weather forecasts for our area vary... somewhat, all seem confident that temperatures will remain below freezing overnight, and our county will receive at least some additional snowfall before sunrise. Members of the leadership team have been out on our area roads this evening, and we are finding below freezing temperatures with snowfall. The snow is already accumulating, especially in the western and southern parts of Fannin County. The safety of our students and staff is always the top concern; therefore, Fannin County Schools will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday), December 1. If it is safe to do so, 12-month personnel will be asked to report later on December 1; this information will be announced by 9:00 a.m. No other personnel should report on Tuesday, December 1.