The News Observer

The News Observer Your local newspaper serving Fannin County, Georgia and Copper Basin, Tennessee for over 40 years.

🔎 Manhunt continues... AND MORE. Check out this week's edition, available now!
08/06/2025

🔎 Manhunt continues... AND MORE. Check out this week's edition, available now!

Jamie with Blue Ridge Bird Seed Company knew nothing about birds, but it didn't take long for them to become her passio...
08/01/2025

Jamie with Blue Ridge Bird Seed Company knew nothing about birds, but it didn't take long for them to become her passion:

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🚨 Fannin County authorities are currently searching for Harley Thomas Golden, 39, on warrants charging him with Criminal...
07/31/2025

🚨 Fannin County authorities are currently searching for Harley Thomas Golden, 39, on warrants charging him with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder and three other felonies. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, do not make contact with him, but call 911 immediately.

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07/30/2025

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‼️ Please be advised that the Rec. Department will close as at noon as a result of the water outage.
07/28/2025

‼️ Please be advised that the Rec. Department will close as at noon as a result of the water outage.

Fannin's Back to School Bash is Saturday! 🎉📓🖍 Can you believe it's almost time for school to start back up!? Grab The Ne...
07/23/2025

Fannin's Back to School Bash is Saturday! 🎉📓🖍 Can you believe it's almost time for school to start back up!?

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We regret to inform the community about the fatal wreck at Highway 515 and Loving Road on July 4.More details and other ...
07/15/2025

We regret to inform the community about the fatal wreck at Highway 515 and Loving Road on July 4.

More details and other news are available in this week's edition.

07/15/2025

Barking Buddies will be in the Community Room this Thursday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm! The Fannin County Family Connection appreciates Fannin County Barking Buddies for their monthly visits to distribute free cat and dog food to the community. In addition to food distribution, Fannin County Barking Buddies offers various pet-related services, including vaccine clinics, dog houses, spay/neuter programs, and they promote shelter dog adoptions!

If you have any questions about Fannin County Barking Buddies and their services, please contact [email protected].

03/05/2025

The Fannin County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a new scam surfacing today, Wednesday, March 5. Someone is going through the obituary notices, calling the loved ones of the deceased claiming to be the funeral home, and demanding payment for the funeral. At least one family has reported making a one-half payment. Anyone who receives such a call should contact the sheriff’s office at 706-632-2044 and the funeral home where the service was organized. The sheriff’s office warns to pay the funeral home in person.

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5748 Appalachian Highway
Blue Ridge, GA
30513

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Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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About The News Observer

The News Observer's roots wind their way back through the many newspapers that have served Fannin County, Georgia over the years. Community Newspapers, Inc., parent company of The News Observer, entered the newspaper market in Blue Ridge, Georgia by purchasing The Blue Ridge Summit-Post in the early 1970s. Soon afterward, a free-circulation paper, The News Herald, went into competition against The Summit-Post. About 1981, The Observer, a free circulation, sister publication of the Summit Post began publishing. In 1989, the current owners of Community Newspapers, Inc., purchased the company. Then, in 1990, The News Herald was purchased by Community Newspapers, Inc., and was merged with The Observer to form The News Observer.

The first edition of The News Observer hit the streets May 3, 1990, as a free circulation, total market coverage newspaper serving all of Fannin County, Georgia, and the Copper Basin area of Tennessee. In September, 1990, the newspaper began being delivered door-to-door by a fleet of ten carriers every week, still free to every home in the area.

In March of 1994, the newspaper was converted to paid circulation, still delivered by carriers. As the newspaper continued to grow with the community, the next big step was a conversion to a twice a week publication. Beginning with the issue of April 25, 2000, readers began receiving both a Tuesday and Friday edition of The News Observer. The newspaper changed to delivery through the U.S. Postal service at the same time.

In March of 2013, The News Observer began publishing once a week, with our readers receiving editions every Wednesday. We continue to publish a Wednesday edition today.