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- Second bus driver charged
Clifton Eugene Patterson has been charged with DUI. A Fannin County substitute school bus driver who was removed from his bus Nov.
- Life along shore wasn't in plan
Back in 1976, George Weese was looking for a farm. Originally from Fannin County, he was thinking about a place to retire.
- Bus driver charged with DUI
News Observer photo/Brian K. Finnicum Robert Winston Harper faces charges in connection with this Wednesday's school bus wreck.
- Delayed harvest trout streams opened Nov. 1
Submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources SOCIAL CIRCLE - North Georgia offers few better ways to observe fall foliage beauty than a trip to a trout-filled delayed harvest mountain stream.
- Georgia House to decide on GOP leadership
Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives will gather this morning to elect their party officers, including speaker of the House.
- a oeGreetingsa to open Nov. 14
News Observer photo/Dub Joiner Four of the five characters in the Blue Ridge Community Theater's production of "Greetings" rehearse a scene from the play that opens Friday, Nov.
- Florists in Blue Ridge Georgia
Blue Ridge, McCaysville, and Copperhill as well as many other small towns are part of the Fannin County area.
- Good Cafeteria Food?
The students ravenously grabbed plates of food off the conveyor belt in the cafeteria at the Lovett School.
- Two killed in wreck
News Observer photo/Patti Bailey Two persons died at the scene in this single-vehicle rollover accident on Sugar Creek Road Friday morning.
- The Things We Forge... - Mark Wi...
Although he didn't quite achieve the fame or sales of new country contemporaries as Tim McGraw or Clay Walker, Mark Wills earned a respectable following and strong reviews following the release of his eponymous ...
- Blue Ridge wreck victims identified
Two Blue Ridge residents were killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle accident.
- Season brings a lot to talk about
Personally, I've always called the time leading up to Christmas the "silly season." Years ago, the craziness ushering in this time of year started the week of Thanksgiving and continued through the New Year's ...
- Jessie Kay Collins to Visit Amicalola Falls State Park in October
Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge will be hosting a different artist each weekend through November 9th, 2008.
- Freeze warning for mountain areas
There is a freeze warning in effect until 9:00 this morning for parts of northeast Georgia and with it the coldest weather of the season.
- Southern Recipe Restoration Project: (Somewhat) faster, neater apple butter
The first time Carole Bond of Monroe tried to make the apple butter she so fondly recalled from childhood, it took her and a friend the better part of a day and left blobs of her grandmother's special formula ...
- Community rallies to promote Alzheimera s awareness
Revved up and ready to go at the start of the Oct. 11 Alzheimer's Memory Walk were, from left, event co-chairman Elaine Owen, walker Gladys Long, memory walk committee member Wanda Kay Bell, walker Susan Berry, ...
- Toys for Tots campaign opens in Stephens area
As the frost tiptoes off the Blue Ridge Mountains, a few good men are gathering to collect toys for the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots toy drive.
- Delayed harvest trout streams open Nov. 1
Where to go Blue Ridge Tailwater: This tailwater is actually a stretch of the Toccoa River located downstream of Blue Ridge Lake in Fannin County and in many trout fishing circles is considered both blue-ribbon ...
- Georgia Mountain Alzheimer's Walk Deemed Success
Blue Ridge--On October 11, while volunteers walked to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association, approximately 180 people in the U.S. developed the disease. Of the 80-plus walkers, national statistics indicate that approximately 10 will die from Alzheimer's Disease. Although the fundraising for the second annual Georgia Mountain Alzheimer's Memory Walk continues until November 30, thousands of dollars were raised during the event. Awards were given to the Ed Judge family for Top Family Fundraising, Fannin County High School for Top School/Youth Group, St. Anthony's Forget-Me-Nots for Top Community Group, United Community Bank for Top Corporation, LifeCare for Top Senior Health Care and Di's Team for Philanthropic Commitment and Support. The top fundraiser and top individual fundraiser was Elaine Owen. She and Gina Adams co-chaired the event, which took place at the United Community Bank Pavilion. Although this is the walk's second year in Fannin County, it is the first year it was held in Blue Ridge, according to Freda Stephenson, director of development for the North Georgia region of the Georgia chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Last year, the walk was held in McCaysville. Approximately 20 teams and a large number of individuals participated in this year's event. "I was just blown away by the phenomenal support shown by the people of Fannin County," Stephenson said. She added that donations will contribute toward Georgia Mountain's efforts until November 30. Those interested in donating may visit www.georgiamemorywalk.org, call the office at 800-272-3900 or mail Alzheimer's Association, 855 Abutment Road, Suite 6, Dalton, GA 30721.
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what are some good turkey hunting areas and techniques in blue ridge georgia area?
Question:
i have hunted turkeys before but never in such a steep area. i would appreciate any help or suggestions.
Answer:
Hey jaybavet,
I haven't hunted turkeys out there in GA, I deer hunted a little south or Atlanta around Griffin and Jackson, but that terrain doesn't sound anything like where you're at. I have hunted some steep hardwood ridges here in OK though and it's a little different than hunting the flats in the bottoms. The main difference I see is that you don't always get to see them coming like you do hunting a field. We've had a couple fly right in on us. And we never heard anything out of them the whole time we were calling... just out of the blue they would drop in on us. The best results I've had is on tandom hunts with decoys. One guy running a couple of "feeding calls" just trying to sound like a small group of hens. And then every now and then I would try a little calling with my reed call or a goble box. The main thing though was to be completely set-up before we started calling, and have one guy ready all the time. We got caught un-prepared a couple of times just walking and calling and waiting for a hit, and next thing we knew they were trying to land in the tree's above us and we were no where close to being ready.
Note: The absolute most important lesson I've learned hunting steep areas is to hunt uphill from the truck... I know a turkey insn't nearly as hard to get out of the woods as a big deer, but you know how they are about flopping... I've had them bounce and get 8'-10' off the ground and really take off and be dead. If they did that on a steep hill side it could put you alot further down the hill from your ride than you might want to be. We dropped a small 70 lbs button buck at the bottom of a steep highline cute one time and it almost killed me and a friend of mine trying to get it out.
Goodluck!
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i want to rent in blue ridge Georgia?
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i would like to find a place around blue ridge georgia or surounding areas
Answer:
sky valley is a great place to get a timeshare at a chalet. your "question" if you will wasn't the most informative one, so I'm not quite sure what you're looking for. I live in North East Georgia, and we have a chalet in Sky Valley(right on the GA/NC border). Blairsville is also a great place to have a cabin or something like that
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Is the best scenery had in the Georgia Blue Ridge mountains in Hiawassee, Blue Ridge, Clayton or Ellijay?
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Ellijay is on the southwestern edge of the Georgia mountains, near the northern center of the state, in Gilmer County. From Atlanta, it's the most accessible of the destinations you mention. On the way up from Altanta to Ellijay, you can easily visit one of the tallest waterfalls in the eastern U.S. at Amicalola Falls. If your idea of "scenery" involves long views of mountain vistas from gently curving country roads, you'll like Gilmer County destinations more than places farther to the east, where the mountains are rougher, and the deeper valleys and more jagged rock formations made it hard to build roads, which often only get a few hours light at mid-day, still.
Rabun County is thought of by many as the "heart" of the Georgia mountains, for its many famous formations like Talluhah Gorge, so Clayton often serves as a "base" for folks venturing out for day trips in the area. But it's actually the most Northeast county in GA, and has more the feel of the NC mountains than of GA, to my taste. The mountains and geography of Rabun County are quite rugged, and hiking is a challenge in many areas, but the rugged landscape and high rainfall make for many very spectacular waterfalls and secluded forest trails and mountain hollows.
Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia is in the next county west from Rabun County, near Hiawassee, in Towns County. Towns County has 1/2 the population of Rabun County (about 10,000 people in Towns County), so there are fewer places to stay and eat. But the mountains really push up in Towns County, and it is the heart of "moonshine" country in Georgia.
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we are visiting blue ridge georgia the first part of aug.?
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i was wondering what the weather will be like than. should i bring summer clothes or fall clothes? also does it rain alot there that time of year?
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Look for daytime temperatures from the middle 80's to middle 90's. Summertime pop-up showers and thunderstorms can often unpredictably pop up in the afternoon and early evening, especially if it is hot and humid that day.
I would recommend you bring summer clothes. If you're going to be out on the lake at night, or up in the mountains around town, you may want to bring a light, long sleeve shirt.
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Know of any good FISHING or MOUNTAIN town in GEORGIA?
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Have been internet browsing for them for some weeks now. All I get are some real estate websites mostly for the BLUE RIDGE mountains. But have no luck researching towns like Helen.
By the way I'm interested in RENTING, not buying now.
Answer:
Blairsville, Ga located in north center is a small town near fishing and mountains. Dont know too much about what is there. Its where US route 76 and US route 19 come together east of Dalton, Ga
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georgia studies?
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does anyone know anything about the blue ridge region in northern georgia?
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The Blue Ridge Province occupies the northeastern portion of Georgia. It consists of an irregular sequence of mountains, ridges, and basins. Elevations reach 480 - 1,410 m (1,600 - 4,700 ft). The Blue Ridge Mountains and Cohutta Mountains form most of this province, with the McCaysville Basin separating them. Portions of the Piedmont Province extend into this province as well. Distinctly different elevations result in considerable variety in vegetation.
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Places in Blairsville, Georgia...?
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I live in Blairsville, Georgia.
I was wondering if there was somewhere around here, like Murphy or Blue Ridge or something, where I could get furniture. I need a futon.
(I dont want a used one, so like no thrift stores or anything =P)
Someone told me Wal Mart, but...I dunno i dont think so.
Please and thank you,
Bk the Lover.
Answer:
Wal Mart used to sell them alsoyou can call the local furniture stores. There are lots`in Muphy or http://www.futonland.com
In Blaiesville most likely places to call would be Bed Store which advertises futons, or you could try House of Oak, Town and Country,
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Does it snow in Morganton, Georgia at Christmas time? HELP!!?
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Also, if you happen to know, are the Blue Ridge Mountains really close to there...Its kinda important, so please hurry
Its around Blue Ridge, Georgia
Almost at the state boarder between Georgia and Tenesse
Answer:
I don't know. I am in the Blue Ridge Mtns. and I am farther north. It snows here once in a while and very seldom on Christmas. So, it's very likely it won't snow there either. What large city is it near? That isn't a familiar place to me. The mountains aren't mush in GA. You have to be in NC, TN, VA, KY, and north for the mountains to be the real thing. That's this mountain womans opinion.
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Best price on rental cabins in N.W. Georgia?
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Wanting to rent a cabin over Thanksgiving week in Blue Ridge mountains, N.W. GA. Who has the best price?
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You will find many cabins with all different price ranges in Blue Ridge GA. It will depend on the ammenties you are looking for. Some are equipped with everything from game rooms, private hot tub, outside fireplace, mountain views, lake front, wireless internet, etc.
Here are a few sites you can look through with many cabins. to choose from:
http://www.homeaway.com
http://www.vacationrentals411.c om
http://www.vlbo.com
http://www.forgetaway.com
Good Luck and enjoy Blue Ridge! It is truly beautiful!
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Georgia History help? regions....
Question:
ok, the regions are blue ridge, appalation plateau, ridge & valey, piedmont, and the coastal plains.
here are the questions i cannot find the answers to ANYWHERE in my book..I read the whole chapter twice and skimmed it-nothing!
2. which region contains the worlds largest inland swamp?
6. Which regions mark the beginning of the famed Appalachian Trail?
plz help me!!!!
Answer:
2. The WORLD'S largest inland swamp is in Brazil, called the Pantanal. However, the largest swamp in North America is the Okefenokee Swamp in the Lower Coastal Plain (southeastern corner of Georgia).
6. The Appalachian Trail begins in northern Georgia at Springer Mountain, located in the Blue Ridge region.
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Info about Georgia Regions...?
Question:
Ok i would like someone to please help me with this:
I need 3 counties in regions
Piedmont
Coastal
Blue Ridge
Ridge and Valley
Plateau
I would also like someone to help me with:
Major towns /cities
in the same regions.
Answer:
try google maps
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I'm traveling down South in April--any suggestions for where to go or what to see?
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I live in New England and am taking a road trip down south in April. I don't have an agenda...just plan on driving, sleeping in motels/hotels, and seeing what interests me. I'll try to get as far as I can get in a week and still make it back in time to start school back up. I did it a few years ago and got as far as Georgia, then had to head back up--stopped in NC, SC, Virginia and Georgia. Still, I'm open to other states. Any ideas for cool stuff to see or head to, in particular? Stopped at the Blue Ridge Mts. last time for hiking, went to Savannah and Charleston. Any little known treasures waiting to be seen? Well known works too! Thanks!
Answer:
1)Kentucky:
-Moon bow....a rainbow that happens at night over Cumberland Falls (located in Corbin Kentucky. It only happens once a month though, during a full moon). Also in Corbin is the original KFC. Not amazing or anything, but there is an "old-timey" museum there.
-Mammoth Cave....largest cave system in the world. It is truly awesome. Not only the cave itself, but what is in the cave..It was a big ordeal during the civil war. (located in central Kentucky, North/East of Bowling Green).
-Lincolns birth place......located in Hodgenville Kentucky. It shows the farm in which Abraham Lincoln grew up. I've never seen it, but I think it would be pretty cool.
-Fort Knox....home to the country's gold. Though, they won't let you anywhere near the building (or let you take pictures 200 yards away even), so I guess I'm just using up space for this one.
I'll tell you though that some places in Kentucky are "dry". Which means they don't have alcohol available (unless you go to a bootlegger, and I wouldn't suggest that).....funny though, Kentucky is home to Jim Beam and is the birth place of bourbon. You'd think you would be able to buy it.
2)Tennessee:
-Gatlinburg....it is an old fashioned town, filled with everything! To much to explain, so I'll just give you a site (http://www.gatlinburg.com/) It is in the middle of the smokey mountains...a very beautiful place. A lot of things are also offered (i.e. sky diving, white water rafting...). It also has a lot of Ripley's Believe It Or Not (home to the largest hall of mirrors). And if you go there you must visit the Apple Barn! It's fantastic.
-DollyWood....it is the theme park of the south. Has rides, shops, food, and music. It's pretty cool.
-Memphis....obvious reasons.
-Nashville......Grand Ole' Opry, and if you like the shop it has the largest mall in America.
3)Mississippi:
-Beluxy....I've only been to Mississippie once, and the people I went with went there to gamble. It was pretty cool though, there are other things to do besides gamble (unless that is what you want to do). You are right on the river, so there is that..but, it is too cold to swim now. There are lots of stores, you watch sharks being fed, there are a lot of "beach" stuff really.
Okay, I'm done for now....good luck!
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Martin Luther King Pop Quiz?
Question:
Take a pop quiz for this special day!!
1) Name the judge who has sealed King's FBI surveillance file until
the year 2027.
Answer: The Honorable John Lewis Smith, Jr.
2) According to whose 1989 biography did King spend his last night on
earth in an adulterous liaison?
Answer: Reverend Ralph Abernathy. "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down"
3) According to whose 1989 biography did King spend his last morning
on earth physically beating a woman?
Answer: Reverend Ralph Abernathy. "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down"
4) Who was the U.S. Attorney General who ordered the FBI to wiretap
King?
Answer: Robert F. Kennedy
5) Who was the Assistant Director of the FBI who wrote a letter to
Sen. John P. East (R-NC) describing King's conduct of "orgiastic and
adulterous escapades, some of which indicated that King could be
bestial in his sexual abuse of women."
Answer: Charles D. Brennan
6) Who called King a "hypocrite preacher."
Answer: President Lyndon B. Johnson
7) What U.S. newspaper reported that King had plagiarized his
doctoral thesis at Boston University.
Answer: The Wall Street Journal
8) Whom did King plagiarize in more than 50 complete sentences in his
doctoral thesis?
Answer: Dr. Jack Boozer
9) Who was the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
who purposely suppressed knowledge of King's plagiarism of his
doctoral thesis?
Answer: Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Richard Cheney
10) What was Martin Luther King's real name?
Answer: Michael King, Jr. In 1935 his father, Michael King, declared
to his congregation that he wound henceforth be known as Martin
Luther King and his son would be known as Martin Luther King, Jr.
11) In his first public sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1947
who did King plagiarize?
Answer: Harry Emerson Fosdick
12) Name the man who served as King's personal secretary from 1955 to
1960, had joined the Young Communists League at New York City College
in 1936, went to prison for draft evasion in 1944, and in 1953 was
sentenced to 60 days in jail in California "lewd vagrancy and
homosexual perversion."
Answer: Bayard Rustin
13) According to whom had King "privately described himself as a
Marxist."
Answer: His biographer, David J. Garrow
14) Who edited King's book Stride Toward Freedom?
Answer: Communist Stanley Levison
15) Who made the following speech?
That's exactly what we mean-- from every mountain side, let freedom
ring.Not only from the Green Mountains and White Mountains of Vermont
and New Hampshire; not only from the Catskills of New York; but from
the Ozarks in Arkansas, from Stone Mountain in Georgia, from the Blue
Ridge Mountains of Virginia --let it ring not only for the minorities
of the United States, but for the disinherited of all the earth--from
every mountainside, LET FREEDOM RING!
Answer: Archibald Carey, 1952
Answer:
why the negativity? today is a day to celebrate him and his efforts to bring all people together and equal rights for all; not bring him down...
how about pointing out the negative contributions of those who truly mean to bring upon negativity...
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shroom id!?
Question:
Hello I live in northern georgia in the blue ridge mts... I have stumbled upon a nice amount of these mushrooms. I only wish i knew what they were before i eat them lol! They are a reddish-brown color the gills are purple and for some of them the bottoms were purple as well. They only got about 1 inch or so, and the cap itself is concave. Any feedback would be helpful, thank you.
Answer:
Pick a few and take them to your local county extension office. They will be able to identify them for you in a jif. DON'T EAT THEM YET!
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Here's an easy one for you. Who delivered this speech?
Question:
We, Negro Americans, sing with all
loyal Americans:
My country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing.
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrims' pride
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!
That's exactly what we mean--
from every mountain side,
let freedom ring.
Not only from the Green Mountains
and White Mountains of Vermont
and New Hampshire;
not only from the Catskills
of New York;
but from the Ozarks
in Arkansas,
from the Stone Mountain
in Georgia,
from the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia
--let it ring not only for the minorities
of the United States, but for the disinherited
of all the earth--may the Republican
Party, under God, from every mountainside,
LET FREEDOM RING!
Was it Donald Duck, Bill Clinton, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Rev/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Bill Cosby, Barney, Archibald Carey, or George W. Bush?
Was it Chris Rock, Rev/Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Jesse Jackson, Archibald Carey or Donald Duck?
Answer:
Archibald Carey
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Does anyone know who wrote this speech?
Question:
Ive heard something similar however cant remember if it was plagiarized by the person.
We, Negro Americans, sing with all loyal Americans: My country 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims' pride From every mountainside Let freedom ring!
That's exactly what we mean--from every mountain side, let freedom ring. Not only from the Green Mountains and White Mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire; not only from the Catskills of New York; but from the Ozarks in Arkansas, from the Stone Mountain
in Georgia, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia--let it ring not only for the minorities of the United States, but for the disinherited of all the earth--may the Republican Party, under God, from every mountainside,
LET FREEDOM RING!
I need the info for my African American study group.
Thanks
It wasnt MLK but some other person
Answer:
Archibald Carey, Jr
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GA flower/plant id?
Question:
I am having a hard time finding the name of this flower its white towards the top and purple towards the base. It has five points ends on the flower. It also had a seed pod on the plant its all spikey and green. Any help would be great even like a website with pictures from northern georgia near the town of blue ridge and ellijay
Answer:
From the description of the seed pod, I am guessing that it may be a datura, also called Angel's Trumpet and Moonflower (because it blooms at night.) The wikipedia entry for datura has a photo, and there is also one at www.stonethegardener.com. From your description of the flower, I would guess that it was not fully open and will look similar to the photo in the Wikipedia article. The stonethegardener photo shows the flowers fully open, but none of the seed pods in the photo look as prickly as the ones I have seen.
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