Fannin Economic Development Updates
Internet needs:
Please take under 5 minutes to help Fannin County with a survey related to internet service at your home in Fannin (or in close proximity to Fannin, such as Cherry Log). This survey data will help determine areas of the county with the greatest need for improved internet (ie high-speed internet service from Blue Ridge Mountain, TDS, or ETC). Click here to complete the survey. Please share this survey with employees, friends, and family.
Job Fair 5/12:
Despite a cold and rainy day, we had a huge turnout of employers at UNG Blue Ridge for our first co-hosted job fair with Economic Development, Fannin Chamber, and the University. We all know workers are hard to come by lately, but we had some dedicated applicants come out in the rain. We will watch the need for employment over the coming months and consider another fair in the future. Meanwhile, you can post any jobs you have available on the Fannin Development Authority websit
Blue Ridge, Ga. – City Council met Friday, April 30, 2020 in a special called meeting to appoint a Hearing Officer that will oversee a case involving the possible “suspension and revocation of an occupational tax certificate allowing for the sale of alcoholic beverages”.
Blue Ridge Municipal Court Judge Robert Sneed will be put in place as the hearing officer.
City Council meets to instate Hearing Officer.
Council members were unable to speak on the specifics of the case, with Mayor Donna Whitener telling press, “All questions on the matter will have to be directed to the hearing officer.”
The case is presumably involving the City of Blue Ridge vs. The Blue Coyote, a restaurant in the Commercial Business District of Blue Ridge.