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🌱 How a Fannin County tragedy near Blue Ridge became a new novel

Blue Ridge, Georgia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Fannin County tragedy near Blue Ridge became a new novel

Also on today's calendar: Live music w/ Andy Browne in Blue Ridge.

Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunshine and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 58.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Author, Author! A look at local writers, new book (coastalillustrated.com) — A new historical novel revisits a harrowing 1940s case where eight children were abandoned in a Fannin County cabin, in the hills above Blue Ridge, and later sent to a children’s home in South Georgia. The broader feature surveys several Coastal Georgia–connected authors and new releases, but Ray’s book stands out for its North Georgia mountain setting, themes of poverty and resilience, and ties to Blue Ridge’s role as county seat.
   

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  • Planning future projects and thinking of renting a tiller or some type of mechanized equipment?
    Make that contact to 811 at least 3 business days before your project begins, not the day you rent your equipment. Plan ahead! (Nextdoor )
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he didn't apply himself. (Thank you Rita S. for sending it in!)
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