The Gilmer High School Bobcats varsity football team ended an eight year losing streak to the Fannin High School Rebels with a dramatic 29-21 win at Fannin County High School. The win was sealed when free safety, Colt Henderson intercepted Fannin quarterback Trevor Stone on fourth and 12.
Read More »Gilmer Gets By in Extra Inning
The Gilmer High School Lady Bobcats junior varsity softball team traveled to Blue Ridge and beat the Lady Rebels of Fannin County High School. Gilmer broke a 5-5 tie with four runs scored in the top of the seventh inning. Fannin flamed out in the bottom of the inning, with only Lauren Hensley reaching base, […]
Read More »Lady Bobcats Break out Broom: Sweep Lady Rebels
The Gilmer High School Lady Bobcats varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams hosted the Lady Rebels of Fannin County High School. The JV team posted double digit wins of 25-9 and 25-11, and the varsity team posted wins of 25-22, and 23-16. The Lady Bobcats were just too experienced for the upstart Lady Rebels of […]
Read More »KSU Opens Softball Season with Homestand
The Kennesaw State Owls softball team will play seven games and a scrimmage over two weekends this fall, the program announced on Tuesday. They kick-off their fall schedule on Friday, Sept. 30, when they host Georgia State at 3 p.m., followed by a home scrimmage against Young Harris at 7:30 p.m.
Read More »Preseason Fantasy Football Advice
Now that we’ve adjusted to the fact that NFL football is back “like Jordan with the four five,” we can take part in the annual nerdgasm that is FANTASY FOOTBALL. Yes we can begin the trash talking and hand wringing that comes with watching our players either bring us victory, or leave us languishing in […]
Read More »Clear Creek Keeps Fannin Clear off the Board
The Clear Creek Middle School Lady Bobcats softball team posted an 8-0 shutout victory over the Lady Rebels of Fannin County Middle School. The Lady Bobcats used a combination of timely hitting and base running that burned up the Lady Rebels’ defense … worse then when General Sherman came through town.
Read More »Gorillas in the Midst
I must admit that I did not go into “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” with an open mind. I felt that there was a missed opportunity when it came to the fact that it was not in 3-D. After Captain America did not come out on the fourth of July and this movie […]
Read More »Purple People Eaters Kickoff 2011 Season
The Gilmer Bobcats football team held its annual “Purple and White” fall scrimmage. Unlike the spring game, where score is kept and there are two separate teams, the fall scrimmage is less formal and features the offense and defense battling against one another.
Read More »Flakes Scores Invitation to Top Gun Camp: One of Two From “Football University”
Johnie Flakes, a rising sophomore at Gilmer High School, was invited to the Top Gun Football Camp in Virginia. After attending Football University, Flakes was invited to Top Gun which invites the top two players in each age group from Football University.
Read More »All American Volleyball Camp Comes to Ellijay
The Gilmer Lady Bobcats hosted the All American Volleyball Camp, attended by the Lady Bobcats and the Lady Mariners of North Georgia Christian Academy.
Read More »“All-Stars” Set Record for “Stars of Hope”
There are now thousands of new stars in Ellijay and each one was born out of a disaster. This weekend, hundreds of volunteers, many of whom are disaster survivors, packed up their hammers, nails and hardhats and came to North Georgia to rebuild an animal shelter. The Build An Ark Animal Rescue was reduced to […]
Read More »Barn Goes Up And A Symbolic Tool Belt Goes Out
The massive shell of the new barn at the Build An Ark Animal Rescue site is now complete. Lester Buildings of Ellijay will now finish the work volunteers from the New York Says Thank You Foundation started over a weekend of special events dedicated to the memory of Ellijay’s fallen son, Army 1st Lt. Noah […]
Read More »Gilmer High School Boys’ Basketball Alumni Game
The Gilmer High School boys’ basketball team played the Gilmer alumni. FYN has exclusive video of the whole game.
Read More »“New York Says Thank You” Movie Premiere
“New York Says Thank You” the movie is about the spirit of the American people and how rewarding it is one returns kindness shown in a time of need by “paying it forward.” Jeff Parness, a New Yorker, whose son Evan started a rolling train when he decided to send his toys to children that […]
Read More »“Cats” Like Water
The Gilmer County Swim Team will be headed to Tifton, Georgia to participate in the state final swim meet, which takes place on July 22nd and 23rd. The top three finishers from the District 5 B/C GRPA Championship Swim Meet qualify for the state meet. However, some swimmers were able to qualify for state without […]
Read More »Potter Produces
To quote the great Rakim, “It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you.” I know I’ve let some readers and fans down the last few weeks, with “Transformers 3” and “The Hangover 2” coming out with no review in sight, plus the Braves won their 10,000th game and no comment whatsoever. My boss […]
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