🌱 Blue Ridge native’s hospice dream trip goes far beyond just fishing

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• Blue Ridge native’s hospice dream trip goes far beyond just fishing

Also on today's calendar: Miss Bennet - Christmas At Pemberley and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 42 and low of 27 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ledford lives dream through PruittHealth partnership (thenewsobserver.com) — A Blue Ridge native, John David Ledford, recently had his lifelong dream of deep sea fishing fulfilled through a PruittHealth Hospice partnership with the nonprofit Second Wind Dreams. Staff and family joined him on a Panama City Beach trip where he caught ocean fish, tried lobster and alligator for the first time, and reconnected with loved ones while making new friends.
   

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Friday December 12

• Fannin County Rebels vs Armuchee Indians
  Fannin County High School, 360 Rebel Cir, Blue Ridge
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Miss Bennet - Christmas At Pemberley
  Blue Ridge Community Theater , 2591 E 1st St , Blue Ridge
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Gilmer at Fannin County
  Fannin County High School , 360 Rebel Cir , Blue Ridge
  4:30 pm
• Miss Bennet - Christmas At Pemberley
  Blue Ridge Community Theater , 2591 E 1st St , Blue Ridge
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Christmas Wreath Class ~ The Tavern at Old Toccoa Farm
  The Tavern at Old Toccoa Farm , 200 Golf Dr , Mineral Bluff
  5:00 pm

Saturday February 7

• Blue Ridge, GA – Gun Shows of the South
  Blue Ridge Kiwanis Club , 124 Jones St , Blue Ridge
  9:00 am

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