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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 8/5 – 8/11

Business August 12, 2019 , by Content Admin

Arrest report provided by the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with images. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for FetchYourNews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Towns County. Those arrests are posted on FetchYourNews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.

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Towns County Historical Society presents Hiawassee’s past and future plans

Community, News August 13, 2019 , by Towns Co Content Specialist

HIAWASSEE, Ga.- A large crowd of history lovers assembled at the Towns County Historical Society’s monthly meeting Aug. 12 to waltz down memory lane with local historians Mary Ann Miller and Jerry Taylor. Miller and Taylor displayed slideshow photographs of Hiawassee, past and present, describing the architectural changes that have taken place over the years. Miller shared memories of Hiawassee in the 1960s and 1970s, followed by Taylor presenting the original plans for the mountain settlement. Settled in 1820, Hiawassee became the designated seat of newly formed Towns County in 1856. Hiawassee was incorporated as a town in 1870, and as a city in 1916.

Membership Secretary Mary Ann Miller

Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales addressed the crowd at the conclusion of the meeting, speaking on the future plans for the city. In 2018, the city of Hiawassee worked with the Carl Vinson Institute, a unit of the Office of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia which assists state and local governments in achieving their goals. Hiawassee received a $21,000 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant in 2017 to assist with the funding of the strategic plan.

Steering committees were formed for the project, and seven focus groups were held to sculpt the formation of the plan. During the course of the study, community stakeholders listed what they felt was working well in Hiawassee, and what they believed could benefit from improvement. “We tried to get everyone involved as much as possible…,” Mayor Ordiales said at the meeting, assuring society members of historical preservation. “We’re tearing nothing down.”

View Hiawassee’s strategic plan

Towns County Historical Society meets on the second Monday of each month at 6 pm at the Towns County Civic Center while the society’s main site, located at the former recreation center, undergoes renovation. Meetings are open to the public.

Jerry Taylor entertained the crowd with stories of days gone by.

Based on historic blueprints, the Towns County Courthouse was intended to resemble the Banks County Courthouse, and sit upon the county-owned property of Hiawassee Town Square.

Feature Image: Hiawassee’s original Masonic Lodge, one of many historical photographs displayed at the meeting.

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 7/22 – 7/28

Arrest Reports, Police & Government July 30, 2019 , by Content Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 04/01 to 04/07

Arrest Reports April 9, 2019 , by Content Specialist

Arrest report provided by the Towns County Sheriff’s Office with images. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Towns County. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been proven in a court of law.

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 10/7 – 10/13

Arrest Reports, Police & Government October 14, 2019 , by Content Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 9/8 – 9/14

Arrest Reports, Police & Government September 16, 2019 , by Content Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 7/15 – 7/21

Arrest Reports, Police & Government July 22, 2019 , by Content Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 06/3 to 6/09

Arrest Reports June 13, 2019 , by Staff Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 05/13 to 05/19

Arrest Reports May 28, 2019 , by Content Specialist

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 04/22 to 04/29

Arrest Reports April 30, 2019 , by Content Specialist

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 8/26 – 9/1

Arrest Reports, Police & Government September 3, 2019 , by Content Admin

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Towns County Sheriff’s Office Report 7/8 – 7/14

Arrest Reports, Police & Government July 15, 2019 , by Content Admin

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CINCO DE MAYO – A HISTORY

Opinion May 3, 2019 , by Staff Admin

(NOT A BEER FEST)

May fifth commemorates the victory of the Mexicans over the French army in the Battle
of Puebla in 1862. It was a large victory for Mexico as they were able to defeat a the larger,
better equipped French army of 6500 with a small militia of 4500 men.
It was a short lived victory, as Napoleon III sent more troops from Europe and over a year’s time
was able to install Archduke Ferdinand Maximillian, his nephew, as ruler of Mexico.

It is not Mexico’s Independence Day as many may assume. Mexico’s Independence Day is
September 16. It celebrates Mexico’s independence from Spain. It is as important as our July 4 th
to the Mexican people.

After achieving independence from Spain in 1821, and experiencing subsequent wars thereafter,
Mexico had accumulated a large debt to many countries, France being one. It was for the
supposed unpaid debt that France felt the need to advance its empire. Mexico had reneged on
their debt to England and Spain, which caused these countries to withdraw support, allowing
France to invade.

The United States and Abraham Lincoln were very sympathetic to the Mexican cause, but
because of the Civil War, were unable to offer any real assistance against France.
After France had taken over the government of Mexico, Maximillian and his Empress Carlota
took up residence in Chapultepec Castle.

Chapultepec (cha pull te peck) is the Nahuatl Indian word for “at the grasshopper’s hill,” and
was located in the highest place in the City of Mexico.

The castle was initiated by Viceroy Bernardo de Galvez during the Spanish occupation of
Mexico. It was abandoned during the rebellion between Spain and Mexico, then later being used
for various purposes.

Maximillian brought craftsman and artists, along with various objects of art and furniture from
Europe to improve the castle and make it more livable. He also commissioned a long avenue of
approach and spectacular rooftop gardens.

Today it is a beautiful tourist attraction.

Many find May fifth a good reason to hoist a few and have a fiesta, but there is a real history
behind the beer fest it has become in recent years.