Daily News

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is seeking the public’s help regarding Sunday morning’s fatal home explosion on Pauline Lane in Blairsville. King is asking for anyone in the area with video or audio footage of Sunday morning’s explosion to contact his office at (800) 282-5804. Investigators are continuing to work around the clock to determine the cause of the incident that claimed the lives of 78-year-old Ralph Norris Wood Jr. and 77-year-old Peggy Wood. The Monday meeting of Cherokee County Commissioners included budget revisions regarding the School of Innovation and the new High School. Both procedural accounting issues passed with 3-2 votes indicating continuing concerns By Commissioners Griggs and Styles about the property involved in the projects. Commissioners unanimously approved the sale of the Wilderness Lake Estates property for $87K. At the May meeting the Towns County Board of Education did approve an increase in the substitute pay rate to stay competitive with surrounding school districts.