by Penni McDaniel | Mar 23, 2025 | News
Cruise in at the Blue Ridge Dairy ‘Queen, the 4th Friday if each month, March-September, 6:00 to 8:00 pm The Rhododendron Festival, April 12-May 11, Fridays-Sundays, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee Chimps 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt! April 12. Free with RSVP....
by Penni McDaniel | Mar 23, 2025 | News
Thank you so much to all who regularly participate in our community chipping days! Your efforts are always a huge success and greatly appreciated. We are a Fire-Wise community, so please keep all areas around your home and in our common areas free of debris. THE NEXT...
by Penni McDaniel | May 25, 2023 | News
Article contributed by Judy CarrThe black bear is a long-time resident of our area, and as the human population and their housing requirements grow, so does the need for people and the bears to coexist safely. Bears are most active from mid-March through November, so...
by Penni McDaniel | Jun 23, 2021 | News
“For more than a decade, ecologists have been warning of a downward trend in bumble bee populations across North America, with habitat destruction named as one of many culprits in those losses.” Previous studies have shown that deer and invasive shrubs reduce...
by Penni McDaniel | Aug 20, 2019 | News
“Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) is an invasive grass that threatens native plants and natural habitats in the eastern United States. Native to Japan, China, central Asia and India. M. vimineum was originally documented in Tennessee in 1919 and is...
by Penni McDaniel | Sep 6, 2019 | News
It is with sadness that we announce the retirement of Office Manager, Becki Taylor, after almost twenty years with us. Becki will be joining her husband in South Dakota where she will begin an exciting new chapter of her life in a beautiful new place. No one can...
by Penni McDaniel | Aug 20, 2017 | News
Updated August 2019- – Since 2017, we have had multiple bear sightings at different times of the day and night. While wild bears are intriguing, they are wild. Unfortunately, feeding bears intentionally or accidentally can result in dangerous situations between...
by Penni McDaniel | Feb 1, 2017 | News
River’s Edge Estates has received our Firewise Certification signs have been posted in neighborhood. Also, we have joined the Community Association Watch and will be posting signs which note our participation in this program as well. Residents please participate...
by Penni McDaniel | Feb 1, 2017 | News
SHERIFF’S COMMUNITY WATCH PROGRAM – We have been asked to participate with Blackberry Mountain in the Sheriff’s Community Watch Program. Major Mike Gobble, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department is heading up this program. It will be more...
by Penni McDaniel | Jan 1, 2017 | News
“Native to Asia, the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) is a small, aphidlike insect that threatens the health and sustainability of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) in the Eastern United States. Hemlock woolly...
