• Gilmer High Announces STAR Student and Teacher

    Today Gilmer High School named the PAGE STAR Student. In order to be chosen as the STAR Student the candidate must have the highest score on the three part SAT test on one test date and be in the top ten percent or top ten of his class, based on GPA.

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  • Citizen Promotes Firewise Program; Is your home protected?

    In 2003, the year of the Cedar Fire in San Diego, while parked in an RV, Elissa MacLachlan noticed that some houses were completely burned to the ground and some houses were left untouched. It was then that she learned that there were government programs to help homeowners prepare and secure their homes in case […]

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  • 25 Possible Jobs Coming to Gilmer County

    Last Wednesday the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting. The special meeting was originally called to discuss the golf course, but other items were included in the agenda, one of those being the county’s first tax abatement of 2014.

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  • Is Oakland Elementary for Sale?

    Last Tuesday’s Board of Education work session in Gilmer County brought discussion of the property known as Oakland Elementary School. Oakland Elementary was closed in the 2011-2012 school year due to a budget deficit. The discussion surrounding the school took place as a result of a written proposal, letter of intent, from Mr. Bill Pierce […]

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  • Concern with Custodial Contract

    At Tuesday’s Board of Education work session, there was discussion of the custodial contract with Southern Management. Southern Management was the company the BOE went with when privatizing custodial services. The contract is due to expire in June, so the Board has begun discussing options for the future.

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  • Indoor Athletic Facility on Track

    At the BOE Work Session Tuesday January 7th 2014, Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Director of Operations, System Support, and 7-12 Curriculum, gave an update on the construction of the multipurpose indoor athletic facility.

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