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UPDATE: Captured! U.S. Marshall Confirms Both Convicts are Now Back in Custody in Walker County.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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UPDATE: U.S. Marshall confirms both convicts are now back in custody in Walker County.

ROCK SPRINGS, Ga. - Prison officials say two men escaped from the Walker State Prison in Rock Springs Monday night.

They've been identified as Fred Brooks and Buell Emberson.

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Oakland Defends Differences

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

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Charter schools are different from traditional public schools, says Oakland Academy Charter School Founding Member Dr. Raiford Cantrell. [Read more »]

Charter Meeting Stirs Rumors

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

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Traditional public school teachers will receive a two thousand dollar decrease in their annual salaries if the charter is approved [Read more »]

GCSO, Zell Miller Mountain Parkway Drug Task Force and U.S. Secret Service Make Counterfeit Arrest

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

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Press release from the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office:

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A Message From Chief Tax Appraiser Richard Lamb

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Daniel McKeon

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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A NOTICE TO THE GILMER COUNTY PROPERTY TAXPAYER
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Ellijay Sub-Committee to Recommend DDA Members

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Monday, January 30, 2012

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“We want an authority to focus on developing a downtown.”

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(Must See Video)BOE Challenges Charter Before Packed House

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

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The Gilmer Board of Education confronted Oakland Academy Charter School on Oakland’s charter petition before a packed conference room last night. [Read more »]

Grand Jury Investigations / Empty Results

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Cheryl Duncan

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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After approximately a year of investigations the Grand Jury returns Recommendations for changes to the Gilmer County Commissioners office.
The Grand Jury reviewed the Civic Center project, Clear Creek ball field and Whitepath golf course. They looked at bidding practices and how the G.O. Bond was spent.
Click read more and clicks the PDF file marked grand jury to open and read the Grand Jury report to the county commissioners’ office.
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Flat Bed Semi Stuck on Hump in the Asphalt

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Lisana Eckenrode

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Police responded to a call on January 25 around 10:30 a.m. after an unidentified flat bed semi truck tried to navigate a right turn onto Highway 52 West from Boardtown Road and became “stuck” on a hump in the asphalt. [Read more »]