This Week @ Gilmer County Library: November 15, 2017 – November 22, 2017 Heath Lee – Library Manager GCL will close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 22nd. GCL will also be closed on November 23rd and 24th for the Thanksgiving. All Ages Programs The 2017 Gilmer County Library Festival of Trees Celebration will be […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue: We’re One Step Closer To Getting Tax Done This Year
Senator David Perdue: We’re One Step Closer To Getting Tax Done This Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate moved one step closer to fixing our tax code this year: “Let’s be very clear. This budget is a sham and the […]
Read More »Collins Praises House Passage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report
Collins Praises House Passage of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Report WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed the conference report to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This move sends the bill to the Senate for a final vote that would land the bill on the president’s desk. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Vice […]
Read More »Collins Praises House Passage of Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act
Collins Praises House Passage of Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act “It’s my privilege to join the House in supporting the unique wellness needs of these men and women. They continue to invest in making our communities safer, and the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act invests in providing practical resources to support officers […]
Read More »A Best Veteran’s Day Speech
For nearly two decades, Veterans Day in Gilmer County, Ga., has been a big event, celebrated with a parade, music, marching veterans in uniform, flags, the Gilmer Co. High School Band and chorus, free breakfasts and after parade lunches for vets. The schools also participate with prize money offered in essay and poster contests. A […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue: Iran Is Third Largest Diversity Lottery Visa Recipient
Senator David Perdue: Iran Is Third Largest Diversity Lottery Visa Recipient “The RAISE Act would eliminate the Diversity Visa Lottery and move us to a merit-based immigration system” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Laura Ingraham on Fox News Channel’s The Ingraham Angle about how the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, would create […]
Read More »Check It Out @ Gilmer County Library
This Week @ Gilmer County Library: November 1, 2017 – November 8, 2017 Heath Lee – Library Manager All Ages Programs Family Game Night Thursday, November 2 @ 5:00 PM Celebrate International Games Week and play some new and old games. All ages! Children 9 and under with adult supervision, please. Youth Programs Family Story […]
Read More »Bush Finally Speaks
Bush Finally Speaks What did it take for former President George W. Bush to finally come out of his burrow and make a public declaration against a sitting President? No no, not against the eight years of Obama’s disastrous attempt to socialize America, or demeaning Bush’s own presidency, but against conservative Donald Trump who is […]
Read More »Grubs in the Ground
Grubs in the Ground By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent With the seasons beginning to change, check for grubs and treat them now. White grubs live in the soil and feed on the roots of turf. Most white grubs have a one year life cycle in Georgia. Adult beetles lay eggs in late spring or […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Discusses Historic Tax Cuts On CNBC
Senator David Perdue Discusses Historic Tax Cuts On CNBC “The person who is going to benefit the most in this tax plan is the person that gets a job” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Sorkin on CNBC’s Squawk Box about the historic action the U.S. Senate has […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Addresses Local Elected Officials At White House
Senator David Perdue Addresses Local Elected Officials At White House “Georgia is leading the way” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), Vice President Mike Pence, and senior Trump Administration officials joined Georgia county commissioners and state legislators at a White House event this week highlighting how Georgia is leading at the national […]
Read More »Short Takes – Is The End of Social Engineering in Sight?
Is The End of Social Engineering in Sight? The long sought after dream of the Democrat Party, to create an authoritarian one party state, its leaders nurtured by elitism and Karl Marx, is about over. Collectivism, as a policy that fits all, is unsustainable, but it still exists in the halls of academe thanks to […]
Read More »Whoville is Returning to Ellijay!
Downtown Ellijay will once again be transformed into Whoville this Holiday Season! Join us on November 24 for a celebration even the Grinch can’t steal! We plan to have vendors and will provide vendor information when it is available! The tree lighting on the square will be at 5:30 with the parade of whos at 6pm. Parade applications will be […]
Read More »Employment increases in Georgia Mountains, unemployment down in September
Employment increases in Georgia Mountains, unemployment down in September ATLANTA – State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today the unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains Region fell in September as the number of employed residents increased and unemployment claims declined. The September unemployment rate, at 3.6 percent, was down from 4.1 percent in August. The September […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Talks RAISE Act With Fox News’ Steve Hilton
Senator David Perdue Talks RAISE Act With Fox News’ Steve Hilton WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke with Steve Hilton on Fox News Channel’s The Next Revolution With Steve Hilton about the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act and why it should be included in any solution to fix our country’s […]
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