Daniel McKeon

Voting Record Haunts Chambliss and Isakson at Town Hall

“Please don’t help us more than you already have; my liberty and my 401K can’t take it.” (more…)

15 years ago

BOE Approves New Assistant Principal

Ellijay Elementary School will soon have a new assistant principal. In a special session last night, The Board of Education…

15 years ago

Gilmer Tea Party Hosts Senatorial Town Hall Meeting

On Saturday August 20th, The Gilmer County Tea Party will host a Senatorial Town Hall Meeting at The North Georgia…

15 years ago

Ellijay City Council Approves De-annexation, Recognizes Eagle Scout

Prior to the decision, Monteith was paying both city and county taxes. (more…)

15 years ago

Property Taxes Going Up In Gilmer County

It’s official ... again. In something that's almost become an annual rite of passage, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners…

15 years ago

Local Business Raises Money For School Supplies

By 1:30 on Saturday afternoon, the parking lot of Chick-fil-A in Ellijay was full and a line of cars wrapped…

15 years ago

Unemployment Rate Skyrockets to 11.5 In Gilmer County

The national unemployment rate may have slightly dropped last month, but people in Gilmer, Fannin and Pickens counties are hurting.…

15 years ago

Voter IDs Cost The County $10,000

While straining over its budget last week, The Board of Commissioners approached the issue of Voter IDs. The Board showed…

15 years ago

New Pipeline Expected to Lower Price of Natural Gas For Consumers In Ellijay and Blue Ridge

A proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline for 20 miles between Ellijay and Blue Ridge got the green light…

15 years ago

Another Stitch, Yet It Was So Much More

The blasting sound of sirens rained down on me as the Gilmer County fire engine entered the front gates of…

15 years ago

Barn-Raising Brings Hundreds to Area: Local Businesses Get A Boost

The license plates showed people came from all over: Iowa, Indiana, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, California and New York. And…

15 years ago

Get Ready Gilmer: Property Taxes Maybe Going Up

The atmosphere was tense at the Gilmer County Court House as the Board of Commissioners gathered for a hastily called…

15 years ago

Past, Present and Future: Gilmer County Charter School Effort Holds Onto Hope

ELLIJAY, GA. -- Two short months ago, hope seemed all but lost for eight new charter schools trying to open…

15 years ago

Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Faces Budget Woes

The conference room in the Gilmer County Court House was packed with opinions as well as people as the Board…

15 years ago

Barn Moves Toward Completion

On Thursday morning, Susan Littlejohn’s barn-to-be was nothing more than a skeleton of a building, a strong frame bearing the…

15 years ago

The True American Spirit Alive and Thriving In Ellijay: An Army of Volunteers Arrive

Under the sweltering heat of late July, volunteers from around the country flooded the property of Build an Ark Foundation…

15 years ago