Mrs. Bobbie Pritchett Burgess age 71 of Ellijay, GA died Wednesday April 5, 2017. Mrs. Burgess was born July 21, 1945 in Woodstock, GA to the late Dallas and Wilma Pritchett. She was a member of the Agape Church in St. Mary’s, GA, and Cartecay Methodist Church in Ellijay, GA. Mrs. Burgess was a college […]
Read More »Helen Josephine Hipp (Aunt Jo): Obituary
Helen Josephine Hipp (Aunt Jo), a long-time resident of Ellijay, GA and Albuquerque, NM died peacefully Sunday April 2, in Parker, Colorado at age 96 surrounded by loving family. Josephine was born in 1920, in Ellijay GA and was the youngest of five sisters. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Lenor Rhyne and went […]
Read More »Democrats Are Still Clueless
Opinion written by George McClellan: If you know where to look, it’s not really necessary anymore to read between the lines to find the disjunction points and know where America is headed. If you don’t know where to look, then allow me to offer just a couple of recent examples for you. 1) Headline, April […]
Read More »Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Lewis Mulcare: Obituary
Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Lewis Mulcare, age 81 of Ellijay died Tuesday April 25, 2017. Mrs. Mulcare was born May 8, 1935 in Caryville, FL, to her late parents Alex Hays Lewis and Eugenia Parker Lewis. She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon with a degree in Art Education and subsequently worked as a school teacher […]
Read More »Mr. Fred Newhart, Sr. : Obituary
Mr. Fred Newhart, Sr., age 86, of Ellijay, died Tuesday April 25, 2017. Mr. Newhart was born January 6, 1931 in Boonesboro, PA. He was a college graduate, attended the Seventh Day Adventist and was an RN Administrator. He is preceded in death by his wife; Brenda Newhart. Survivors include: son Fred Newhart, JR, daughters, […]
Read More »When Leadership Disappears
Opinion written by George McClellan: Yesterday, I expounded upon the problem of leadership, or lack of it, demonstrated by United Airlines. By no means does United stand alone in its failings of leadership. Our ability as a nation to make righteous decisions, or bad ones, comes after decades of progressivism that has denied Americans the […]
Read More »Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 4/3 to 4/9
FYN publishes the arrest report provided by the GCSO. The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) allows for www.fetchyournews.com to obtain and post the arrest records of any and all individuals arrested in Gilmer County. Those arrests are posted on www.fetchyournews.com for viewing pleasure. Please remember that all individuals listed have been arrested and charged, […]
Read More »Mr. Donald R. Watkins: Obituary
Donald R. Watkins, age 71, of Cherry Log died Sunday April 9, 2017. Mr. Watkins was born August 15, 1945, in Gilmer County the son of the late Ernest and Thelma Carringer Watkins. He was a graduate of Gilmer High School, retired from Lockheed Aircraft and was a member and Deacon of the Mt. Pleasant (Buckhorn) Baptist […]
Read More »Gilmer County BOC Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda
Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Thursday, April 13, 2017 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Gilmer County Jury Assembly Room 1 Broad Street Ellijay, GA 30540 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman INVOCATION AND PLEDGE: III. AGENDA APPROVAL: MINUTES: 3-8-17 – Work Session 3-9-17 – Regular Meeting 3-9-17 – Public Hearing – Commercial River […]
Read More »“Check it Out” at the Gilmer Library, Week of 3/27
This Week @ Gilmer County Library: March 27, 2017 – April 6, 2017 Heath Lee – Library Manager Live Animal Petting Zoo Thursday, April 6 @ 11:00 AM Your whole family is invited to come spend some of your Spring Break with GCL and some furry friends. Barnyard Friends of Canton will be bringing animals […]
Read More »Gilmer County Emergency & Fire Report 4/16 to 4/22
Structure Fires: 1 Brush Fires: 1 Fire Alarms: 0 Emergency Medical Calls(EMS): 74 Extrication: 0 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 5 Vehicle Fire: 1 Hazard Conditions: 4 Air Transports: 0 Search/Rescue: 0 Other: 10 Total Calls: 96
Read More »Mr. David Vernon Lakes: Obituary
Mr. David Vernon Lakes, age 78 of Ellijay, GA passed on Wednesday evening, April 26th, 2017. Mr. Lakes was born April 15th, 1939 in Brookville, IN. He was a graduate of Brookville High School, received his Bachelors at Ball State University and his MBA at Xavier University. He served his country honorably in the United […]
Read More »Democrat Dementia
Opinion written by George McClellan: The dysfunction of the Marxist Democrat party continues to reveal itself in all its impotent nastiness, because of Donald Trump. He swept away years of Leftist planning, clever schemes and Common Core education of our nations children through political correctness and multiculturalism, that they were unprepared to believe or accept. […]
Read More »News/Announcements from the GHS Counseling Department
Gilmer High School will host an information night for rising seniors (students who will be seniors during the 2017-18 school year) and their parents on Thursday, April 20th, at 6:00 p.m. in the GHS theater. Information will be shared that is critical for families to know before their student’s senior year of high school, so […]
Read More »Mrs. Tina Arlene Dale: Obituary
Mrs. Tina Arlene Dale age 46 of Ellijay, GA died Thursday April 27, 2017. Mrs. Dale was born April 17, 1971 in Cobb County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Michael Joe (Hotrod) Dale and father, Charles Arflin. Survivors Include: […]
Read More »Mr. Alejandro (Alex) Martinez Ruiz: Obituary
Mr. Alejandro Martinez Ruiz, (Alex) age 32 of Ellijay died Monday April 17,2017. Alex was born March 28, 1985 in Mexico. He worked as a painter and attended the Good Samaritan Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife: Jessica Castillo, children, Elizabeth and Alexia Martinez, parents: Meliton Martinez and Anna Maria Ruiz, Ellijay, 3 brothers; Baciliso, […]
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