• The 13th Annual U. S. Air Force Academy Candidate Orientation Program, presented by the U. S. Air Force Academy Georgia Parents Club and U. S. Air Force Academy Admissions Liaison Officers (ALOs), will take place on Saturday, Dec. 17th, at American Legion Post 160, 160 Legion Drive SE, Smyrna, GA, 30080. This event is […]
Read More »Mr. James Henry “Jim” Hightower: Obituary
Mr. James Henry “Jim” Hightower age 74 of Lula, Ga died Monday November 14, 2016. Mr. Hightower was born February 13,1942, in Cherokee County the son of the late Willie D. and Sue Meger Hightower. He worked in the construction industry. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Chuck Hightower, Delores Chavez […]
Read More »Aftermath, Poor Losers
Opinion by George McClellan: Well, it’s all over but the shouting. Trump wins and the “left” is still shouting. Who would ’a thought? Poor losers I reckon! Demented in thought, ungracious in loss, ungrateful, whether they realize it or not, for their salvation from totalitarism and to the fact, for most of them, that they […]
Read More »Mrs. Elsie “Pat” Westbrook Green: Obituary
Mrs. Elsie “Pat” Westbrook Green, age 101 of Cameron Hall in Canton, GA, formerly of Ellijay, Georgia passed on Wednesday morning, November 16, 2016, at Cameron Hall of Canton. Mrs. Green was born May 26, 1915 in Canton, GA to her late parents Andrew Thomas and Minnie Anderson Westbrook. She was a member of the […]
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The TEA Party was Part of the Trump Phenomenon
Opinion by John Williamson: Of the many commentaries I’ve seen which try vainly to explain the Trump phenomenon in none has the effect of the Tea Party been mentioned. The tea parties had a major hand in giving the Republicans control of the House in 2012 and the Senate in 2014, but those elected Republicans refused […]
Read More »Gilmer County Emergency & Fire Report 11/6 to 11/12
Structure Fires: 3 Brush Fires: 3 Fire Alarms: 2 Emergency Medical Calls(EMS): 69 Extrication: 0 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 4 Vehicle Fire: 0 Hazard Conditions: 1 Air Transports: 0 Search/Rescue: 0 Other: 48 Total Calls: 124
Read More »Littering…. We Solved It Once
Opinion by John Williamson: How many can recall the slogan “Every Litter bit Hurts”, a part of Lady Bird Johnson’s effort to beautify America in conjunction with the “Keep America Beautiful” organization in the 1960’s? There were national public service advertising campaigns creating peer pressure to cease littering. As I remember, school children were conditioned […]
Read More »Mrs. Helen Vick McCollum: Obituary
Mrs. Helen Vick McCollum age 94 of Ellijay died Sunday November 13, 2016. Mrs. McCollum was born October 29, 1922 in Gilmer County the daughter of the late Moses and Irene Troglin Vick. She worked in the textile industry and was a member of the Sunlight Baptist Church. Her husband Homer Eugene McCollum preceded her […]
Read More »Post Election, Four Day’s
Opinion written by George McClellan: Politics is a nasty business. Four days after After Trumps decisive victory we are already reading conservative political sites warning us of the nasty surprises we will see, and worse, experience, coming down the road to meet us under a Trump presidency. That Trump is indeed our president-elect is because […]
Read More »Will You Return it – Please?
Opinion by George McClellan: Everybody has an idea about the things they think Donald Trump should do on day one. My preference would be a simple task, call the British PM and ask her if the British people would consent to returning the bust of Sir Winston Churchill so callously discarded by Obama eight long […]
Read More »Dear Editor and Citizens of Gilmer County
Dear Editor and Citizens of Gilmer County, As Chairman of the Gilmer County Republican Party, I would like to extend my gratitude to you, the Citizens. After the Primary has concluded, I met with my Precinct Chairmen and they set a goal to increase voter turnout in this election, and you did not disappoint. Last […]
Read More »Mr. Dennis D. Teems, Sr. : Obituary
Mr. Dennis D. Teems, Sr, age 65, of Ellijay, died Saturday, November 11, 2016. Mr. Teems was born December 3, 1950 in Michigan the son of the late Arnold and Peggy Hulsey Teems. He was a graduate of Gilmer High School, Pickens Tech, served in the U.S, Army and was a member of the Oak […]
Read More »Missing the Clues
Opinion by George McClellan: The Democrats, the Clinton’s especially, totally underestimated the wrath of the American people by ignoring the political, economic and social problems so clearly revealed by the elections of 2012 and 2014 that returned the Congress into Republican hands. Those millions of “little people” not within that special circle of “Royal” favor, […]
Read More »Mr. Charles A. Henson: Obituary
Mr. Charles A. Henson, age 85, of Ellijay, died Thursday November 11, 2016. Mr. Henson was born, May 28, 1931 in Gilmer County, the son of the late Robert and Willie Mae Painter Henson. He was retired from GA Marble Company and was a member of the Turniptown Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by […]
Read More »Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report 11/7 to 11/13
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, […]
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