Structure Fires: 1 Brush Fires: 1 Fire Alarms: 1 Emergency Medical Calls(EMS): 94 Extrication: 1 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 6 Vehicle Fire: 0 Hazard Conditions: 2 Air Transports: 4 Search/Rescue: 0 Other: 4 Total Calls: 114
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Gilmer BOC Special Called Meeting Announcement & Agenda
Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Special Called Board Meeting Announcement Monday, September 12, 2016 Time: 9:00 A.M. Location: Board of Commissioners Conference Room AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman II. INVOCATION & PLEDGE III. AGENDA APPROVAL IV. OLD BUSINESS: NONE V. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Action on Resolution 2016 Budget Amendments VI. CITIZENS WISHING […]
Read More »Changing of the Guard
Opinion by George McClellan: Yesterday, a bevy of world leaders descended on China to participate in the G20 Summit. China is this years host country. Chinese hate to lose face by committing social errors, inadvertent or otherwise, when those errors can be anticipated and provided for. Chinese will anguish over their “faux pas’ until such […]
Read More »Ellijay Women’s USTA Represent at Young Harris
Congratulations to some of the members of Ellijay’s local USTA women’s team. Many of them traveled to play in the Georgia Mountain Tennis Championships tennis tournament at Young Harris College on August 27th. Special congratulations to Nancy Cantrell and Karleen Ferguson for making it to the finals. Pictured from left to right is coach Lori […]
Read More »Mr. Robert S. ”Bob” Matthews: Obituary
Mr. Robert S.”Bob” Matthews, age 71, of Talking Rock died Sunday September 4, 2016. Mr. Matthews was born March 1, 1945 in East Hartford, CT, the son of the late Leo L. and Ann Shapleigh Matthews. He worked in the finance industry and was a member of the Cherry Log Christian Church. Survivors include: wife;, […]
Read More »GBI Investigating Inmate Death
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Georgia Department of Corrections are currently investigating the death of Christopher Verner, 23, an inmate at Appling Integrated Treatment Facility in Baxley, Georgia. On Friday, August 26, Verner collapsed at the Appling ITF and was ultimately transferred to Savannah Memorial where he died August 27, 2016. The GBI […]
Read More »Miss Krista Lauren Hyde: Obituary
Miss Krista Lauren Hyde, age 21, of Talking Rock, died Sunday, September 4, 2016. Krista was born June 5, 1995 in Pickens County and was currently a senior at Gilmer High School. Survivors include: Parents Rev. Tim and Lisa Ballew Hyde of Talking Rock, sister and brother-in-law: Emily and William Coker, Ellijay, grandparents, Deryl and […]
Read More »The Black Problem With White Society
Opinion by George McClellan: Generally, we feel safe when we know that we and our neighbors respect and obey the laws. It’s so engrained in fact, that we rarely gave it a second thought. For most of us it used to be that our first and only contact with law enforcement was when we got […]
Read More »Black Failure
Opinion by George McClellan: If we are absolutely honest, which political correctness will not permit, we would be openly, freely and fearlessly discussing the negative social pathology that has brought us misery, incompetence, hungry, destitution, crime and worse, an excuse for the destructive top down government control of our economy and our healthcare, all in […]
Read More »Gilmer BOC Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda
Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Thursday, September 08, 2016 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Gilmer County Jury Assembly Room 1 Broad Street Ellijay, GA 30540 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE: III. AGENDA APPROVAL: IV. MINUTES: 08-10-2016 Work Session 08-11-2016 Regular Meeting 08-17-2016 Public Hearing (Property Tax Increase) 08-23-2016 […]
Read More »Gilmer BOC Work Session Announcement & Agenda
Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Work Session Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Time: 8:00 M Location: Board Of Commissioners Conference Room 1 Broad Street, Ellijay, GA 30540 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman II. AGENDA APPROVAL: III. OLD BUSINESS: A. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Update from Joint Development Authority (Executive Director Debbie Sadler) 2. Update […]
Read More »“Check It Out” at the Gilmer Library, Week of 9/6 to 9/10
This Week @ Gilmer County Library: September 6, 2016 – September 10, 2016 Heath Lee – Library Manager GCL will be closed for Labor Day 2017. Child Programs Family Story Times Tuesday, September 6 @ 10:30 AM Wednesday, September 7 @ 4:00 PM Join us for this week’s story “A Pirate’s Life For Me!” All […]
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A Word of Comfort for You Today
Religion article written by Dr. Bob Allen: First of all, the Holy Spirit comes to comfort you by keeping Jesus lifted up before you at all times. Let’s consider the work of the Holy Spirit today. Learn how He works, and He will work with you, and for you. Notice how He worked in the […]
Read More »Mr. Maxie Howell Payne: Obituary
Mr. Maxie Howell Payne, age 75 of Ellijay, GA passed on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Mr. Payne was born October 24, 1940 in Newton, Mississippi to his late parents Howell R. and Louise Walker Payne. He was a graduate of Gilmer High School, Class of 1958, worked for Delta Airlines as a supervisor, and served […]
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