Thursday, May 12, 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: 04-13-2016 Work Session 04-14-2016 Public Hearing (Timber Ordinance) 04-14-2016 Regular Meeting V. FINANCIAL STATEMENT VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Action on […]
Read More »Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Work Shop Announcement & Agenda
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Time: 8:00 AM 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 Parks and Recreation (Kevan White) 2. Update from Whitepath Golf Course (Mike Brumby) 3. Update from the […]
Read More »Gilmer Chamber of Commerce May 4th Newsletter
Click here for the Gilmer Chamber May 4th Newsletter
Read More »“Check It Out” at the Gilmer Library, Week of 5/9 to 5/14
This Week @ Gilmer County Library: May 9, 2016 – May 14, 2016 Heath Lee – Library Manager The 2016 Summer Reading Program (SRP) begins 5/20/2016 and concludes 7/29/2016. SRP is for all age groups not just children. GCL will host fun, exciting events and programs for all ages throughout this summer. Check our Facebook […]
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Speaker David Ralston Responds to Governor Nathan Deal Veto of Campus Carry Bill
Speaker of the House of Representatives David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) issued the following statement concerning the Governor’s veto of HB 859, the Campus Safety Act: “I am deeply disappointed by Governor Deal’s decision to veto House Bill 859 – the Campus Safety Act. While I respect the Governor and his right to act as he […]
Read More »Ms. Tammie D. Griggs Johnson: Obituary
Ms. Tammie D. Griggs Johnson age 54 of Dalton died Tuesday May 3, 2016. Ms. Johnson was born March 22, 1962 in Whitfield County the daughter of Herbert and Joan Brock Griggs, She worked in the textile industry and was a member of the Mineral Springs United Methodist Church in Dalton. Survivors include; children and […]
Read More »GCSO Arrest Report 4/25 to 5/1
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, however, they are presumed innocent until guilt has been […]
Read More »The Glory of the Obama Legacy
Opinion by George McClellan: This years annual Washington’s Correspondence Dinner, Obama’s last try as a stand up comedian, disintegrated into a tawdry example of second class citizens laughing at uncouth third class jokes by an almost unknown negro comedian who, because he was a negro and on the cast of Saturday Night Live, assumed he […]
Read More »Mr. Kenneth Reginald “Reggie” Southern: Obituary
Mr. Kenneth Reginald “Reggie” Southern age 56, of Fairmount died Sunday May 1, 2016. Mr. Southern was born May 12, 1959 in Fulton County the son of the late Larry William and Dorothy Dean Bearden Southern. He worked as a truck driver for Mohawk Industries. He is survived by his children and spouses; Katrina and […]
Read More »Looking Back, Looking Forward
Opinion by George McClellan: How do we put the awful legacy of the past eight years of Obama behind us? How do we disengage from the imposed, stupefying social forces of top down management over our lives, and return to a proven form of successful government by the people, from the bottom up, that provides […]
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Gilmer Emergency & Fire Report 4/24 to 4/30
Structure Fires: 1 Brush Fire: 2 Fire Alarms: 1 Emergency Medical Calls(EMS): 60 Extrication: 0 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 4 Vehicle Fire: 0 Hazard Conditions: 3 Air Transports: 3 Search/Tech. Rescue: 1 Other: 3 Total Calls: 78
Read More »Mrs. Doris Christopher Ellis: Obituary
Mrs. Doris Christopher Ellis, age 82, of Cumming, GA, passed from this life, Saturday April 30, 2016. Mrs. Ellis was born September, 3, 1933 in Gwinnett County the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Hattie Moore Christopher. She was a Milton High School graduate, Class of 1951, a homemaker, founding member of the Greenwood […]
Read More »Unity
Opinion by George McClellan: Picture this: a brash, loud mouthed New Yorker goes to Alabama and 35,000 cheering people show up to hear him speak. He goes to North Carolina and as many thousands rally to his words. Everywhere he goes, thousands rally to hear him. That New Yorker is Donald Trump. His constant, unchanging […]
Read More »Meet & Greet with Andrew Lowman, Candidate for Gilmer County Probate Judge
YOU’RE INVITED, MEET & GREET WITH ANDREW LOWMAN Candidate for Gilmer County Probate Judge TOMORROW Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the ETC Pavilion 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 255 Legion Road, Ellijay, GA 30540 We welcome everyone to come out, meet Andrew, and learn why he is the best candidate for Gilmer County Probate Judge. […]
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