• Mrs. Gwendolyn P. Mulkey: Obituary

    Mrs. Gwendolyn P. Mulkey, age 66, of Talking Rock died Saturday March 5, 2016. Mrs. Mulkey was born July 18, 1949, in Pickens County the daughter of the late Weldon and Mary Lou Duckett Perry. She worked at Gold-Kist for many years, was a homemaker and member of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Pickens County. […]

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  • Mr. Ronald “Ron” Mooney: Obituary

    Mr. Mooney was born May 7, 1950 in Ellijay, Georgia and died Saturday, March 5th, 2016.  He was a graduate of Gilmer High School class of 1968 and was employed by Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office as an investigator for over 20 years. He is preceded in death by son Christopher James Mooney. Flowers are being accepted […]

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  • Mr. Letchwich Watkins: Obituary

    Mr. Letchwich Watkins, age 86, of Ellijay died Friday March 4, 2016. Mr. Watkins was born September 14, 1929 in Gilmer County, the son of the William Annis and Mary Marie Sluder Watkins. He a was retired from Lockheed, where he worked as a Blueprint Control Clerk, was a member of Ellijay First United Methodist […]

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  • Mrs. Nancy Marie Incorvati: Obituary

    Mrs. Nancy Marie Incorvati age 73 of Ellijay, GA passed Thursday March 3, 2016. Mrs. Incorvati was born May 12, 1942 in Geneva, OH to the late John and Adela Washer Natko. She was member of the Good Samaritan Catholic Church of Ellijay. Survivors Include: her husband, Tony Incorvati, of Ellijay, GA; children and spouses, […]

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  • Mrs. Nettie Mae Cantrell Chadwick: Obituary

    Mrs. Nettie Mae Cantrell Chadwick, age 91 of Ellijay, Georgia passed on Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Pruitt Healthcare of Jasper. She was a member of River Hill Baptist Church, born August 15, 1924 in Ellijay, GA, to her late parents Floyd Sanford Cantrell and Rosie Lee Reece Cantrell. She was a retired textile […]

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  • Reagan Couldn’t Get Elected Today

    Opinion by John Tutten: I am beginning to believe that if Ronald Reagan were alive today and running for president, he would never be elected. He might not even win the Republican nomination given the state of our culture today. His landslide victories are fading fast in our rearview mirror and I doubt we will […]

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  • Will the Real Contestants Please Come In and Identify Themselves…

    Opinion by George McClellan: Mitt Romney came, he saw, he stumbled… and confirmed my original pre-debate assessment that his enlistment to denounce Donald Trump as the very personification of wickedness and evil was simply the establishment Republican’s latest desperate attempt to save the Republican old guard from the destruction they truly deserve. The GOP is […]

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  • Gilmer February Restaurant Health Scores

    We strive to provide the most accurate and up to date inspection information. If you have any questions or comments about a specific inspection or about Environmental Health programs in general, please call the local office: Gilmer County Environmental Health  1 Broad Street; Suite 003, Ellijay, GA 30540 Telephone: (706) 635-6050 February Food Service Inspections: Bunk’s […]

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  • Mrs. Bluma Lee Frady Jones: Obituary

    Mrs. Bluma Lee Frady Jones, age 88 of the Boardtown community, Ellijay, GA passed on Thursday evening, March 3rd, 2016. Mrs. Jones was a member of Salem Baptist Church. She was born June 17th, 1927 in Ellijay, GA to her late parents Walter and Mable Irene Suits Frady. Bluma Lee retired as an inspector for […]

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  • Self-Destruction

    Opinion by George McClellan: After hearing Mitt Romney’s anti-Trump remarks today, I can only conclude that we are simply witnessing a last, desperate, futile attempt by the panicked Republican establishment, to derail our process of selecting our candidate to defeat the odious Hillary Clinton, and install theirs. The fact is, the base doesn’t trust the […]

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  • Gilmer BOC Regular Meeting Announcement & Agenda

    Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Announcement Thursday, March 10, 2016  Time: 6:00 pm  Location: Gilmer County Jury Assembly Room 1 Broad Street  Ellijay, GA. AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE: III. AGENDA APPROVAL: IV. MINUTES: February 10, 2016 Work Session February 22, 2016 Special Called Meeting February 10, 2016 […]

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  • Gilmer BOC Work Shop Announcement & Agenda

    Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Work Shop Announcement Wednesday, March 09, 2016 Time: 8:00 am Location: Board of Commissioners Conference Room 1 Broad Street Ellijay, GA AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER: Charlie Paris, Chairman II. AGENDA APPROVAL: III. OLD BUSINESS: A. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Update on River Park 2. Update on Whitepath Golf Course 3. Update on Airport and Public […]

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