CHRISTMAS WEATHER: It will be an interesting Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Here’s the National Weather Service’s outlook: A strong storm system will bring moderate to locally heavy rainfall, with even a few thunderstorms, to the area on Thursday. An intense cold front will bring much colder air to the area late Thursday into Thursday […]
Read More »Gilmer County Chamber: Year End Details
Merry Christmas from your Gilmer Chamber family! Chamber Bytes will resume on January 4th! 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting This year, we’re bringing you all the fun of the Gilmer Chamber Annual Meeting from any destination you choose! You won’t want to miss our awesome guest speaker, Mark Richt, and the presentation of major awards like […]
Read More »Homeward Bound Pet Of The Week: Charlie!
Meet Charlie, a senior who has spent his life on a chain in the yard. His only protection from the weather was a covered porch with plastic sheeting. He is now enjoying regular meals and staying inside when it’s cold. Charlie does not have any expectations but is grateful for everything. He is about 9 years […]
Read More »Another Path to Election Corruption
Written And Submitted By George McClellan If we are in the least bit conversant with the US Constitution, we know our government was designed by the “consent of the people” with powers delegated to elected representatives, not career politicians or appointees, to represent the peoples interest in running government. Every US State has […]
Read More »The Weekly Word
Written and Submitted By: Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 (paraphrase) Let those of us who live in the light wear faith and love, and a helmet of hope. I read about a couple who discovered in an attic trunk, the torn, dirt and blood stained jersey of pro football running back […]
Read More »Homeward Bound Pet Of The Week! Tinsel
Meet Tinsel, a stray whom nobody claimed while in animal control. This beautiful, young girl is between 1-2 years old; 35 lbs. and has a ton of energy. She would surely benefit from a fenced yard and an active family. Apply online: www.hbpr.org We are located between Ellijay and Blue Ridge, GA.
Read More »And the Guest Speaker is…
Our Zoom Annual Meeting to be held on January 21, 2021 is sure to be a hit with Chamber updates, membership and community awards, and a special keynote speech by College Football Coaching Icon Mark Richt. Registrants have a choice to register for the meeting only ($15/per person) or register for the meeting with meal […]
Read More »The Unbearable Question of Legitimacy
Written And Submitted By: George McClellan The Establishment Deep State is in a dither that Trump won’t concede and worry why 74 million American Trump supporters won’t unify under the usurper criminal, Joe Biden’s leadership as the next President. “Can’t we just get along?” No, we can’t, no more than they could! Democrats […]
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The Changing Political Scene – Not for the Best!
Written And Submitted By: George McClellan In my previous essay, I used Paul Ryan as the best example to illustrate the depth of the political depravity of the Left to which the “elite” Republican party has aligned itself. Statesmanship, principles, honesty and integrity have all been discarded for a greedy philosophy of personal enrichment […]
Read More »Homeward Bound Pet Of The Week: Twix
Meet Twix, a 3 year old mix breed, who is shy at first but then wants to dazzle you with his figure 8 zoomies and plays hide and go seek in our fenced agility pen. He will chase a ball but is not quite sure what do with it once he has it. Twix appears […]
Read More »Another Conservative Point of View at this Thanksgiving Time
Written And Submitted By: George McCellan Greetings all and a Happy Thanksgiving to each and everyone. It may be our last as the Democrats have successfully managed to attack and close down reduce or postpone all our national holidays in the name of fear. What follows below is a post from another conservative forum […]
Read More »Why Republicans Are Losing Their Message
Written And Submitted By: George McClellan Do you remember the GOP’s last Speaker of the House Paul Ryan? He, and other RiNO’s like him, are the reason why Conservatism and the GOP is losing arguments in the field of political persuasion. Ryan said it was time for Trump to “move on from his election loss […]
Read More »Health Care and Holiday Promotions, Gilmer County Chamber Update
November 24, 2020 This Christmas, we are encouraging locals to shop Giftably Gilmer! Participating retailers are able to get listed on a shopping blog, receive a poster for their storefront, and receive a social media kit to help them promote their giftable items. Additionally, we are encouraging participating retailers and nearby restaurants to participate in a […]
Read More »Homeward Bound Pet Of The Week: Lollipop
The first thing you will notice about Lollipop is her beautiful fawn color coat and how it glistens in a sunbeam. When Lollipop came to us a month ago, she had just given birth, had a mammary tumor and is heartworm positive. She has now had her surgeries and is feeling much better. She enjoys […]
Read More »The Weekly Word
Written And Submitted By: Stephen A. Brown, Marketplace Ministries, inc. Proverbs 3:34 “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humility is not thinking less of yourself; its thinking of yourself less. Jesus told his disciples that the greatest one among them was a servant; and He came to serve, not to be […]
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