At a Board of Tax Assessors meeting tonight, Chairman of the board Tom Porter has announced that Jeff Williams will probably be resigning as a member of the Gilmer County Board of Tax Assessors.
Read More »Early Voting for Runoff Election Starts Today!
Early voting for the August 21st runoff election in Gilmer County started today Friday, August 10th and will last until Friday, August 17th. Early voting can be done at the Gilmer County Voter Registration office located at 1 Broad Street, Suite 107 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information please contact your local […]
Read More »First Fridays “E Komo Mai” Mountain Luau
On Friday, August 3rd, the Gilmer Chamber of Commerce, Gilmer Arts & Heritage Association, and Better Hometown program proved that even a little bit of the Hawaiian spirit can make its way through to the mountains by hosting a Mountain Luau for “First Fridays”.
Read More »No Runoff for Bell This Time
After months of campaigning, Randy Bell effectively won the office of Post 1 Commissioner on Tuesday night against Tony Arbucci and Jerry Tuso.
Read More »Marshall, Starnes Bailey; Tax Commissioner Runoff
Out of the five candidates who ran for Tax Commissioner in Gilmer County in the July 2012 election, the two candidates that will meet in a runoff on August 21st are Rebecca Marshall and Chela Starnes Bailey.
Read More »Gilmer County Citizens Send Message to BOE
On Tuesday July 31st, the citizens of Gilmer County sent the Board of Education (BOE) a clear mandate after all three of Gilmer County’s BOE Incumbents in the election were voted out of their positions: Post 1 Incumbent Michael W. Parks replaced by James Waters, Post 2 Incumbent Kathy W. Jones replaced by James Parmer, […]
Read More »Voters are Out in Gilmer County!
Voters in Ellijay are already turning out to the polls today for the July 31st General Election Primary.
Read More »Water Authority has Annual Election of Board Officers
At a Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewage Authority (EGCWSA) Board Meeting tonight, the local water authority board had its annual election of board officers.
Read More »Video Gilmer County Sheriff Candidates Square Off in FYN Debate
At a Gilmer Candidates debate hosted by fetchyournews.com on Saturday, July 21st, all of the local candidates in Gilmer County running for office squared off in an evening debate covering such topics as, what the duties of their offices are to other topics such as, how they are prepared to manage budgets in their offices.
Read More »Gilmer County Saddle Club to Host St. Jude’s National Racking Horse Show July 21st
On July 21, 2012 Gilmer County Saddle Club will host the National Racking Horse St. Jude’s Show. Proceeds from the show will go to St. Jude to further research. St. Jude’s treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. According to their website, “St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering research […]
Read More »Roadblock Stops Traffic on 515
On Tuesday, June 17th, FYN had reports of a temporary roadblock on 515 and for all citizens to be on the lookout for a suspicious vehicle that could be carrying a rolling meth lab.
Read More »Ellijay Annexes Property on Highway 515 North, Sunday Sales to be on November Election Ballot
At the city council meeting on July 16th, the Ellijay City Council approved to annex a piece of property located in Gilmer County on Highway 515 North.
Read More »BOE Approves August Spending Resolution, Hears Public Comment
At the Board of Education meeting on July 12th, the board approved another spending resolution for the month of August, approved the May 2012 financial report, and also heard comments from Dr. Jim Hagopian, on behalf of the Gilmer Education Foundation.
Read More »Ellijay Will Sign L.O.S.T Distribution Certificate
Ellijay City Council has approved a L.O.S.T Distribution Certificate with a 16 percent distribution for the City of Ellijay.
Read More »Sanford Addresses Chastain Investigation in Town Hall Meeting
On Saturday, July 7th, Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Chairman JC Sanford conducted a town hall meeting in order to give his personal response to the Grand Jury Report concerning a civil investigation done of the Board of Commissioners.
Read More »Official July 31st, 2012 Sample Ballots
Below is the Official Republican Party Primary, Democratic Party, and Nonpartisan Sample Ballots of the State of Georgia for the July 31st, 2012 election. Both the Republican Party Primary Sample Ballots and the Democratic Party Sample Ballots also contain Nonpartisan candidates. The Republican Party Ballot will appear in blue, the Democratic Party Ballot will appear […]
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