EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County Charter Schools has stated today that they will begin offering free meals of both lunches and breakfasts to all students attending classes in person on Gilmer campuses. According to their statement, “Effective Tuesday, September 8,2020 all Gilmer County Schools will begin serving free breakfast and lunch meals to all […]
Read More »New Boardtown Power line to be discussed at BOC meeting
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Georgia Transmission Corporation, the transmission service provider Georgia’s Electric Membership Corporations, including Amicalola EMC, is deep into plans for construction of large power poles and lines for the “Whitepath 46kV sub transmission line” along with the “46 kV/25 kV 20 MVA Whitepath substation.” Documents provided to citizens during public information meetings […]
Read More »Chamber begins search for new President
ELLIJAY, Ga. – In August, the President and CEO of the Gilmer County Chamber, Paige Hutto, announced her resignation to be with family and her husband in Alabama. Today, the Chamber has announced they are beginning their search for their new President alongside the Chason Group, a “search firm” based in Georgia. This group has […]
Read More »Paris discussed bridges and next year’s priority in Special Meeting
ELLIJAY, Ga – “Misplaced priorities” is what Travis Crouch, a local citizen, a former business owner in the county, and former Post Commissioner, called a preview into next year for the county. That comment came for one specific project as Crouch’s first spoke in the Citizens Wishing to Speak section on two bridges over Rock […]
Read More »Board lowers Bond Millage with final approval of rates
ELLIJAY, Ga. – A unanimous vote on Monday, August 24, 2020, saw the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners follow up on statements from last year where they discussed lowering the Bond Millage Rate in the county. While they did not approve lowering the rate in 2019, many citizens have continued discussing and pushing for the […]
Read More »County returns to rivers in discussions over trash
ELLIJAY, Ga. – After an impromptu speech from Post 2 Commissioner Karleen Ferguson at this month’s work session, citizens turned out in number to speak and support or defend their views on Gilmer County’s Rivers and the usage of them. Most of the discussion focused in one area of the county, and people from both […]
Read More »BOE approves Millage Rate and Budget
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – The second month of posting and readings for the Millage Rate from Gilmer’s Board of Education saw no public comments before Thursday night’s meeting. With no comment, the board continued forward with a recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs to adopt the Rollback Rate dropping the Millage Rate from 14.248 to […]
Read More »Details on body suggest no foul play
ELLIJAY, Ga. – According to authorities in the Gilmer Sheriff’s Office, details from the ongoing investigation into a body found inside of the Coosawattee River Resort are suggesting the incident may not be related to any sort of violence or heinous crime. However, Capt. Brian Shepard in Gilmer’s Criminal Investigation Division said that the Sheriff’s […]
Read More »County Passes Farm Winery and Mass Notifications change
Gilmer, Ga. – Citizens can already see the change today after final approval for a change in the Farm Winery ordinance is allowing local Farm Wineries to sell Georgia brewed beers in their tasting rooms. Having been underway for a while, the final approval this month is the last stage of the process and took […]
Read More »County finalizing CARES Act Grant for ambulance among other projects
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners is finalizing items this week and filing paperwork for the CARES Act Grant Funding. With the August 31 deadline, the county is trying to push through the paperwork and finalizations for the approved projects to the state and have the purchases made before that time. The […]
Read More »Sheriff tests Positive for Coronavirus
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson has stepped forward confirming that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has spoken out on his plans, recovery, and the Courthouse response. With some staff in the office allegedly sick as well, Nicholson said he started paying closer attention to his own health more than normal. […]
Read More »Will Gilmer feel an economic impact from cancelling the Apple Festival?
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With the recent announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 Apple Festival, many are still wondering about the impact, the decisions, and the virus’ toll on the festival season. Earlier this year, Chamber officials were planning on make-up days for the Apple Blossom Festival left over from May. At one point, discussions […]
Read More »Gilmer County August 11 runoff election returns – FINAL
GILMER COUNTY, Ga – The polls have closed for the August 11 runoff election. To review the unofficial election returns for your local, state, and federal races, check out the list below. Please remember all the results are unofficial until certified by the Secretary of State. Probate Judge Scott Chastain said he will be reporting […]
Read More »BOE accepts resignation of Stuart Sheriff
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – A special called meeting tonight saw a split decision from the board to accept the resignation of Stuart Sheriff. The Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services, Sheriff was a key part in many day-to-day operations. The vote to accept the resignation of Sheriff came 4-1 with Ronald Watkins being the dissenting vote […]
Read More »Paige Hutto speaks on resignation from Chamber
Inevitable. The decision to move home was coming sooner or later for Paige Green Hutto. The recently married President/CEO of Gilmer Chamber said she knew when she got married that she eventually wanted to move home to Alabama with her husband and family. “Family” is more than just the husband and kids. It is parents, […]
Read More »Gilmer will cancel the 2020 Apple Festival
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – An email has gone out today with an official statement from the Georgia Apple Festival Board of Directors cancelling the October event for this year, 2020. Confirming that they will allow vendor fees to rollover to next year’s event or offer refunds upon request, the Festival will be skipped in light […]
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