Congressman Doug Collins visited Ellijay on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, for a Meet and Greet with citizens at the River Street Tavern. During the visit, he took a moment to react to allegations issued by the pro-Loeffler group GUV. The candidate stopped for pictures and a short speech as the last stop in a day […]
Read More »BOC applying for CARES Act Grant funding
ELLIJAY, Ga. – A Special Called meeting saw approval for an application for a grant funding by Gilmer’s Board of Commissioners that could mean extra help for local departments’ needs for supplies and equipment outside of their normal budget. Some information on the CARES Act funding was delivered to the Commissioners during their meeting by […]
Read More »BOC Rescinds Real Estate Agent Resolution
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County’s Board of Commissioners has rescinded a resolution passed less than two weeks ago to accept bids on retaining a Real Estate Agent to sell of properties the specify. After an Executive Session, both present board members voted in favor of rescinding a resolution to engage bids from real estate agents. […]
Read More »BOE presents Tentative Budget with August Spending Resolution
ELLIJAY, Ga. – As they have continued awaiting budget information from the state who is still recovering from delays due to he Coronavirus spread, the Gilmer Board of Education is moving forward with their tentative budget now as they are receiving those numbers. According to Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs, state decreases are further hindering the […]
Read More »President of the Gilmer Chamber, Paige Hutto tenders resignation
GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – FYN has learned today that Gilmer Chamber President and CEO Paige Green has officially tendered her resignation to the Board of Directors. Green has worked in Gilmer’s Chamber for over 12 years and has worked in tourism for even longer since becoming Tourism Director in Eufaula, Alabama. According to a release […]
Read More »BOC to sell old Planning and Zoning Building
Downsizing its facilities due to moving offices around, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners is now looking to sell their building on the square that has been used recently as the Planning and Zoning office. The property disposal came before the commissioners in a Special Called meeting under an agenda item that encompassed both the […]
Read More »Board of Education advertises Millage Rate
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County’s Board of Education presented advertising for their 5 year Tax history and a Tentative Millage Rate to seek final approval in August. Looking back over recent years and comparing to 2020, the digest saw an overall 4.6 percent increase countywide. According to Director of Finance Trina Penland, the county’s […]
Read More »Commissioners advertise Millage Rate and Bond Millage
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer’s Board of Commissioners discussed their Millage Rate in a Special Meeting this July without one of its members. Having contracted COVID-19, the board’s third commissioner, Karleen Ferguson, was absent from the meeting for health and safety. The two remaining commissioners discussed accepting the rollback rate versus not accepting it. Very early, […]
Read More »Hit and Run shuts down Highway 52 East
UPDATE – July 26, 2020 According to a social media post by those claiming to be family with the deceased, as well as corroborating comment on FYN, the victim of the hit and run is Teddy Oliver. While law enforcement is investigating, comments and messages across social media are requesting any citizens who may know […]
Read More »Gilmer Sheriff’s Office resolves barricade standoff without incident
UPDATE – July 25, 2020 The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department has released the name and photo of the man involved in the incident and target of the warrant for rape. According to the statement, the suspect arrested Thursday on the warrant for Rape from Gwinnett County was Christopher Lewis Wallace Ellijay. UPDATE – July […]
Read More »BOE deciding details of return to school
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer has begun discussions of its return to school in August with details available to push back the starting date for students as well as offering an option for their return and will be making final decisions on details tonight. Debates have arisen among board members for restrictions and requirements for the […]
Read More »Employee from February incident out on bond
GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – February saw a threat and incident at the Gilmer Schools’ Transportation Depot as a single woman allegedly walked into the facility with a firearm. Now, nearly 150 days later, Mary Newberry has left the detention center on bond. Allegedly the woman behind the incident, she faces felony charges of Aggravated Assault […]
Read More »Gilmer calls Special Meeting for Millage Rate
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Millage Rate is one of 5 items on the agenda this week during a special called meeting of the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners to be held on Friday, July 24, at 10 a.m. The other items include the Swimming Pool, Vehicle Financing Documents, a Review of Roles and Responsibilities of […]
Read More »County approved commercial lot rezoning at Flint Mountain Development
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Holding their Regular Meeting at a special location, the Gilmer BOC (Board of Commissioners) met at River Park this month, avoiding the courthouse due to COVID-19 exposures. Due to the recent spike in cases and closures of many county offices until yesterday, the Commissioners opted to cancel their work session and later […]
Read More »County details cleaning and costs from Restoration 1
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County is amidst recovery from contact and exposures of employees to the COVID-19 virus in the courthouse, with cleaning concluded and new people getting tested daily for the issue. New details have come from last Friday’s, July 10, 2020, cleaning of the facility as the invoice from Restoration 1 out of […]
Read More »Public Health following contact tracing with cases in Gilmer County
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Public Health, and specifically the North Georgia Health District, is following with the recent spike in cases in Gilmer County and the citizens who have recently been at risk of exposure and those who have tested positive, including one in the courthouse. In a recent press release, Jennifer […]
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