ELLIJAY, Ga. – With the final day past, the Gilmer County Probate Office has announced the five candidates who have officially qualified for the November election for Post 1 Commissioner. Qualifying ran from Monday through noon Wednesday this week and even came with surprises for those who had previously announced their campaign but didn’t qualify […]
Read More »Keeping the Promise reaches $5,000 in fundraiser
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Heartlite Hospice Care finished September finalizing the numbers for their Keeping the Promise fundraiser from earlier in the month. Attendees met for a silent auction and wine tasting at Ott Farms and Vineyards on September 6, 2019. Throughout the event, volunteers from Heartlite Hospice hosted guests at the vineyard with live […]
Read More »CTAE Local Plan and other Reports approved in August BOE
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Education is moving forward with the first month of the new school year as they prepare last minute personnel, plans, and financial reports in the August Meeting. The board approved personnel but could still see another hire next month as Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs said […]
Read More »BOE presents 2019 Milestones results
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Georgia Milestones Assesment System (GMAS) scores were released this month after the state embargo was lifted at the end of July. Presented to the board, these scores show results from the 2018-19 school year as well as recent years for comparisons. While grades 3-8 separate scores into Math, ELA, Reading, Science, and […]
Read More »11 Qualify for Ellijay City Council
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Qualifying ended this week in Ellijay with 11 candidates on the ballot for the coming City Council Elections. While the position of Mayor saw no competition against incumbent Al Hoyle, the positions for council members have become highly contested for the three positions up for election. According to the official release from […]
Read More »515 Northbound shut down at First Avenue
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Authorities from Gilmer County Public Safety, East Ellijay Police, and Ellijay Fire are currently responding to what witnesses are calling a major accident at the intersection of First Avenue and Highwy 515 near Hardee’s. Authorities have shut down the Northbound lane of Hwy 515 at this time as they assist with […]
Read More »County requesting bids to demolish the old pool site
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The county is moving forward with and advertisement for bids to demolish the old pool after approval this month in their work session. Despite some slight confusion in having the entire board on the same page about using the location as the site for the coming pool, County Attorney David Clark urged […]
Read More »Honoring Veterans Day
“My dear, just make it home, and then we will take care of you…” A mother speaks to her young daughter serving overseas in the military during the war. A simple phrase that offered so much comfort according to this woman. We, as a country, have failed in the past. With stories of soldiers being […]
Read More »Post 1 Commissioner Election in Final Stages with Candidate Forum
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With five days left to election day, many citizens are still deciding who to vote for in the county’s Post 1 Commissioner campaign after the recent Candidate Forum. The five candidates in the race, Jason Biggs, Al Cash, Hubert Parker, Ed Stover, and Jerry Tuso, are still making strides in these final […]
Read More »Firefighter arrested on Felony Charges in Ellijay
ELLIJAY, Ga. – An arrest has been made in Ellijay this week on five counts of felony charges. Confirmed to have worked for the Fire Department, Michael Paul Chester was taken into custody by the Ellijay Police Department. Chester is facing charges of False Imprisonment, Criminal Trespass, Harassing Phone Calls, Terroristic Threats and Acts – […]
Read More »Pet of the Week! Featuring Sienna
Sienna is the star of the show this week! Come by the Humane Society of Blue Ridge to meet her and other wonderful cats and dogs that you can adopt!
Read More »Grants and budget bring upgrades to the fire department
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County’s Fire Department is finally seeing the fruition of over a year of planning, adjustments, and applications as they catalog the many upgrades to the fire department. It’s not just the fire protection that has seen these improvements, however, as Public Safety Director Keith Kucera and Gilmer Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman […]
Read More »Qualifying shows no election in East Ellijay
EAST ELLIJAY – With Qualifying finished and the names gathered, East Ellijay will officially skip the elections process once again this year. Each member of the current council has requalified with no one running against them. With no contest, City Manager Mack Wood tells FYN that the city will not be moving forward with any […]
Read More »Changes coming to Animal Control
ELLIJAY, Ga. – A couple from the area of Woodland Acres spoke in August’s Commissioners’ meetings about an ongoing problem with dogs running loose in the area. In the ensuing discussions, on August 8, 2019, Commission Chairman Charlie Paris promised citizens that changes would be coming to the Animal Control Ordinances of Gilmer County in […]
Read More »BOE meetings addresses issues before start of school
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Approaching the coming school year, the Gilmer Board of Education is covering last minute changes to the coming year with their July Meeting. Receiving some good news, Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs informed the board that while the State originally told them they would not be receiving bond money for bus […]
Read More »Attorney hired for pool project
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The hiring of a specialised attorney for railroad agreements was approved by the county in a Special Called Meeting this week with concerns over the planned agreement. As the county continues pursuing the agreement to cross the railroad tracks at the expected location of the pool project just off of Progress Road, […]
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