ELLIJAY, Ga. – The suspect of a home invasion last week, Willie Lee McCoy, was shot by law enforcement during the incident, but has now escaped custody at the hospital where he was being cared for. According to Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson, McCoy was incapacitated and under heavy medication as he was life-flighted to […]
Read More »BOC splits vote to advertise budget
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Splitting the board in two, the final vote after months of work came down 2-1 for approving the advertisement of the Gilmer County Budget. The $21,711,407 budget is in the advertisement phase right now and available for public comment and perusal. Officially, there will be a Public Hearing the first week in December […]
Read More »Gilmer honors Veterans at Memorial Bridge
GILMER, Ga. – Celebrating or Remembering? A day spent in recognition of those military veterans who have served our country and fight for our freedoms was simply the basis of this weekend in Gilmer County. As soldiers and families gathered on Veteran’s Day this year, a ceremony was held to lay new bricks into the […]
Read More »Six new inductees join REACH
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Education celebrated on Friday, October 19, to welcome its six new students into the Gilmer County REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Scholars Program. The six 8th graders were hosted at Clear Creek Middle School with a ceremony for their signing of the program agreement in […]
Read More »Fire & Rescue Weekly Report 10/21-10/27
Dates Fire Alarms Emergency Med Calls (EMS) MVC (Vehicle Accidents 10/21/18-10/27/18 1 77 4 Haz. Conditions Other Total Calls 6 2 90
Read More »Board splits on Hotel/Motel
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners split their opinions on an idea to alter the Chamber and County sharing of the Hotel/Motel tax during budget sessions this year. Brought up during the Chamber’s meeting with the board by Post 2 Commissioner Travis Crouch, the two entities delved into what it would mean […]
Read More »Chastain looks to shed Elections from Probate Office
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Probate Judge Scott Chastain met with the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners in October to speak about the county budget in the Probate Office. Chastain spoke to Commissioners about budget increases to appoint a Clerk as Chief Clerk and providing her with a raise and additional traveling to training classes with Judge […]
Read More »GBI releases details of Gilmer shooting
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Willie McCoy, 39, of Ellijay was the only injury from Tuesday’s, November 6, shooting according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) press release today. Requested to perform an “officer-involved-in-shooting” investigation by the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI state that McCoy is alleged to have attempted to force his way into a […]
Read More »Early voting showcases election importance
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Elections office reported a record-setting first day of early voting. Maintaining high numbers compared to some elections, this mid-term season is shaping up to be just as important and well attended as the 2016 elections as we are already showcasing quite similarly to that year. Out of 20,491 registered voters […]
Read More »Meetings highlight an unexpected county budget
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners sat with departments and offices alike this month to look at proposed budgets that will make up the county’s finances in 2019. At this time, these are all proposed budgets from the Department Heads and Elected Officials. This means that the county’s coming meetings on Tuesday, […]
Read More »Ralston visits MVE to read as part of Georgia Pre-K Week
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Mountain View Elementary (MVE) school hosted the Georgia Speaker of the House, Rep. David Ralston, on Thursday, October 4, as part of the Georgia Pre-k Week program. Originally launched in 1992, Georgia Pre-K is a lottery-funded program serving four-year-olds in the state regardless of parental income. After almost losing the program to […]
Read More »Commissioners getting a raise?
ELLIJAY, Ga. – A “hindrance” is how Post 2 Commissioner Travis Crouch described the toll a Post Commissioner takes during their service. Having served almost four years and stepping down at the end of December, Crouch has led the board’s discussion on Commissioner salaries as he described in October’s meetings how it has affected both […]
Read More »Planning to make a plan in the BOC
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners is taking steps to make changes to how it deals with something that has been called “useless” and “a document you approve then throw in a desk.” While the Commissioner meeting spent a large amount of time on citizen’s concerns over Rainbow Lake, the Commissioner also […]
Read More »DA Sosebee begins information campaign in schools
ELLIJAY, Ga – The Appalachian Judicial Circuit’s District Attorney, Alison Sosebee, began her campaign today in Fannin Middle School and Gilmer High School with presentations for students about the rising trend of vaping in all forms. Speaking to the students she shared some of the responses that authorities have begun included harsher penalties for vape […]
Read More »PHS lockdown and what’s next in the Vaping Campaign
Jasper, Ga – The Pickens County Board of Education hosted a no-threat lockdown today on the campus of Pickens High School. Parents and citizens saw the Pickens County Sheriff respond to concerns saying: We currently have a team of deputies and K-9 units participating in a controlled sweep of the Pickens High School campus. While […]
Read More »Former Student found dead amid allegations
Cherry Log, Ga. – Amidst allegations and being wanted “in connection with kidnapping and sexual assault,” Bradley Justin Cochran was found dead yesterday in Metter, Ga from an apparent suicide. Cochran lived in Cherry Log, Ga and was a former student of Pickens County High School, according to his Facebook Profile. A release from the […]
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