ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) dedicated a night special for its own seniors set to graduate this year. As a part of the graduation season, the school held a banquet honoring those seniors and their accomplishments. The dinner, held at First Baptist Church in Ellijay, honored those from the Gilmer […]
Read More »Fire & Rescue Weekly Status Report 6/17 – 6/23
Dates Brush Fires Fire Alarms Emergency Med Calls (EMS) Extrications 6/17/18-6/23/18 1 1 78 1 MVC (Vehicle Accidents Vehicle Fires Haz. Conditions Total Calls 12 1 12 104
Read More »Gilmer Chamber Awards Attendance Bonus to School Staff
ELLIJAY, Ga – The June Meeting of the Gilmer County Board of Education saw 10 lucky winners of a bonus as a reward for their attendance levels through the year. Sponsored by the Gilmer Chamber, the drawing awarded $500 to nine of the winners before the tenth name was drawn as the winner of a […]
Read More »BOE asks for citizen input on 2020 ESPLOST
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Education is almost halfway through its current ESPLOST plan completing projects like the renovations on Huff Mosley Stadium, building a new Agriculture Education center, and the current renovations to Gilmer High School. However, anticipating the process needed to prepare for continuing the ESPLOST after this one ends in […]
Read More »Tractor Trailer hits power lines at Water Authority
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewerage Authority sustained a small incident today as a tractor-trailer took out a power line on the site. According to Gilmer County Public Safety Director Tony Pritchett, the accident caused a small brush fire at the base of the pole. The incident did spread further, however, in […]
Read More »BOE could final adopt FY 19 Budget Thursday
ELLIJAY, Ga. – The Gilmer County Board of Education has met its two meeting requirement and could be set to approve final adoption of their $43 million budget. If adopted, the item will change from the tentative budget to the official FY 19 budget for the BOE. Any wishing to speak on the topic should […]
Read More »Fire & Rescue Weekly Status Report 6/10 – 6/16
Dates Emergency Med Calls (EMS) MVC (Vehicle Accidents Vehicle Fires 6/10/18-6/16/18 79 11 1 Haz. Conditions Search/Tech. Rescue Other Total Calls 4 2 2 99
Read More »Gilmer “survives” the storm
ELLIJAY, Ga. – As Gilmer continues to clean up and recover from Saturday mornings storm, officials are beginning to assess damage and costs for the county. According to Public Safety Director Tony Pritchett, around 4 a.m. on Saturday morning emergency services began receiving calls for aid around the county. As one of the hardest hit […]
Read More »New Theater Officially Open in East Ellijay
East Ellijay, Ga. – Though expected for almost a year now, the Georgia Theater Company (GTC) has officially opened its doors on its newest addition, Mountain Cinemas in East Ellijay. The theater boasts eight screens of digital projection film, an in-house bar and grill called Outtakes, and usual concessions like popcorn and candy. Each theater is […]
Read More »Fetching Features: a look at Gilmer Sheriff Stacy Nicholson
Out of 159 sheriffs in the Sheriff’s Association, nine serve as regional vice-presidents. Then, there is the executive board with a first vice president, second vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and the president of the Sheriff’s Association. This year, the position of president is filled by Gilmer County’s own Sheriff Stacy Nicholson. After serving for six years as […]
Read More »Fire & Rescue Weekly Status Report 6/24 – 6/30
Dates Structure Fires Fire Alarms Emergency Med Calls (EMS) MVC (Vehicle Accidents 6/24/18-6/30/18 2 1 63 9 Vehicle Fires Haz. Conditions Search/Tech. Rescue Other Total Calls 1 30 1 2 109
Read More »Double L break-in prompts special thank you
Ellijay, Ga – Early in the morning of June 11, the Double L Log Cabin was victimized by a burglary just before 1 a.m. An alarm set off at that time prompted a call from the security service to owner Lisa Dillard. Dillard says she has dealt with a false alarm before but asked them […]
Read More »On the Town: Ant-Man and the Wasp
At what point does a joke become obnoxious? repetitive? It’s a problem I personally have with comedy that I can never quite grasp. If you do the same gag over and over, it loses some of its panache. The greats know that a key to comedy is timing. The right timing of a joke as […]
Read More »Is Ellijay the “Nicest Place?”
ELLIJAY, GA. – A recent listing as a finalist in the Nicest Places in America, Ellijay is garnering extra attention from the nation as a whole. Hosted on the USA Today 10Best.com website, the poll actually encompasses a cooperation including Reader’s Digest Magazine as well as Good Morning America. Even further, the poll draws in judges from other […]
Read More »BOC discusses new school zoning for BOE
ELLIJAY, Ga. – During their June meeting, the Gilmer Board of Commissioners saw an item requesting a rezoning to PI-1 for the Gilmer County Board of Education. This item is a part of planning and preparations for a new school to be built on the school’s Clear Creek property next to Clear Creek Middle School […]
Read More »East Ellijay Council continues millage and SPLOST
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Finances became a main focus in a late June meeting of the East Ellijay City Council as they addressed the city’s tax exemption and the new intergovernmental SPLOST referendum. While simply continuing what has been in effect for East Ellijay for years, the city still needed an official motion for continuing the […]
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