As a part of the joint efforts in Gilmer County to clean up in honor of the Earth Day on April 22, Gilmer County’s Tire Amnesty Program has found resounding success. Having already brought in over 5,400 tires, this program is continuing at the Tower Road location out Highway 52 for solid waste. Exempting professional […]
Read More »Piedmont Announces ER Opening Day
Piedmont has recently made a press release announcing their April 3 opening date. After numerous delays and obstacles Piedmont is ready to open its doors for Gilmer County care. Along with their announcement, Piedmont offered the following release. Piedmont Mountainside Hospital today announced the opening of Georgia’s first freestanding emergency room. The ER opens on […]
Read More »Looking to the Future with Piedmont’s ER
As we wrap up this series delving into the Piedmont’s Stand-Alone Emergency Department (ED), we look to whats to come for the facility. In the 2016 fiscal year, Piedmont Mountainside, in Jasper, saw 27% of its total patient population come from Gilmer County. Currently they estimate 32% of the ED visits or approximately 25 patients […]
Read More »Joining Two Georgias
Gilmer recently became host to seven representatives from the Republic of Georgia as they visited our state to study and learn agriculture and entrepreneurship from our local businesses. The delegates met at the Bank of the Ozarks at Highland Crossing to begin their day as they have traveled to several counties in Georgia, and spent an entire day in […]
Read More »Gilmer BOE Being Investigated for High Test Scores
In a sort of twist, Gilmer Schools are part of an inquiry by the State Department of Education due to unusually high scaling Milestones test scores for 8th Grade Math. After results had come back with this particular group scoring far better than the state expected them to, a process began to look into Gilmer’s scores […]
Read More »Park Sterling Merging With South State Corporation
According to a recent release by South State Bank, a definitive agreement has been signed with Park Sterling Corporation, holding company for Park Sterling Bank. The release also states, “Combining the two companies will create a $14.5 billion in assets franchise operating throughout the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia.” While both boards have reportedly approved the […]
Read More »Gilmer Schools Targeted for Identity Theft?
Forensic investigations have begun in Gilmer’s Board of Education as 56 people have reported incidents of identity theft as they have been filing taxes. With both the IRS and a private RSM Securites investigation, local school administration has not found any breaches into their system. Officials have pulled email authentication logs, event logs, IP addresses, […]
Read More »JDA Accepts Executive Director Resignation
In a special called meeting, the Greater Gilmer Joint Development Authority (JDA) has accepted Executive Director Debbie Sadler’s Resignation. Citing Family and Personal issues, Sadler has now finalized her departure from the organization. The JDA’s next meeting will be held on the first Monday in May (May 1st) where citizens may expect to hear more […]
Read More »On The Town: The Shack
Controversy is something this world has way too much of. It is the bread and butter of many entertainment, and even news, networks. Maybe you have heard of the controversy from the 2007 novel entitled “The Shack,” and maybe you’ve even heard someone spouting something they heard or read but don’t really understand. Controversy tends to […]
Read More »The Trouble at the Tabor House
During their recent meetings, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners brought up discussion of what to do with the Tabor House. The building is in advanced disrepair and the Commissioners are seeking options. One interested party has already been looking into the building as a historical building, but it is uncertain that the anonymous party […]
Read More »Canning Gilmer’s Future
Along with the new Agriculture Facility, Gilmer Schools has also moved their Cannery to the new location at Clear Creek Middle School. Serving people from several counties including Pickens, Fannin, and Murray among others with even a few from both North and South Carolina according to Mike Bushey who runs the facility. Though the facility is […]
Read More »Operation Foster Child Preps for Care
Putting together a volunteer effort to support children throughout the Appalachian Circuit, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) members and community volunteers met to build backpack care packages for children going into Foster Care. Prepping for roughly eight groups of children separated by age groups, these backpacks are filled with items any child may need and […]
Read More »Miller, DePlanke Sworn In at Building Authority
Dallas Miller and Joene DePlancke have been reappointed to the Gilmer County Building Authority. Both having previously served, DePlancke has been reappointed for 3 years and Miller for 4 years. Each are currently serving their second term. Dallas Miller is also a member of the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners, appointed by the Commissioners to […]
Read More »Lower Cartecay Road Bridge Closed
FYN has been informed of a Georgia DOT (Department of Transportation) inspection on the bridge on Lower Cartecay Road that has deemed it “Unsafe.” Due to this, FYN has confirmed with Commission Chairman Paris that the bridge is closed at this time to public use. Authorities will be attempting to further inspect the bridge to […]
Read More »On The Town: Boss Baby
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, this had to have been a bet? I can see a couple of producers or directors sitting around playing games when one of them says, “I’ll bet you a hundred grand that you can’t make a decent movie around a title I make up.” Boss Baby tells […]
Read More »New Theater Sets Construction Date for 2018
According to recent release, the Georgia Theatre Company announced their intent to construct a theater near the Wal-Mart in East Ellijay. This announcement comes as according to East Ellijay City Hall, they were nearing the end of an agreement to purchase the land. Moving forward with the contract, officials say they could see construction beginning […]
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