• Two Important Announcements From Georgia DNR

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON WOMEN AND THE OUTDOORS   MANSFIELD, Ga. (Aug. 19, 2019) – Ladies, have you ever wanted to head out to go backpacking or fishing or shooting, but not sure where to start? The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division can help! The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) […]

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  • Protect Your Family’s Future by Getting Vaccinated this August

    Protect Your Family’s Future by Getting Vaccinated this August Georgia Department of Public Health Urges Georgia Residents to Protect Themselves by Getting Immunized during National Immunization Awareness Month   NORTH GEORGIA – It’s time to really think about vaccinations. “August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and it’s when we particularly urge parents to make an appointment to get […]

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  • Construction to Begin Soon on State Route 382 Extension in Gilmer County

    For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 4, 2019 On Time, on budget: Road Improvements Continue Construction to Begin Soon on State Route 382 Extension in Gilmer County ELLIJAY, Ga. – Work could begin soon on improving and extending State Route (SR) 382 in Gilmer County. Georgia DOT has just awarded a contract to C.W. Matthews Contracting CO, Inc. of Marietta, […]

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  • 2018-2019 TRAC Soccer

    TRAC Soccer celebrated its 2018- 2019 year with an end-of-the-year picnic on May 14th. Many thanks to Bill Holt Chevrolet Blue Ridge and the Chevy Youth Sports program for supporting TRAC Soccer this year! Photo by Christopher Byrd

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  • Misty Mountain Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony – August 10, 2019

    Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony – August 10, 2019 Contributing writer, Susan Young Photos by Jim Gorman Quilt of Valor quilters from the Misty Mountain Quilters’ Guild in Blairsville, GA were honored to award Quilts of Valor to 10 local veterans who were touched by war on Saturday, August 10, 2019.  The Award Ceremony was […]

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  • Gilmer County Health Department Reopened after Power Outage

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2019   Media Contact: Jennifer King, (706) 529-5741, x13191 / [email protected]   Gilmer County Health Department Reopened after Power Outage   Ellijay, GA – The Gilmer County Health Department has reopened today, Thursday, July 11th, after a brief power outage. The Health Department operates until 4:30 PM on Thursdays and is located at 28 Southside Church Street […]

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  • Fay Starks Lock: Obituary

    Fay Starks Lock Mrs. Fay Starks Lock, age 80, of Ellijay, died Sunday, May 19, 2019. Mrs. Lock was born August 5, 1938, in Gilmer County the daughter of the late Willie and Carrie Mae Spivey Starks. She was a graduate Gilmer High School, Class of 1957, and worked as a bus driver for Gilmer […]

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  • Laura Jeannine Chesnut: Obituary

    Laura Jeannine Chesnut Ms. Laura Jeannine Chesnut, age 42 of Ellijay,GA passed on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019. Ms. Chesnut was born on September 9th, 1976 in Rome, GA to her parents, Jack and Joanna Chesnut. Laura was a 1994 graduate of Rome High School, attended Holy Cross Episcopal Church and owned a catering business. A […]

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