FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at approximately 1208 hrs, a Gilmer County deputy stopped a black Chevrolet Silverado for speeding and window tint. Upon making contact with the driver, Bradley James Stone, and the passenger, Henard Alexander Blackwell, the Deputy could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A consent […]
Read More »Don’t Forget to Change Your Clocks – Spring Forward
Spring is quickly approaching this year. It’s the time again to “spring forward”. Dalight Savings for 2019 is March 10, 2019 around 2 AM. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed on Sunday. While changing the clocks it is also a good time to change the batteries in your smoke […]
Read More »Speaker Ralston Announces Passage of Heartbeat Bill (HB 481)
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kaleb McMichen Friday, March 8, 2019 (404) 656-5020 kaleb.mcmichen@house.ga.gov Speaker Ralston Announces Passage of Heartbeat Bill (HB 481) ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announces that the House of Representatives passed House Bill 481, commonly referred to as the “Heartbeat Bill,” on Thursday, March 7. The legislation is […]
Read More »Proper Pruning Pays Off
By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Almost all shrubs in your yard require some pruning from time to time. If your landscape is gifted with a lot of shrubbery or fruit trees, then you should take time to learn the why, when, and hows of proper pruning. Unsightly plants often result from not pruning or […]
Read More »What is Planting by the Moon
By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent Lately there’s been a lot of conversation about using the moon signs to garden. While I’ve not personally researched this practice, I decided to look into it because I’ve had phone calls and heard people talking about it. I learned that the Farmers’ Almanac is one of the original […]
Read More »Mountain Education Center awards students for hard work and dedication
Every night through March 6, students can earn attendance tickets, module and course completion tickets. These tickets will be in a nightly drawing for $25 food cards or 8″ HD Fire tablet + case at 7 pm each night. Each and every night for 10 nights, there will be a drawing and every other night the winner […]
Read More »Gilmer Mountain Education Charter High School News
Tonight was January’s Attend to Achieve Night, Mr. Palmer gave away an Apple Watch, and gift cards. Students collected tickets over the month for attendance, completion of modules and or courses. Students are rewarded every month for their hard work and attendance with different awesome incentives. Gilmer MECHS is proud to announce our staff member […]
Read More »Will the General Assembly reverse the 2018 GDOT carve-out on E-Verify for contractor bids?
Written by D.A. King **note this article ran in Insider Advantage. In last year’s legislative session Republican state Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) introduced legislation that gutted the process intended to ensure that the Georgia Department of Transportation hires contractors that are using a legal workforce. In the haste and bedlam of 2018’s Sine Die, Senate […]
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