Yesterday Superintendent Jason Kouns announced that Gilmer County Schools will be in session Thursday February 20th and Friday February 21st.
Read More »Gilmer High Announces STAR Student and Teacher
Today Gilmer High School named the PAGE STAR Student. In order to be chosen as the STAR Student the candidate must have the highest score on the three part SAT test on one test date and be in the top ten percent or top ten of his class, based on GPA.
Read More »A Messge From Superintendent Kouns Regarding Closing
In an effort to be proactive and communicate with the community, Superintendent Jason Kouns issued the following statement by email, Tuesday January 28th, 2014;
Read More »Citizen Promotes Firewise Program; Is your home protected?
In 2003, the year of the Cedar Fire in San Diego, while parked in an RV, Elissa MacLachlan noticed that some houses were completely burned to the ground and some houses were left untouched. It was then that she learned that there were government programs to help homeowners prepare and secure their homes in case […]
Read More »Will Commissioners Dissolve Land Use Board?
At last Wednesday’s Gilmer County Board of Commissioners Special Called meeting there was discussion and appointments of the Board of Land Use Appeals.
Read More »25 Possible Jobs Coming to Gilmer County
Last Wednesday the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting. The special meeting was originally called to discuss the golf course, but other items were included in the agenda, one of those being the county’s first tax abatement of 2014.
Read More »Safety Concerns at Huff Mosley Stadium
At a presentation to the Board of Education Thursday January 9, 2014, Head Football Coach, Wesley Tankersley outlined safety concerns at Huff Mosley Stadium, as well as a proposal for renovations.
Read More »Kouns Named Superintendent of Gilmer County Schools
At Thursday’s regular Board of Education meeting the Board voted 5-0 to extend Jason Kouns’s contract 18 months.
Read More »Is Oakland Elementary for Sale?
Last Tuesday’s Board of Education work session in Gilmer County brought discussion of the property known as Oakland Elementary School. Oakland Elementary was closed in the 2011-2012 school year due to a budget deficit. The discussion surrounding the school took place as a result of a written proposal, letter of intent, from Mr. Bill Pierce […]
Read More »Concern with Custodial Contract
At Tuesday’s Board of Education work session, there was discussion of the custodial contract with Southern Management. Southern Management was the company the BOE went with when privatizing custodial services. The contract is due to expire in June, so the Board has begun discussing options for the future.
Read More »Indoor Athletic Facility on Track
At the BOE Work Session Tuesday January 7th 2014, Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Director of Operations, System Support, and 7-12 Curriculum, gave an update on the construction of the multipurpose indoor athletic facility.
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