Education

Grants and Apple Festival preparations in financial approvals

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Several financial approvals came from the Board of Education this week with letters for grants, memorandums,…

3 years ago

Seamless Summer recognized in September BOE meeting

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Fighting childhood hunger, the Seamless Summer program is a Nutrition Department program of the Board of…

3 years ago

Gilmer Schools replaces turf on Pettit Field

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Originally discussed last year with the end zones appearing to fade and returning to the topic in…

3 years ago

Appeal filed as BOC and BOE discuss Tax Assessors issue

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - Both the BOC's special meeting and the BOE's monthly work session saw discussion after falling median…

3 years ago

BOC approves county millage rates for 2022

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - Set for final approval this week, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners held a special called…

3 years ago

BOE to advertise millage rate tomorrow

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga, - Gilmer County Schools was unable to set its millage rate last week in the July meeting…

3 years ago

Gilmer Schools hits fifth consecutive Award for Financial Distinction

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Through COVID, school closures, and changing Superintendents, Gilmer Schools is continuing what is fast becoming a…

3 years ago

Financial approvals come as BOE finishes fiscal year

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - June marks the end of Gilmer BOE's fiscal year and the preparations for the new year…

3 years ago

BOE to discuss vape devices and vapor detectors in June

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - An ongoing problems in the majority of schools in America, Vape devices have become prominent in…

3 years ago

BOE approves advertisement of Tentative Budget

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - With the school year ended and the Board of Education (BOE) looking to begin the new…

3 years ago

School Nutrition changes coming this summer

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer Schools will be seeing a major federal program end this summer for the Nutrition Department…

3 years ago

Food shortages come to Gilmer Schools nutrition department

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - "I've never been asked 'Do we need a refrigerated truck,'" said Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian…

3 years ago

BOE bids for Legion Road gas tank sees stark difference

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer's Board of Education saw a stark difference in two bids collected this week for installing a…

4 years ago

GHS honored twice for AP Honor School and a student as Georgia Scholar

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer Schools has reason to celebrate this week as Gilmer High School was honored by the…

4 years ago

First Candidates forum for Gilmer Elections in April

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - The Gilmer Chamber will be hosting the first candidate forum for the 2022 elections in the…

4 years ago

Gilmer approves revised bid for gym scoreboard

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer's BOE has spent four months analyzing engineering and specifications for scoreboards in the high school's…

4 years ago