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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…

2 years ago

County issues emergency need to replace HVAC systems

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Three units in the Gilmer Detention Center and another unit at the learning center connected to the…

2 years ago

Gilmer to re-establish Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Discussions arose this month as the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners approached the idea of re-establishing the…

2 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…

2 years ago

Gilmer prepares for winter storm

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - Citizens and authorities are preparing for a potential winter storm beginning tonight. The most recent statement…

2 years ago

Gilmer Schools sets Virtual Learning Days for coming storm

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - Across the county, people are preparing for a potentially dangerous Winter Storm over the weekend and…

2 years ago

Weather has delays and the warming center open for Friday morning

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - A new statement from the National Weather Service has authorities in Gilmer County returning to caution…

2 years ago

Gilmer approves 2022 budget in January

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Today saw the official approval of Gilmer County's 2022 budget with a special called meeting that is…

2 years ago

BOC changing the budget amendment process in 2022

ELLIJAY, Ga. - With just over a month until Gilmer's Board of Commissioners sitting down to the budget process and…

3 years ago

BOE and BOC Millage Rates advertised for approval in early August

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer County is nearing the August Millage Rate approvals and citizens are hearing those rates advertised this…

3 years ago

County Advertises Version 9 with a look to further changes later

ELLIJAY, Ga. - After months of debate, revisits, revisions, and deliberations, the Board of Commissioners is advertising its Land Development…

3 years ago

Development Ordinance Ninth Version to be discussed this week

ELLIJAY, Ga. - With the county's April meetings coming this week, discussion and debate is continuing as the Land Use…

3 years ago

Board of Education approves alternative to popular vote calendar

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - With two public speakers in the meeting asking board members to reconsider their stances that they…

3 years ago

Million dollar donation has county looking at Animal Shelter

ELLIJAY, Ga. - An announcement today from Gilmer Chairman Charlie Paris informed the public of an additional large donation to…

3 years ago

The Governor and Gilmer County honors Keep Gilmer Beautiful

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer County has cause to celebrate amid the year that 2020 has become as the Keep Gilmer…

3 years ago

BOC supports citizens in opposition to new transmission lines location

ELLIJAY, Ga. - "It's going to look like a runway," said Leon Watkins in the Commissioners August Regular Session. He…

4 years ago