roads

County supporting Hwy 136 and Hwy 183 Scenic Byway

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Joining in support with Dawson County and the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Commissioners…

4 years ago

Road damages total $350,000 from March’s storm devastation

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - The "third worst storm" in recent history is what Public Works Director Jim Smith called the…

5 years ago

New budget could bring changes to Public Works in 2021

ELLIJAY, Ga. - "The year of Roads and Bridges" is what Gilmer Commissioner Chairman Charlie Paris said he wanted for…

5 years ago

Commissioners adopt Moratorium on Greenspace subdivision roads

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Originally considered for Class D and Class E roads, Gilmer's Board of Commissioners is placing a moratorium…

6 years ago

Paris discussed bridges and next year’s priority in Special Meeting

ELLIJAY, Ga - "Misplaced priorities" is what Travis Crouch, a local citizen, a former business owner in the county, and…

6 years ago

Pool design changes again with approval to begin bidding

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer's pool has undergone another edit in the weeks since the last meeting where the design was…

6 years ago

Roads and Bridges discussion turns to TSPLOST support

Gilmer County’s freshly restored-to-three Board of Commissioners is delving deep into talks with citizens on the topic of roads and…

6 years ago

TSPLOST vote will be on ballot in 2020

ELLIJAY, Ga. - A unanimous vote this week from the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners (BOC) gave final approval to…

6 years ago

Major issues to be discussed at final 2019 BOC meeting

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Gilmer County is not taking the final month of 2019 easy as published agendas for next week…

6 years ago

Sheriff’s warning for floods in Gilmer

ELLIJAY, Ga. - With confirmation of roads in and around Ellijay and East Ellijay, the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office has…

7 years ago

Board splits on Hotel/Motel

ELLIJAY, Ga. - The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners split their opinions on an idea to alter the Chamber and…

8 years ago

Gilmer “survives” the storm

ELLIJAY, Ga. - As Gilmer continues to clean up and recover from Saturday mornings storm, officials are beginning to assess…

8 years ago

Inmate trash pickup returns

(Photo by Gilmer County Sheriff's Office) ELLIJAY, Ga. - The Gilmer County Board of Commissioners (BOC) has been considering litter…

8 years ago

Road Median Flowers

Before the cold turned them brown, I was getting questions about the flowers planted in the road median between Blue…

8 years ago

Snow in Gilmer could cause further issues with refreezing

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Authorities continue to monitor and patrol the area, but citizens are even beginning to venture back out…

8 years ago

Ellijay accepts two roads to maintenance system

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Updates to the project on Victory Circle came in Ellijay's December Council Meeting. The project, officially named…

8 years ago