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The public is invited to check out the Gilmer County Library’s 2022 Festival of Trees and enjoy other activities at an upcoming holiday open house. Pictured is the Garden Club of Ellijay’s Festival of Trees entry, which features recycled “trash to treasure” ornaments.

The public is invited to check out the Gilmer County Library’s 2022 Festival of Trees and enjoy other activities at an upcoming holiday open house. Pictured is the Garden Club of Ellijay’s Festival of Trees entry, which features recycled “trash to treasure” ornaments.

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Holiday events planned at Gilmer library

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Gilmer County Library will show off its 2022 Festival of Trees, while hosting other fun activities, at a holiday open house Thursday, Dec. 8. The event will last from 5:30-7 p.m.
The procession carrying late Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and Gilmer County native David Ralston departs from Logan Funeral Home Tuesday, Nov. 22, en route to the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, where he was to lie in state. Ralston, who passed away Nov. 16, represented House District 7 (Gilmer, Fannin and part of Dawson County) for almost two decades and led the Georgia House as its speaker since 2010. He was laid to rest Sunday following a public funeral service in Blue Ridge. (ETC Photo)

The procession carrying late Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and Gilmer County native David Ralston departs from Logan Funeral Home Tuesday, Nov. 22, en route to the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, where he was to lie in state. Ralston, who passed away Nov. 16, represented House District 7 (Gilmer, Fannin and part of Dawson County) for almost two decades and led the Georgia House as its speaker since 2010. He was laid to rest Sunday following a public funeral service in Blue Ridge. (ETC Photo)

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Special election called

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
A special election will be held to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of Speaker David Ralston, who represented Gilmer, Fannin and a portion of Dawson County. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the Jan.
Orange barrels mark where a Daffodil Project garden will soon be planted at River Park.

Orange barrels mark where a Daffodil Project garden will soon be planted at River Park.

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Daffodil Project garden planned at River Park

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
A daffodil garden soon to be planted at River Park will bloom each year as a memorial to the many children who died during the Holocaust. The Ellijay garden will be among more than 100 Daffodil Project sites in Georgia.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

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Assessor board reallocates budget funds for office needs

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Gilmer County Board of Assessors approved letting some of their unused 2022 budget funds go toward purchasing office supplies and work clothing for assessors office employees when meeting Thursday, Nov. 17.
Construction of a rest room building at Harrison Park is expected to be finished by the end of December.

Construction of a rest room building at Harrison Park is expected to be finished by the end of December.

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Ellijay council updated on Harrison Park rest rooms

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
A rest room building at Harrison Park should be complete by year’s end, noted an Ellijay City Councilmember as the council met Monday, Nov. 21.
From left are teachers of the year Amy McGregor, Clear Creek Elementary; Beth Mooney, Ellijay Elementary; Aimee Melton, Clear Creek Middle and district teacher of the year; Joy Wingate, Mountain View Elementary and Beth Smith, Gilmer High.

From left are teachers of the year Amy McGregor, Clear Creek Elementary; Beth Mooney, Ellijay Elementary; Aimee Melton, Clear Creek Middle and district teacher of the year; Joy Wingate, Mountain View Elementary and Beth Smith, Gilmer High.

Gilmer’s teachers of the year unveiled

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Roy Sanford is pictured during his employment with the AVCO Corporation, in which he was chief engineer on a heat shield project for NASA’s Apollo space missions.

Roy Sanford is pictured during his employment with the AVCO Corporation, in which he was chief engineer on a heat shield project for NASA’s Apollo space missions.

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‘It gave him a purpose’

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Before moving back to his hometown of Ellijay in the late 1980s, Roy Sanford had already engineered projects that involved NASA spacecraft and had another job in nuclear testing that required high security clearance.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Lions Club adds White Christmas sign-up day

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Ellijay Lions Club will have a special sign-up day for its White Christmas program at the club’s headquarters Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. With White Christmas, the Lions Club provides presents for kids to families in need.
Speaker of the House, David Ralston

Speaker of the House, David Ralston

‘He did us very proud’

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Monday, November 28, 2022
David Ralston, Georgia’s longest continuously serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, was visiting a local funeral home when Kent Sanford saw him walk in on crutches. “I asked him what happened and he said, ‘Well, I don’t want to talk about it — but I’ll tell you.