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Mike Sutila, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, fires a musket salute during a dedication ceremony for a commemorative America 250! marker outside the Gilmer County Courthouse.

Mike Sutila, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, fires a musket salute during a dedication ceremony for a commemorative America 250! marker outside the Gilmer County Courthouse.

America 250! marker unveiled at courthouse

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
It may be a mouthful, but an important occasion nonetheless — the United States’ upcoming semiquincentennial.
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Assessor board urges state-level talk on sales ratios

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The Gilmer Board of Tax Assessors is urging county commissioners to contact state legislators about criteria the Georgia Departments of Audits (GDOA) uses to determine property sales ratios.
Thomas Payne, who served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War, shows the few photos he has left from his tour of duty there. He was med-evacked by helicopter when he suffered a bullet wound through his hip on March 12, 1968.

Thomas Payne, who served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War, shows the few photos he has left from his tour of duty there. He was med-evacked by helicopter when he suffered a bullet wound through his hip on March 12, 1968.

‘A very real battle for survival’

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Loosely translated, Con Thien in South Vietnam means “The Hill of Angels.” However, U.S. Marines who were 200 meters outside the perimeter of their fire base there learned quickly “the devil lurked with those angels” when they were ambushed on Sept. 21, 1967 — 55 years ago today.
Nancy Adams, new Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for Gilmer County’s UGA Extension Office, arrives with a background in agriculture, teaching and helping with the 4-H program in Cherokee County.

Nancy Adams, new Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for Gilmer County’s UGA Extension Office, arrives with a background in agriculture, teaching and helping with the 4-H program in Cherokee County.

Adams is county’s new FACS extension agent

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Gilmer County’s new Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Extension Agent arrives with a background in teaching, running a family business and involvement in the 4-H program.
The county’s youth pick up meals at the Boys and Girls Club of Gilmer County, which was one of eight sites where food was provided during June and July.

The county’s youth pick up meals at the Boys and Girls Club of Gilmer County, which was one of eight sites where food was provided during June and July.

Over 25K meals served

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Gilmer County School System kept students fed over the summer with the help of selfless volunteers. Seamless Summer offered free meals to those 18 and under during all of June plus two weeks in July.
Higher logistics costs, including renting and fueling shuttle buses, have caused admission prices for the upcoming Georgia Apple Festival to increase.

Higher logistics costs, including renting and fueling shuttle buses, have caused admission prices for the upcoming Georgia Apple Festival to increase.

Apple Festival’s setup, admission prices going up

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
As the 51st annual Georgia Apple Festival approaches, the Gilmer Chamber and Ellijay Lions Club will soon build an event resembling a small city on the Lions Fairgrounds. As with most building projects today, inflation and price increases are impacting the festival set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct.
Members of the Gilmer Community Food Pantry Sack Pack team, led by volunteer Lu Hale, facing, work to bag weekend food for more than 300 local children.

Members of the Gilmer Community Food Pantry Sack Pack team, led by volunteer Lu Hale, facing, work to bag weekend food for more than 300 local children.

State-level changes could strike funding for local kid’s food program

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Pending changes to a state nutrition assistance program could result in loss of funding for a local program, as well as several similar ones in Georgia that provide food to local schoolchildren.
Capt. Brian Crump, of the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, gets a flu shot from Leigh Ann Dover, of the Gilmer Health Department, during last year’s drive-thru clinic at the ETC Pavilion.

Capt. Brian Crump, of the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, gets a flu shot from Leigh Ann Dover, of the Gilmer Health Department, during last year’s drive-thru clinic at the ETC Pavilion.

Drive-thru flu shot clinic set for Oct. 4

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
With flu season right around the corner, local residents will again have the opportunity to quickly and conveniently arm themselves by rolling up their sleeves at an upcoming drive-thru clinic held by the Gilmer County Health Department. The drive-thru flu shot clinic will take place 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Plans are underway to make the building at 127 Dalton Street, which neighbors the George Link Jr. Gilmer Arts Playhouse, the new location of the Gilmer Arts Gallery. A United Latin American Pentecostal Church currently in the building is looking for a new place to which it can relocate.

Plans are underway to make the building at 127 Dalton Street, which neighbors the George Link Jr. Gilmer Arts Playhouse, the new location of the Gilmer Arts Gallery. A United Latin American Pentecostal Church currently in the building is looking for a new place to which it can relocate.

Gilmer Arts moving forward with relocating gallery

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
A historic Dalton Street building will be the next location for a local art gallery.