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May 24 Primary Election results

News Staff
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Unofficial election results from the May 24 primary show Gilmer County Post Two Commissioner candidates John Marshall and Tom Whatley will head to a runoff on June 21. In school board races, Michael Bramlett (incumbent) won for Post 4 and Jacob Callihan for Post 5.
Zach Henderson is shown competing in last year’s inaugural Justin Elliott Memorial Tennis Tournament.

Zach Henderson is shown competing in last year’s inaugural Justin Elliott Memorial Tennis Tournament.

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Justin Elliott Memorial Tennis Tournament to raise funds for youth projects

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Tennis players are needed to fill two local courts for a fundraising tournament hosted by the Gilmer County Optimist Club. The second annual Justin Elliott Memorial Tennis Tournament will take place Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12.
Luke Bryant, Valedictorian, and Kinsleigh Purvis, Salutatorian

Luke Bryant, Valedictorian, and Kinsleigh Purvis, Salutatorian

Valedictorian, salutatorian announced

News Staff
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Luke Bryant was named the Gilmer High School Class of 2022 valedictorian. Kinsleigh Purvis was named salutatorian. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m. at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium. Gates will be open at 8:30 a.m.
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Responders exposed to Fentanyl

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Two Gilmer County deputies and five EMS personnel were hospitalized following exposure to suspected Fentanyl at the site of a vehicle crash. “All seven exposed members have been treated and released from the hospital,” said Gilmer County Public Safety Director Keith Kucera.
On Election Day, voters Mike and Gina Putman, with grandson, Ezra McClure, are helped by poll worker Andy Broughton, right, at the Ellijay Northeast (Lions Club) polling place.

On Election Day, voters Mike and Gina Putman, with grandson, Ezra McClure, are helped by poll worker Andy Broughton, right, at the Ellijay Northeast (Lions Club) polling place.

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Early voting high for primary election

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
As Election Day commenced, 3,406 Gilmer County voters didn’t have to worry about setting time aside for the Tuesday, May 24, primary. That many had already voted early in person, according to the Gilmer Registrar’s Office. “We couldn’t ask for better in early voting.
Apple Country Auto Club members Mike Keesee, left, and Mike Bramlett, right, present two new tool chests and an array of tools, also seen below, to Gilmer High School Auto Tech students Robby Sanders, second from left, and Nick Chadwick, third from left.

Apple Country Auto Club members Mike Keesee, left, and Mike Bramlett, right, present two new tool chests and an array of tools, also seen below, to Gilmer High School Auto Tech students Robby Sanders, second from left, and Nick Chadwick, third from left.

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GHS auto students receive tools of the trade

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Two of the top students in the auto tech program at Gilmer High School (GHS) should have little trouble finding the right tools for future repairs.
Shrine Club Drive is pictured before, below, and after, above, it was paved and striped last week.

Shrine Club Drive is pictured before, below, and after, above, it was paved and striped last week.

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Shrine Club Drive fully paved

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The timing couldn’t have been better for recent paving of a cut-through road adopted last year by the City of Ellijay. Shrine Club Drive was paved last week, just a few days before the Tuesday, May 24, general primary election in which the nearby Coosawattee Shrine Club was used as a polling place.
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GCSS pledges to ‘keep students fed’

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Gilmer County School System has money to keep its kitchens stocked, now it just needs to find someone willing to deliver the food. Gilmer and surrounding school systems are in a similar pickle as distributor U.S. Foods appears to be no longer interested in doing business in the K-12 sector.