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Hotel/motel tax passes first vote

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Gilmer County’s hotel/motel excise tax moved one step closer to rising from 5 percent to 8 percent. Gilmer County commissioners passed the first of two votes on the issue following a public hearing on the matter May 12.

Michael Bramlett, Jacob Callihan, Michele Penland, Sam Snider

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Q&A for Board of Education candidates

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

In advance of the upcoming May 24 general primary election, the Times-Courier asked candidates running for Board of Education Districts 4 and 5 to answer four questions. District 4 candidates are Michael Bramlett (incumbent) and Michele Penland.

Insurance agents Brett Cantrell, left, and Chris Wang, seated, were among those who spoke about local housing issues during a recent meeting of the Ellijay Downtown Development Authority.

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County’s housing issues discussed, questioned at DDA meeting

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Discussion of the county’s housing shortage and participation in a state housing plan development program became heated at times as the Ellijay Downtown Development Authority (DDA) heard comments from a concerned citizen and personal stories from local professionals at City Hall last Tuesday.

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Property assessment notices mailed

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The Gilmer County Board of Tax Assessors approved real and personal property value notices for 2022 when meeting last Friday. Real and personal property assessment notices were scheduled to be mailed out Monday, May 16.

The Lions Club Fairgrounds will be flush with locally-grown plants during the Garden Club of Ellijay’s annual plant sale Saturday, May 21.

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Garden Club of Ellijay plant sale this Saturday

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Plenty of locally-grown plants, and advice on how to make them prosper, can be found at an upcoming plant sale presented by the Garden Club of Ellijay. Local Garden Club members will hold the plant sale Saturday, May 21, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Lions Club Fairgrounds, 1729 South Main Street.

Information Please 2022-23

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Click here to view the magazine! With pride, the staff of the Times-Courier presents you our Information Please. Welcome to our publication and welcome to our county.

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Big Creek polling place moves

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Gilmer County election personnel are reminding voters who previously cast their ballots at the Big Creek Fire Station that the Big Creek precinct’s polling place will move come Election Day.

From left, James Thomas, Dennis Neal and Rex Davis are shown at a recent car show in Cleveland, Ohio, with Strip Teaser II, one of several dragstrip cars that once belonged to James’ dad, Bob Thomas. Dennis’ dad, Howard Neal, drove the car in races, while Rex’s dad, Larry Davis, built and tuned its inner workings.

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Strip Teaser comes home

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A dragstrip race car once well-known in and beyond Ellijay has found its way back home. Strip Teaser II, a customized 1965 Ford Falcon formerly owned and raced by Ellijay businessman Bob Thomas, was recently purchased by Bob’s son, James Thomas.

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Local man drowns in Allatoona Lake

Andy Ashurst - Publisher

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A man who drowned in Allatoona Lake was identified as a Talking Rock resident. Charles Matthews, 37, was swimming in the lake when a witness on the shore saw him in distress, according to a Georgia Department of Natural Resources incident report.

The three candidates for POST 2 Commissioner

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Q&A for POST 2 Commissioner candidates

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

In advance of the upcoming May 24 general primary election, the Times-Courier asked candidates running for Gilmer County Post 2 Commissioner four questions. Here is how they answered: What experience or skills make you qualified to hold the position of Post 2 Commissioner?