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At Mikella Rutter’s FCCLA tent, GHS senior Jaylin Vick turns first grader Hezekiah Richards into a tiger.

At Mikella Rutter’s FCCLA tent, GHS senior Jaylin Vick turns first grader Hezekiah Richards into a tiger.

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Family Literacy Night draws 1,029

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Gilmer County School System held its annual Family Literacy Night at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium last Friday. The event drew 1,029 people to Pettit Field as the county’s students visited booths hosted by GHS clubs and sports programs, as well as local organizations and businesses.
Joshua Robert Weaver

Joshua Robert Weaver

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Ellijay man charged with murder

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
An Ellijay man has been charged in the death of his uncle. Joshua Robert Weaver, 39, of Ellijay, was charged with murder and aggravated assault. Another relative discovered Crate Hollis Weaver, 65, dead in the yard of a residence on Roy Road at 11:49 a.m.
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School employees receive one-time $2K bonus

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Gilmer County School System employees are set to receive a $2,000 bonus in their April paycheck. The influx of cash arrives after Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended budget for fiscal year 2022. The one-time payment will be delivered to public state employees at the university and K-12 levels.
Gilmer County Chief Registrar Tammy Watkins, left, and voter registrar’s office employees Amanda Keith and Sherri Jones are pictured with the county’s absentee ballot dropbox, which will be used in the upcoming primary election. Georgia’s new voter law requires that the absentee ballot boxes be moved inside registration offices statewide.

Gilmer County Chief Registrar Tammy Watkins, left, and voter registrar’s office employees Amanda Keith and Sherri Jones are pictured with the county’s absentee ballot dropbox, which will be used in the upcoming primary election. Georgia’s new voter law requires that the absentee ballot boxes be moved inside registration offices statewide.

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Early voting for primary starts May 2

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Early voting for the upcoming general primary election will begin Monday, May 2, and it will be the first county election voting to occur since passage of Georgia’s Election Integrity Act last year. All in-person early voting will be done at the Gilmer County Registrar’s Office, 1 Broad Street.
The World Series Championship Trophy currently held by the Atlanta Braves will come to Ellijay in June as part of the Braves’s trophy tour of the Southeast. (Atlanta Braves photo)

The World Series Championship Trophy currently held by the Atlanta Braves will come to Ellijay in June as part of the Braves’s trophy tour of the Southeast. (Atlanta Braves photo)

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World Series Trophy coming to town

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Ellijay is among a handful of north Georgia cities that will soon welcome the traveling World Series Championship Trophy won last year by the Atlanta Braves. The trophy has been on the road since February, and 151 dates are included in the tour of the Southeast.
Members of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing panel representing Gilmer County, Ellijay and East Ellijay recently attended the first conference of the three-year housing plan development program in Cartersville. Pictured, from left: Melinda Hadden, Kent Sanford, Karleen Ferguson, Betsy Sheppard and John Marshall.

Members of the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing panel representing Gilmer County, Ellijay and East Ellijay recently attended the first conference of the three-year housing plan development program in Cartersville. Pictured, from left: Melinda Hadden, Kent Sanford, Karleen Ferguson, Betsy Sheppard and John Marshall.

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Housing initiative panel attends first conference

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Members of a 20-person panel representing Gilmer County in a state-sponsored community housing initiative recently attended the first of many conferences the three-year program will entail.
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Walmart property appeal headed to Superior Court

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
One of two outstanding property appeals the Gilmer County Assessors Office has left for 2021 will head to Superior Court, and it’s from one of the county’s biggest retailers.
The property at 17 Barclay Street, formerly the practice of Dr. Robert Bond, has been rezoned to accommodate apartments.

The property at 17 Barclay Street, formerly the practice of Dr. Robert Bond, has been rezoned to accommodate apartments.

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Ellijay council OKs rezoning former doctor’s office

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The Ellijay City Council approved a zoning change that will allow a handful of apartments to be built in a former doctor’s office building. The zoning change from GC (general commercial) to R3 (multifamily residential) was made official for 17 Barclay Street during an April 18 council meeting.
The Gilmer High School Marching Band takes to Disney World’s enchanted Main Street where the band was recently featured in one of the Magic Kingdom’s popular parades.

The Gilmer High School Marching Band takes to Disney World’s enchanted Main Street where the band was recently featured in one of the Magic Kingdom’s popular parades.

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GHS Band was Disney bound

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Members of the Gilmer High School Marching Band didn’t just experience the Magic Kingdom on a recent class trip. They marched and made music as a guest band in one of Disney World’s famous town parades.
The Ellijay Downtown Development Authority is recommending that nine parallel parking spaces on River Street, which were temporarily blocked by metal barricades last fall, be permanently restricted, this time using decorative trough planters.

The Ellijay Downtown Development Authority is recommending that nine parallel parking spaces on River Street, which were temporarily blocked by metal barricades last fall, be permanently restricted, this time using decorative trough planters.

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DDA recommends permanent changes to River Street parking

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Ellijay Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has approved a resolution recommending several parallel parking spaces on River Street be permanently barricaded.