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Welcome to your Mountain Home

News Staff
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Click here to view the Mountain Home e-Magazine! Following our long winter, and the even longer two years we have just experienced, spring is welcomed with open arms here in Gilmer County.
Ellijay Police Chief Ed Lacey pins a Lifesaving Medal on officer Austin McArthur, one of two officers commended at a recent city council meeting.

Ellijay Police Chief Ed Lacey pins a Lifesaving Medal on officer Austin McArthur, one of two officers commended at a recent city council meeting.

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Ellijay police officers awarded

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Two Ellijay police officers were commended for their lifesaving efforts in the line of duty during an Ellijay City Council meeting at City Hall Monday, March 21. At the meeting, patrolmen Trevor McClure and Austin McArthur received Lifesaving Medals from Police Chief Ed Lacey.
The City of Ellijay is currently without a fireworks show provider for this year’s July Fourth festivities. (Photo by April Teague/Staff )

The City of Ellijay is currently without a fireworks show provider for this year’s July Fourth festivities. (Photo by April Teague/Staff )

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Fourth of July fireworks uncertain

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
July Fourth may look and sound a lot less lively in downtown Ellijay this year. The City of Ellijay is currently without a vendor to do the annual community fireworks show, confirmed Mayor Al Hoyle.
Pictured, from left: Jennifer Hays, Ellijay First United Methodist Church (FUMC) pastor Dr. John Brantley and Dean Carlsen, of FUMC.

Pictured, from left: Jennifer Hays, Ellijay First United Methodist Church (FUMC) pastor Dr. John Brantley and Dean Carlsen, of FUMC.

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Ukraine relief fund started at Ellijay church

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
An Ellijay church has started a relief fund for Ukraine through which donations will be handled by a Methodist outreach group with a good reputation for getting money where it should go.
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BoE approves gym video scoreboards for $297K

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Gilmer High School’s gym will have a pair of new video scoreboards at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. The scoreboard package was approved by a 4 to 1 Gilmer County Board of Education vote at its March 17 regular meeting and comes in at a grand total of $297,879.
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New phone system, HVAC for county

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Gilmer County commissioners used a special called meeting to finalize some outstanding details. Issues discussed included a new phone system for the county, an HVAC system for the jail and courthouse and division of the coming LOST period.
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Rising costs prompt water authority budget increase

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Board of Directors approved adjusting the water authority’s 2021-22 budget to compensate for rising costs in several areas when meeting Monday, March 21.
Pictured are some of the volunteers who are helping to restore the no longer forgotten Rose Cemetery in the Yukon area of the county. From left, in back: Susan Noles, Jan Cooler and Jane Tischler. In front: Judy Price, Barbara Murray, Jennifer Anderson, Phyllis Gutknecht and Rick Gutknecht.

Pictured are some of the volunteers who are helping to restore the no longer forgotten Rose Cemetery in the Yukon area of the county. From left, in back: Susan Noles, Jan Cooler and Jane Tischler. In front: Judy Price, Barbara Murray, Jennifer Anderson, Phyllis Gutknecht and Rick Gutknecht.

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Restoring forgotten cemetery an ongoing team project

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Members of two local history-minded groups are among those working to restore a forgotten cemetery in the Yukon area of the county. Rose Cemetery, the burial place at Raven Cliff Drive and John Teem Road, is believed to be an African-American cemetery dating back to the 1800s.
Members of the Apple Country Auto Club prepare for their cruise-ins to return to Poole’s Bar-B-Q in April. Pictured, from left, front: Chip Minter, Michelle Reece, Ronnie Garland, Linda Garland, Anna Grace Garland, Judith Burgess and Roy Smith. Back: Mike Reece, Jeff Welch, Linda Ewing, Mike Keesee, Jayson Garland, Rex Garland, Jimmy Dollar, Jim Logan, Mike Bramlett, Ronnie Prater and Andrew Miller.

Members of the Apple Country Auto Club prepare for their cruise-ins to return to Poole’s Bar-B-Q in April. Pictured, from left, front: Chip Minter, Michelle Reece, Ronnie Garland, Linda Garland, Anna Grace Garland, Judith Burgess and Roy Smith. Back: Mike Reece, Jeff Welch, Linda Ewing, Mike Keesee, Jayson Garland, Rex Garland, Jimmy Dollar, Jim Logan, Mike Bramlett, Ronnie Prater and Andrew Miller.

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Car club gearing up for cruise-in season

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Members of the Apple Country Auto Club are gearing up to restart their monthly cruise-ins in April with a full season of the events planned this year. The local car club held several cruise-ins last year at Poole’s Bar-B-Q in East Ellijay, which was a new location then.