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Some freeze damage to fruit crops expected, but extent not known

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Local apple and peach crops may have been damaged to some degree by a recent cold snap with temperatures in the teens and 20s, but it’s too early to know how much, the county’s extension agent said last week.
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Bridge construction set for December 2022

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Gilmer County has received information the construction of a new Lower Cartecay Bridge may begin by the end of this year. The schedule to let bids and begin construction has been changed several times in the years since the bridge was first closed in April 2017.
A March 26 drive-thru pet vaccination clinic will offer a number of vaccinations that dogs and cats can receive without leaving the car.

A March 26 drive-thru pet vaccination clinic will offer a number of vaccinations that dogs and cats can receive without leaving the car.

Drive-thru pet vaccination clinic this Saturday

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Friends of the Gilmer Animal Shelter (FOGAS) will be offering discount pet vaccinations at a clinic this Saturday. The group will hold its spring drive-thru pet vaccination clinic Saturday, March 26, from 8 a.m.
The Ellijay City Council has approved making the intersection of North Main Street, North Avenue and College Street an all-way stop.

The Ellijay City Council has approved making the intersection of North Main Street, North Avenue and College Street an all-way stop.

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Ellijay council OKs all-way stop, crosswalk for North Main

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
New stop signs will be going up at a much-travelled intersection in downtown Ellijay. When meeting Monday, March 21, the Ellijay City Council approved taking steps to make the intersection of North Main Street, North Avenue and College Street an all-way stop.
Kirk Cameron, of the Craddock Center, above, and Andrea Gibby, of Appalachian Children’s Center, below, speak about the purpose and goals of their organizations during a March 14 grant reception at Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store.

Kirk Cameron, of the Craddock Center, above, and Andrea Gibby, of Appalachian Children’s Center, below, speak about the purpose and goals of their organizations during a March 14 grant reception at Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store.

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Faith, Hope and Charity awards 260K in local grant funding

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
A number of local nonprofits and community organizations are receiving 2022 grant funding made possible from sales at a local thrift store. Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store Inc.
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COVID cases declining in county

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
It looks as though the two-year COVID-19 pandemic has finally turned a corner in Georgia with new cases declining across the state. Gilmer County Board of Health members learned that’s also been true locally during their quarterly teleconference meeting last Tuesday. Dr.