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ETC fiberoptic technician Michael Reed splices a strand of the glass fiberoptic cable that provides broadband internet service to customers.

ETC fiberoptic technician Michael Reed splices a strand of the glass fiberoptic cable that provides broadband internet service to customers.

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ETC plans countywide broadband expansion

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC) will greatly expand its broadband internet service in Gilmer and Pickens counties with $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funding.
Judge John Worcester, left, swears in a past group of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. Appalachian CASA is among the local victim assistance organizations that could see reductions in federal VOCA funding this year.

Judge John Worcester, left, swears in a past group of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. Appalachian CASA is among the local victim assistance organizations that could see reductions in federal VOCA funding this year.

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Local victim aid organizations preparing for possible statewide cuts

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Several organizations that help victims of domestic and sexual abuse in three north Georgia counties are preparing for possible cuts in funding from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) that could take effect Oct. 1.
A Georgia Mountains Health facility that combines the health care provider’s local medical and dental offices will soon be built on Cinema Drive in East Ellijay.

A Georgia Mountains Health facility that combines the health care provider’s local medical and dental offices will soon be built on Cinema Drive in East Ellijay.

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New health care facility funded by $4.2 million from USDA

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Georgia Mountains Health (GMH), a nonprofit health care provider with medical and dental offices in Gilmer County, will use $4.2 million loaned by USDA Rural Development to combine those two practices in a new facility.
Flames engulfed Wholesale Tires, on Old Highway 5 North, early last Wednesday morning. (Photo by Gilmer Fire & Rescue)

Flames engulfed Wholesale Tires, on Old Highway 5 North, early last Wednesday morning. (Photo by Gilmer Fire & Rescue)

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Old Highway 5 tire shop burns

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
An Ellijay tire shop and garage was destroyed in an early morning fire last Wednesday. Gilmer Fire and Rescue and the Ellijay Fire Department both responded to the call.
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Sheriff says mental health reform needed

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston filed House Bill 1013 to reform the state’s mental health care delivery system. “Mental health issues touch almost every family in this state,” he said. “For much too long, our mental health care delivery system has been inadequate.
The colored portions of the above map represent Gilmer’s board of education districts that were adopted last month. The green line represents districts of the previous map that was drafted and used from 2012 through 2021.

The colored portions of the above map represent Gilmer’s board of education districts that were adopted last month. The green line represents districts of the previous map that was drafted and used from 2012 through 2021.

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New BoE district map adopted

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Changes to Gilmer’s board of education districts have been approved by a 3-0 vote. Georgia’s Legislative and Congressional Reappointment Office released its school board districts for Gilmer County last month. At the board of education’s work session Jan.
Gilmer High School STAR Student Kinsleigh Purvis, left, is pictured with her STAR Teacher, Ashley Stover. (Photo by April Teague/Staff)

Gilmer High School STAR Student Kinsleigh Purvis, left, is pictured with her STAR Teacher, Ashley Stover. (Photo by April Teague/Staff)

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Purvis, Stover named Star Student, Teacher at GHS

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Kinsleigh Purvis, a senior at Gilmer High School, said she feels “honored and blessed” to represent GHS as its STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the current school year. “I was shocked when I found out,” said Purvis.
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Town hall to discuss moving Big Creek polling place

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Voters who use the Big Creek Fire Station as their polling place can attend an upcoming town hall meeting to learn more about the possibility of moving that polling place. The town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the Jury Assembly Room of the Gilmer County Courthouse.