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Nick and Charlie Patterson are pictured with their children, Tucker, 3, left, Hadlee, 10, center, and Gunner, 1, right. Cherry Log Christian Church will hold a fundraiser for Gunner, who’s been diagnosed with the rare brain condition lissencephaly, Saturday, Oct. 23.

Nick and Charlie Patterson are pictured with their children, Tucker, 3, left, Hadlee, 10, center, and Gunner, 1, right. Cherry Log Christian Church will hold a fundraiser for Gunner, who’s been diagnosed with the rare brain condition lissencephaly, Saturday, Oct. 23.

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Church to fun run fundraise for Cherry Log boy Saturday

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Members of Cherry Log Christian Church (CLCC) are inviting the public to help them take to the streets (or street) of Cherry Log this Saturday in helping a young boy diagnosed with a rare brain  condition.
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Council OKs no-parking test run only for part of River Street

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Ellijay City Council approved a plan that will temporarily restrict some downtown parking spaces, but in a different way than originally planned by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.

With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.

Festival attendance tops 50,000 for both weekends

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.
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Speed cameras coming soon to school zones

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Just because a deputy or officer is not visible when a vehicle speeds by a school zone doesn’t mean the vehicle’s owner won’t get a ticket. Gilmer County commissioners unanimously passed the first reading of an ordinance allowing the use of speed detection cameras in local school zones.
Apple Festival vendor Ken Barker, The Clogging Potter, shows one of his handmade face jugs alongside wife, Rita. The two traveled from Tallahassee, Fla., for their first time as Apple Festival vendors.

Apple Festival vendor Ken Barker, The Clogging Potter, shows one of his handmade face jugs alongside wife, Rita. The two traveled from Tallahassee, Fla., for their first time as Apple Festival vendors.

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Apple Festival’s ‘triumphant return’

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Members of the Gilmer Chamber and Ellijay Lions Club were pleased to see almost 27,000 converge on the Lions Club Fairgrounds for the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s opening weekend Oct. 9-10.
The Highway 382-515 connector and roundabout are now fully open to traffic.

The Highway 382-515 connector and roundabout are now fully open to traffic.

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Highway connector open, work still remains

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
A new connector that links Highway 382 and 515 was made fully open to traffic in time for the Georgia Apple Festival’s first weekend, although orange barrels and some barricades still line the roadway as the project nears competition.
Sgt. Randy Beavers, of the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, gets his flu shot from Gilmer Health Department nurse Jennifer Vick during a drive-thru clinic at the ETC Pavilion Thursday, Oct. 7.

Sgt. Randy Beavers, of the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office, gets his flu shot from Gilmer Health Department nurse Jennifer Vick during a drive-thru clinic at the ETC Pavilion Thursday, Oct. 7.

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Drive-thru flu shot clinic vaccinates 100-plus

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Although persistent rain threatened to delay a drive-thru flu shot clinic held last Thursday at the ETC Pavilion, 108 took advantage of the easy opportunity to “arm” themselves against the flu.
Mayor Al Hoyle, second from left, and Ellijay City Councilmembers Sandy Ott, Tom Crawford, Kevin Pritchett and Al Fuller review the city’s proposed 2022 operating budget during a special called meeting last week.

Mayor Al Hoyle, second from left, and Ellijay City Councilmembers Sandy Ott, Tom Crawford, Kevin Pritchett and Al Fuller review the city’s proposed 2022 operating budget during a special called meeting last week.

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Ellijay council reviews 2022 city budget

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Mayor Al Hoyle and Ellijay City Councilmembers Sandy Ott, Tom Crawford, Al Fuller and Kevin Pritchett received and reviewed a copy of the city’s proposed 2022 operating budget during a brief special called meeting at City Hall last Thursday. The 2022 budget amounts to $2.
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Local Toys for Tots drive kicks off this month

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
While toy shopping for the annual Gilmer Toys for Tots campaign is done throughout the year, the 2021 campaign officially kicks off this month by starting to accept applications for assistance, as well as donations of toys and funding from the public. Gilmer Toys for Tots coordinator Ret. U.S.