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The downtown public restrooms could receive interior and exterior updates as part of a project being explored by the Ellijay Downtown Development Authority.

The downtown public restrooms could receive interior and exterior updates as part of a project being explored by the Ellijay Downtown Development Authority.

DDA discussing public restroom improvements

The Ellijay Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is looking ahead at renovating downtown’s public restrooms.
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Motorcyclist killed in accident

A man from Cumming was killed when his motorcycle hit a overturned camper. A GMC Yukon was pulling a camper west on Hwy. 52 Sunday, June 13, at 3:24 p.m. when the driver lost control and the camper separated, according to a report from the Georgia State Patrol.
The building at 945 Progress Road awaits renovation to become the new location for Gilmer County’s Boys and Girls Club. Relocation from the club’s current Civic Center location is expected to begin in December.

The building at 945 Progress Road awaits renovation to become the new location for Gilmer County’s Boys and Girls Club. Relocation from the club’s current Civic Center location is expected to begin in December.

Boys and Girls Club relocation back on track

The Boys and Girls Clubs of North Georgia (BGCNG) is moving forward with plans to relocate Gilmer County’s Three Rivers club to property on Progress Road purchased in 2018.  Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store Inc.
Above is a view of the facade of newly constructed Clear Creek Elementary School. The project is set to be completed by June 31.

Above is a view of the facade of newly constructed Clear Creek Elementary School. The project is set to be completed by June 31.

CCES construction on track

Clear Creek Elementary School is on schedule to welcome students and staff at the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. Charles Black Construction (CBC) has served as the construction manager at risk, and Allen Mauney has filled the role of project manager.
Midway rides and games will return to the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds with the upcoming Gilmer County Fair.

Midway rides and games will return to the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds with the upcoming Gilmer County Fair.

County fair will return in August

The Ellijay Lions Club is glad to announce that the Gilmer County Fair will be coming back to town this year following a cancellation of the popular summer event in 2020 due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s fair will take place Aug.
Supervisor Larry Young checks one of the industrial pressure cookers at the Gilmer County Cannery.

Supervisor Larry Young checks one of the industrial pressure cookers at the Gilmer County Cannery.

Gilmer cannery to open June 22

While closings and limited hours became the norm at many places last year, the Gilmer County Cannery actually experienced some of its best attendance to date. “We had better numbers last year than we’d ever had,” said Young Farmer Teacher Mike Bushey.
Cartecay Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Gary Nix, left, and assistant superintendent Dale Stanley with the Platinum Award the Ellijay-Gilmer plant recently received from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

Cartecay Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Gary Nix, left, and assistant superintendent Dale Stanley with the Platinum Award the Ellijay-Gilmer plant recently received from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

Water plant earns 13th consecutive quality award

Staff of the Cartecay Water Treatment Plant are proud to have recently received their 13 consecutive water quality award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP).
Claudia Bradford is pictured with a print of Ray Charles by her dad, Sidney Randolph Maurer, which is featured in an exhibit of Maurer’s work now on display at the Gilmer Arts Gallery.

Claudia Bradford is pictured with a print of Ray Charles by her dad, Sidney Randolph Maurer, which is featured in an exhibit of Maurer’s work now on display at the Gilmer Arts Gallery.

Musical icons up close in gallery’s Maurer exhibit

A special exhibit now on display at the Gilmer Arts Gallery features life-size paintings of some of American popular music’s larger- than-life figures.
A new sign in front of the “Pig Hill of Fame” at Poole’s Bar-B-Q promotes the Apple Country Auto Club’s monthly car cruise-ins.

A new sign in front of the “Pig Hill of Fame” at Poole’s Bar-B-Q promotes the Apple Country Auto Club’s monthly car cruise-ins.

Car club to restart cruise-ins this month

Members of a local charitable car club are gearing up to restart an activity that’s been on the backburner for nearly two years.  The Apple Country Auto Club will restart its monthly cruise-ins this month at a new site, Poole’s Bar-B-Q in East Ellijay. Cruise-ins will be held there from 5-8 p.m.
Beekeepers of Gilmer County members Steve Towe, left, and Robert Gifford, right, show new beekeeper Katy Wood, center, how to care for individual frames in one of the club’s hives.

Beekeepers of Gilmer County members Steve Towe, left, and Robert Gifford, right, show new beekeeper Katy Wood, center, how to care for individual frames in one of the club’s hives.

Beekeepers, hives busy as summer rolls in

As spring fades into summer, the Beekeepers of Gilmer County are busy -—- although perhaps not quite as active as the well-populated hives they tend. “This is when it kicks into gear.