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Dr. Mateen Akmal

Dr. Mateen Akmal

Local health care professionals get COVID-19 vaccine

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Above, Dr. Mateen Akmal received his COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Dec. 22, along with other staff members of Mountain Top Medical Center. Dr. Nadine Thomas (left) and Katie Lancey receive the vaccine. Pictured right receiving the vaccine are Georgia Mountains Health staff members Dr.
Hannah Frady (Photo by Jenna Oden/LaGrange Daily News)

Hannah Frady (Photo by Jenna Oden/LaGrange Daily News)

Hannah Frady honored in LaGrange Daily News 20 under 40 magazine

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Troup County High School teacher Hannah Frady was named the teacher of the year for the Troup County School System earlier this year. Frady, 30, has been a teacher at Troup High for four years. She’s originally from Dalton, but she was raised in Elljay.
Judge Weaver swears in Probate Judge Scott Chastain for a new term to last from Jan. 1, 2021-Dec. 31, 2024. Also pictured, holding the Bible is Chastain’s daughter, Sara.

Judge Weaver swears in Probate Judge Scott Chastain for a new term to last from Jan. 1, 2021-Dec. 31, 2024. Also pictured, holding the Bible is Chastain’s daughter, Sara.

Probate judge sworn in

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Kevin Johnson, Julie Johnson, Brenda Weaver

Kevin Johnson, Julie Johnson, Brenda Weaver

Chief magistrate sworn in

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
New Gilmer County Chief Magistrate Kevin Johnson, left, is sworn in for his first term by Chief Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver, right. Holding the Bible is Johnson’s wife, Julie. 
Becky Marshall, Scott Chastain, Danny Marshall

Becky Marshall, Scott Chastain, Danny Marshall

Marshall sworn in for third term as tax commissioner

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Gilmer County Probate Judge Scott Chastain swears in Becky Marshall, left, for her third term as the county’s tax commissioner. Pictured holding the Bible is Marshall’s husband,  Danny. 
Pritchett, Parks, Pflueger and Chastain

Pritchett, Parks, Pflueger and Chastain

School board members sworn in

News Staff
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Gilmer County Board of Education members Doug Pritchett (post 3), Michael Parks (post 1) and Joe Pflueger (post 2)  are pictured with Probate Judge Scott Chastain after being sworn in for new terms on the school board starting Jan. 1. 
Santa (Jack Senterfitt) Zooms into a visit with a local elementary school class.

Santa (Jack Senterfitt) Zooms into a visit with a local elementary school class.

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Santa goes Zoom, vroom for school visits

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
A Cherry Log man who’s provided Santa visits for local elementary schools the last several years initially thought the COVID-19 pandemic would nix all plans for such visits in 2020.
Welcome 2021

Welcome 2021

What are your hopes for 2021?

News Staff
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
2020 was certainly one of the most memorable years in recent history and a new year is right around the corner. We would like to know what you want to happen in 2021 — locally, nationally or globally. How do you want next year to be better or different than this one?
Mountain View Elementary’s Tina Watkins is joined by Gilmer High entrepreneurship students who delivered Christmas gifts to MVE last Tuesday.

Mountain View Elementary’s Tina Watkins is joined by Gilmer High entrepreneurship students who delivered Christmas gifts to MVE last Tuesday.

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150 elementary students receive gifts

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Christmas season was a little more merrier for 150 Gilmer students. A truckload of gifts made its way to Gilmer’s elementary schools last Tuesday and was delivered by students in Josh Snider’s entrepreneurship class at Gilmer High School.