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Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church will hold a smaller clothing and shoe sale in place of its two-day fall flea market this year. The sale will include a fill a bag of clothes for $4 option that has been offered at past flea markets, seen above.

Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church will hold a smaller clothing and shoe sale in place of its two-day fall flea market this year. The sale will include a fill a bag of clothes for $4 option that has been offered at past flea markets, seen above.

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Ellijay Good Samaritan to host clothing sale July 25

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Members of Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church will hold a clothing and shoe sale outdoors in the grassy area beside the church’s social hall, Saturday, July 25, from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Prom canceled

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Thursday, July 9, 2020
The Gilmer High School prom slated for Friday has been canceled. GHS made the announcement on its Facebook page Wednesday night. The school system has been in continual contact with local officials monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic.
Closed temporarily

Closed temporarily

Times-Courier temporarily closed

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Due to a chance that we have been exposed to a person who later tested positive for COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution, we are closing the office until further notice. We will reopen as soon as we deem it is safe. We will be manning the phone (706-635-4313) Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cartecay Thrift Store has reopened after being closed for more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from store purchases benefit several local community nonprofits and outreach organizations.

Cartecay Thrift Store has reopened after being closed for more than three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from store purchases benefit several local community nonprofits and outreach organizations.

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Cartecay Thrift reopens after extended closure

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Volunteers from Cartecay United Methodist Church (CUMC) who run a downtown Ellijay thrift store want the public to know that the store has reopened with several new safety precautions in place. “We may be the last store downtown to open back up. We’re definitely the last thrift store.
A lightning strike last week started the fire that destroyed the home of Terrie Leyden in Coosawattee River Resort, according to a fire insurance investigator.

A lightning strike last week started the fire that destroyed the home of Terrie Leyden in Coosawattee River Resort, according to a fire insurance investigator.

Lightning strike burns down home of local restaurateur

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Terrie Leyden Terrie Leyden had just sat down to take a break from getting ready for the next uptempo day at her restaurant, Cornerstone Cafe. “I had stayed in town because we had been so busy,” she said of the summer season that includes breakfast and lunch fare.
A master plan on file with Gilmer County Planning and Zoning shows how the High River housing development property will be divided.

A master plan on file with Gilmer County Planning and Zoning shows how the High River housing development property will be divided.

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Construction of housing development progresses off Highway 282

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Construction has progressed since the go-ahead was issued in January for the first phase of a 1,200-acre gated housing development off Highway 282 and Crossroads Church Road, confirmed the Gilmer County Planning and Zoning Office.
Whitney Sherrill took this photo from the Ellijay City Cemetery with a nearly full moon on the far right.

Whitney Sherrill took this photo from the Ellijay City Cemetery with a nearly full moon on the far right.

Family, Fireworks and moonlight

News Staff
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Families gathered in downtown Ellijay Saturday, July 4 for the annual fireworks display.