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Assessor board continues over-65 exemption talk

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
While meeting last Thursday, members of the Gilmer County Board of Assessors discussed the possibility of again changing the way unattached structures are assessed for property owners who receive an over-65 homestead exemption.
Sheriff Stacy Nicholson

Sheriff Stacy Nicholson

Sheriff Stacy Nicholson announces he will seek re-election this year

News Staff
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Sheriff Stacy Nicholson and his wife, Stacie, live in the city of Ellijay. They are both members and regularly attend Friendship #3 Baptist Church in McCaysville. The sheriff is 48 years old and will begin his 30th year of law enforcement with Gilmer Sheriff’s office in March of 2020.
Doug Pritchett

Doug Pritchett

Doug Pritchett announces run for Board of Education

News Staff
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Doug Pritchett has announced his bid for the Board of Education Post 3 seat. Pritchett has served on the Board of Education since January 2019. In his announcement, Pritchett stated he would continue to be an advocate for all of our students in the Gilmer County School System.
Garden Club of Ellijay members Scarlet Howard, Bonnie Waldron and Joanne Waddey, fifth from left to right, and Heath Lee, Gilmer County Library manager, fourth from left, are joined by Jack Nunn, Lou Anne Nunn and George Bunch III, all family of founding garden club member Annetta Bunch, for a special Arbor Day tree planting in front of the library.

Garden Club of Ellijay members Scarlet Howard, Bonnie Waldron and Joanne Waddey, fifth from left to right, and Heath Lee, Gilmer County Library manager, fourth from left, are joined by Jack Nunn, Lou Anne Nunn and George Bunch III, all family of founding garden club member Annetta Bunch, for a special Arbor Day tree planting in front of the library.

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Garden club honors founding member Bunch

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Members of the Garden Club of Ellijay honored one of the club’s founding members at a special Arbor Day tree planting and dedication last Wednesday.  An ornamental crabapple tree was planted on the lawn of the Gilmer County Library in remembrance of Annetta Bunch.
Ginger Jennings

Ginger Jennings

From ridicule to reaching higher

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
It hasn’t been long since Ginger Jennings was ridiculed in school. The reason? What she was wearing. “I couldn’t be like other kids, who have pictures of when they were younger,” she said. “My family was really poor and we didn’t ever have a lot of stuff. We moved around Ellijay a lot.
Bradburn, Comenzind, Marshall

Bradburn, Comenzind, Marshall

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Four arrested in Fannin raids

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Fannin County Sheriff’s Office investigators have made four arrests and seized a large amount of assorted drugs with a street value of $120,000. The arrests and seizures resulted from search warrants executed two weeks ago at two separate residences.
Gilmer Fire and Rescue’s six lieutenants are pictured with their new helmets. From left, back: Mikey Bramlett, Andrew Burnette and Matthew Williams. Front: Chris Bird, C.J. Morris and Marshall Rhodes.

Gilmer Fire and Rescue’s six lieutenants are pictured with their new helmets. From left, back: Mikey Bramlett, Andrew Burnette and Matthew Williams. Front: Chris Bird, C.J. Morris and Marshall Rhodes.

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New lieutenants recognized at Gilmer Fire and Rescue

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Gilmer County Fire and Rescue recently promoted five employees to the rank of lieutenant. During a Feb. 17 ceremony at the local fire and rescue headquarters, firefighters Marshall Rhodes, C.J. Morris and Chris Bird received their lieutenant helmets and brass.