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Monarch butterflies are among the pollinators that will be covered during an upcoming First Thursday educational program from the Gilmer Master Gardener Extension Volunteers.

A past scene of the Gilmer County pool, which is slated for demolition. (Photo by Mark Millican)

Attendees get a first look at Faces of Our Ancestors: First Families of Gilmer County Georgia during a book release party at the Gilmer County Library last December. Below, the front cover of the over 800-page book.

Through his nonprofit outreach foundation, professional athlete Tim Tebow, right, is the driving force behind the annual Night to Shine. This year, the prom event for children and adults with special needs will be hosted internationally by 800 churches, one of which is Cartecay Baptist Church in Ellijay.

rom left, Ellijay City Councilmembers Sandy Ott, Katie Lancey, Tom Crawford, Kevin Pritchett and Al Fuller prior to the council’s first meeting of 2020, which was also the first meeting for new councilmembers Ott, Crawford and Pritchett.

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During a recent Gilmer Family Connection collaborative meeting, Kristen Nespoli, of the U.S. Census Bureau office in Atlanta, talks about how the decennial 2020 Census will unfold this spring.

Torrie Reed (left) and Octavia Bushey make sure the cows stay fed and the area stays clean while waiting for participants to finish grooming before the show begins.

The Friends of Zion Hill are among the local groups of volunteers that have signed up to participate in the Adopt-A-Road cleanup program offered by Keep Gilmer Beautiful.