Dawn Lade of the American Legion Post 82 Auxiliary stands in front of the new mural she had a vision for at the facility on Legion Road. The muralist from South Carolina who did the patriotic work wishes to remain anonymous, she said.

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From left, Rebecca Harrell, Renee Lake and Cat Benitez play a game of mahjong together at Mahjong in the Mountains.

Kids celebrate after finishing their first Monday of school at Ellijay Elementary School. From left are Marcus Riddle, Kaiden Tucker, Stephanie Lopez Pacheco, Melissa Ball and Oliver Collins.

State Senator Steve Gooch stands in front of a rug from Speaker David Ralston’s office at the State Capitol. Ralston was honored by UNG with a building named after him on the Blue Ridge campus.

A man gets his fingerprints taken by the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department. (Photo contributed by Captain Frank Copeland)

The current Gilmer County Health Department building.

From left, grandchild Bryan Roper, grandfather and neighbor Dwayne Davenport, barn repairers Mark Belongie and Ronnie Herendon.

The Cooperative Extension Service office in Ellijay at 1123 Progress Road is serving as the site for community members to drop off diapers for clients of the local Department of Family and Children Services. Donations will be accepted on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and diapers can also be picked up by CES staff members by contacting the agency.

Jasper Wigington, a local 3-year-old, is going through chemo treatment.