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Gilmer County Fire and Rescue Paramedic Victor Wagnon is ready to serve with the department’s new paramedic response program.

Gilmer County Fire and Rescue Paramedic Victor Wagnon is ready to serve with the department’s new paramedic response program.

Gilmer County Fire and Rescue launches new Med Com program

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
A new paramedic program will hopefully speed up emergency response times and help with fatigue at Gilmer County Fire and Rescue (GCFR).“This way, we have a paramedic that can help respond to calls quickly,” Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Division Fire Chief Paul Beamon said.The idea is simple.
Gilmer County native Chuck Plumley's "Ranger School: Make it to the Morning" is a memoir of intense combat training for nine weeks in the U.S. Army. The book is available on Amazon, and has also been donated to the Gilmer County Library for review. To check on availability, go to sequoyahregionallibrary.org.

Gilmer County native Chuck Plumley's "Ranger School: Make it to the Morning" is a memoir of intense combat training for nine weeks in the U.S. Army. The book is available on Amazon, and has also been donated to the Gilmer County Library for review. To check on availability, go to sequoyahregionallibrary.org.

Plumley’s book details rigors of Ranger School

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
As Chuck Plumley sat in the doorway of of a vintage UH-1H helicopter used in Vietnam, preparing to parachute into a small clearing stamp of cleared land 1,500 feet below his feet in the North Georgia mountains, he was scared.
Deputy First Class Caleb Peardon holds a copy of “A Policeman’s Prayer” by Mabel Degeneste during his shift at the Gilmer County Courthouse.

Deputy First Class Caleb Peardon holds a copy of “A Policeman’s Prayer” by Mabel Degeneste during his shift at the Gilmer County Courthouse.

Local ladies encourage Gilmer law enforcement with poem

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Love, death and undying loyalty has brought a poem written years ago into the hands of Gilmer’s law enforcement services.“It began seven or eight years ago when our friend moved to Ellijay,” Joyce Barrett said.
Citizens Law Enforcement Academy participants learn from a Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office class.

Citizens Law Enforcement Academy participants learn from a Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office class.

New class graduates Citizens Law Enforcement Academy

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
There are three probable ways you can see what happens when a Gilmer deputy makes an arrest at 8 p.m. on a weeknight.The first is working at the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO). The second is getting arrested. The third is enrolling with the Citizens Law Enforcement Academy (CLEA).
Gilmer County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Jake Knight fires his pistol during a stage of shooting at the June 2026 Georgia Police and Fire Games. Below, Knight focuses on a target during a stage of shooting at the games.

Gilmer County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff Jake Knight fires his pistol during a stage of shooting at the June 2026 Georgia Police and Fire Games. Below, Knight focuses on a target during a stage of shooting at the games.

Fastest gun in Georgia

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) Deputy Sheriff Jake Knight first picked up a gun at 5 years old.He’s been shooting ever since.“Pretty much my entire adult life, I’ve either served my community or the country,” he said.
Gilmer resident Leigh Garrett votes in the primary run-off Tuesday, June 16. Below, Tommy Jacobs and James Garrett take their turns at the poll.

Gilmer resident Leigh Garrett votes in the primary run-off Tuesday, June 16. Below, Tommy Jacobs and James Garrett take their turns at the poll.

Primaries end with Post Two Commissioner close finish

News Staff
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Primary season came to an end Tuesday, June 16, as Gilmer found out who would be the next Post Two County Commissioner and who would be in the general election.Democrats have run no candidates for Gilmer’s Post Two Commissioner post, so the Republican primary determined the election winner.
Frank Wood was sworn in as district attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit in March 2024. From left are Superior Court Judge Alison Sosebee, who served as DA from 2012-2024, and Senior Judge Brenda Weaver. (Contributed photo)

Frank Wood was sworn in as district attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit in March 2024. From left are Superior Court Judge Alison Sosebee, who served as DA from 2012-2024, and Senior Judge Brenda Weaver. (Contributed photo)

Post-prom party case ruling not appealed

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
A sexual assault in Gilmer County that is alleged to have taken place during a teenage drinking party in May 2014 will not appear on a courtroom case calendar any longer.