Longtime Gilmer County band director and educator Joe Pflueger has announced his candidacy for the Gilmer County Schools Board of Education Post 2 seat.

My name is Reagan Griggs Pritchett and I am running for chief magistrate. I, like my namesake, am a Republican with conservative values.

The following letter was released by Gilmer School superintendent Shanna Downs yesterday:

Dear Gilmer County Schools Community, 

With the upcoming school closings March 16-20, the Gilmer Community Food Pantry board has decided to be open Wednesday to serve clients in a normal manner.

The St. Petrick's Day festivities scheduled for Saturday, March 14 in downtown Ellijay have been cancelled.

This is from the St. Petrick's Celebration facebook page:

Gilmer County’s pool now has a final form.

Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority board members amended a section of the authority’s sewer use ordinance that pertains to commercial grease disposal when meeting Monday, March 2. <

A man living in Ellijay has been charged with molesting a child.

A Gilmer County man was charged with injuring another person with a firearm in Floyd County.

Yes, it was only last November that you, the citizens, elected me Post 1 Commissioner to complete the term ending Dec. 31, 2020.