It didn’t get much darker than on an average stormy day, but that didn’t stop many in Gilmer County from enjoying a partial view of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Above, at Harrison Park, staff and friends of Ellijay’s BehaviorLink ABA therapy office use their eclipse glasses to to watch the rare celestial event unfold.
Former Gilmer County firefighter/paramedic Kelly Buddenhagen holds the Dr. Zeb L. Burrell Jr. Distinguished Service Award, which she recently received from the Georgia EMS Association. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development and/or enhancement of the delivery of EMS care.
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Animal-themed signs go up around downtown Ellijay prior to the Woofstock pet party presented by Friends of the Gilmer Animal Shelter.
Classic cars, trucks and hot rods will be lined up at the park and ride on Craig Street during the Apple Country Auto Club’s upcoming series of monthly cruise-ins.
Janice Blanchard and her husband, Bill, traveled to Washington, D.C., in March to see her father’s unit be honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. However, after Janice tested positive for COVID, they watched the ceremony online. Here she displays some of the memorabilia of her father, Jack Stanley, who died in 2012.
A plant sale hosted by the Gilmer County Master Gardeners will be part of the upcoming Coosawattee River Resort Earth Day Fair at River Park.
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Brian Pritchard at the Fannin County Republican Party Valentine’s Day Banquet Feb. 3.
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