The threat of typhoid fever, the possibility of a railroad through north Georgia and ample advertising of medicinal tonics.

The race for Gilmer County’s next Post Two Commissioner will head to a runoff in June.

Gilmer County Fire and Rescue is looking to recruit more firefighters and EMTs with a new training and certification program, which will start in August.

The Gilmer County School System’s Seamless Summer feeding program is set to begin in next Monday.

Forty-nine states with a half marathon completed in each one.

Two young cadets with Gilmer County’s Civil Air Patrol (CAP) composite squadron recently achieved a feat reached by a very small number of CAP cadets.

Unofficial election results from the May 24 primary show Gilmer County Post Two Commissioner candidates John Marshall and Tom Whatley will head to a runoff on June 21.

Tennis players are needed to fill two local courts for a fundraising tournament hosted by the Gilmer County Optimist Club.

Luke Bryant was named the Gilmer High School Class of 2022 valedictorian. Kinsleigh Purvis was named salutatorian. Commencement exercises are scheduled for Saturday, May 28, at 10 a.m.

Two Gilmer County deputies and five EMS personnel were hospitalized following exposure to suspected Fentanyl at the site of a vehicle crash.