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Last haircut

Last haircut

Last cut

News Staff
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
City Barber Shop owner Marcelle Lowry prepares her final customer, David Westmoreland, to get his hair cut at the end of the shop’s last day of business Thursday, Feb. 22.
Sue Hriljac, Smart Babies facilitator for The Craddock Center, goes over course material during a recent Smart Babies workshop at Safe Choice Pregnancy Care Center.

Sue Hriljac, Smart Babies facilitator for The Craddock Center, goes over course material during a recent Smart Babies workshop at Safe Choice Pregnancy Care Center.

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Smart Babies offers educational tips, tools for new parents

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A new, free program being offered locally was designed to help new parents better prepare their children for early learning. Smart Babies was developed by personnel from The Craddock Center, a Cherry Log nonprofit that offers various learning and childhood literacy programs.
Mary Encinias, who’s coped with brittle bone disease since childhood, is shown celebrating her 70th birthday.

Mary Encinias, who’s coped with brittle bone disease since childhood, is shown celebrating her 70th birthday.

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Rare bone disease hasn’t broken Encinias’ spirit

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Most people might experience one or a couple of broken bones in their whole lifetime. One local woman has had at least 65 bone fractures in her 70 years with the rare bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta, but she’s kept right on going.
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April 1 property exemption deadline approaching

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The deadline for filing a variety of property tax exemptions is just around the corner. At a Feb. 15 board of assessors meeting, Chief Appraiser Theresa Gooch confirmed the deadline is April 1 for filing multiple types of homestead exemptions and property returns for the current tax year.
City Barber Shop owner Marcelle Arnold Lowry will soon be closing the doors to the over 100-year-old North Main Street business for the last time.

City Barber Shop owner Marcelle Arnold Lowry will soon be closing the doors to the over 100-year-old North Main Street business for the last time.

City Barber Shop, downtown fixture for over a century, to close

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Downtown Ellijay is losing a fixture of North Main Street, which is among the town’s longest operating businesses.  If all goes according to plan, the City Barber Shop will be closing for good this week. Owner Marcelle Arnold Lowry said she expects Thursday, Feb. 22, to be the shop’s last day.
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State tournament begins today at GHS

News Staff
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Gilmer High senior Ryder Wofford scored 20 points in the Bobcats’ region championship win versus Pickens last Saturday. The Cats host Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe today at 6 p.m. to begin the Class 3A state tournament. See story in Sports.
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Early voting for presidential preference primary underway

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Early voting has begun for the upcoming presidential primary election. In-person and absentee early voting started Monday, Feb. 19, and will run until Friday, March 8.
Gilmer County native Sadie Lackey speaks during a launch party for the 118 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit started by Lackey that aims to help young people age 18-39 as they battle or recover from cancer.

Gilmer County native Sadie Lackey speaks during a launch party for the 118 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit started by Lackey that aims to help young people age 18-39 as they battle or recover from cancer.

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Cancer support foundation brainchild of Ellijay native

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
An Ellijay native who’s a cancer survivor is using her faith and life experiences to help young people battling the disease. Sadie Lackey, a 2016 Gilmer High School graduate, launched a foundation in January for that purpose.
Gilmer County firefighter/EMT Jon Henderson, left, and firefighter/paramedic Phillip Boyle, right, retrieve some of their bunker gear from one of the fire department’s ambulances.

Gilmer County firefighter/EMT Jon Henderson, left, and firefighter/paramedic Phillip Boyle, right, retrieve some of their bunker gear from one of the fire department’s ambulances.

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More ambulance service discussed

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Not too long ago, the busiest time for tourism in Gilmer County was signaled by autumn leaves changing color and the annual apple harvest. Now, every season is busy with both weekdays and weekends bringing an influx of visitors, exponentially increasing the county’s temporary population.