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Property appeal deadline approaches

News Staff
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Property owners have until July 7 to appeal their county-assessed values. That date is the end of the 45-day appeal period for those who’ve received assessment notices.
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Parks and rec advisory board gets footing

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Eight members of the Gilmer County Parks and Recreation advisory board held their first meeting. Gilmer County’s Board of Commissioners joined the group June 22. “I’m impressed with this group,” said Post Commissioner Hubert Parker.
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy graduates are pictured with program manager Lt. George Ellis, left, and Sheriff Stacy Nicholson, right. Pictured, from left: Ellis, Steve Hanline, Tracy Trees, Tracy Bennett, Chuck Prater, Ann McClannahan, Miriam Niemira, Larry Kirchmayer, Chris Graubard, Brittany Fountain, Linda Womack, Doug Vanderlip, Jim Graubard and Sheriff Nicholson. Not pictured: Claudia Penland.

Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy graduates are pictured with program manager Lt. George Ellis, left, and Sheriff Stacy Nicholson, right. Pictured, from left: Ellis, Steve Hanline, Tracy Trees, Tracy Bennett, Chuck Prater, Ann McClannahan, Miriam Niemira, Larry Kirchmayer, Chris Graubard, Brittany Fountain, Linda Womack, Doug Vanderlip, Jim Graubard and Sheriff Nicholson. Not pictured: Claudia Penland.

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Thirteen graduate from sheriff’s office CLEA program

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Members of the 2023 Gilmer Sheriff’s Office Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy (CLEA) class completed the program last week with a better understanding of how the local law enforcement agency operates and stories to tell about the time they spent shadowing the officers.
Rachel Walters is pictured with husband Jacob, and she is Gilmer High School’s new tennis head coach.

Rachel Walters is pictured with husband Jacob, and she is Gilmer High School’s new tennis head coach.

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Walters named tennis head coach at GHS

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Rachel Walters is Gilmer High’s third new head coach  heading into the 2023-24 school year. She will take over the head coaching duties of the tennis program following the retirement of Donna Parks. Walters is a GHS alum and graduated from the University of Georgia in 2019.
Georgia’s Sara Mosley makes her way to third base after hitting a home run during the Bulldogs’ win versus Virginia Tech on the second day of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship’s Athens Regional. (Photo Courtesy of Tony Walsh/UGA Athletic Association)

Georgia’s Sara Mosley makes her way to third base after hitting a home run during the Bulldogs’ win versus Virginia Tech on the second day of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship’s Athens Regional. (Photo Courtesy of Tony Walsh/UGA Athletic Association)

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Mosley is a 2x All-American

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Sara Mosley continues to be one of the top softball players in the country. The Gilmer High alum just wrapped up her fourth season at the University of Georgia, and she added more individual accolades to her expansive list of achievements.
Bare shelves are becoming commonplace at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry due to several factors, including a shortage of many products that were previously available from the pantry’s supplying organizations.

Bare shelves are becoming commonplace at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry due to several factors, including a shortage of many products that were previously available from the pantry’s supplying organizations.

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Inflation, shortages impacting food pantry

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
During much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gilmer Community Food Pantry had plenty of food to distribute, but served a much smaller number of clients than before the pandemic started.
Gilmer County Commissioners recognize members of a Gilmer EMS crew that successfully transported a patient who’d gone into cardiac arrest to a hospital in Cherokee County. From left: paramedic Kevin Garren, paramedic Phillip Boyle, EMT Geoffrey Daves, AEMT Aaron Cannady, EMS Chief Terence Evans, Post 1 Commissioner Hubert Parker, Commission Chairman Charlie Paris and Post 2 Commissioner John Marshall.

Gilmer County Commissioners recognize members of a Gilmer EMS crew that successfully transported a patient who’d gone into cardiac arrest to a hospital in Cherokee County. From left: paramedic Kevin Garren, paramedic Phillip Boyle, EMT Geoffrey Daves, AEMT Aaron Cannady, EMS Chief Terence Evans, Post 1 Commissioner Hubert Parker, Commission Chairman Charlie Paris and Post 2 Commissioner John Marshall.

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Gilmer EMS crew recognized for lifesaving efforts

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
A recent call handled by a Gilmer County EMS crew highlights both the types of emergency calls our first responders answer each day and the miles they sometimes cover when transporting patients to a hospital.
Celebrating Gwen McArthur’s 50th year with Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC) at a recent reception were family members, from left, Ransom, J.J., Gwen, husband Lloyd and Travis.

Celebrating Gwen McArthur’s 50th year with Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC) at a recent reception were family members, from left, Ransom, J.J., Gwen, husband Lloyd and Travis.

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McArthur happily marks 50 years with ETC

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Gwen McArthur was a high school senior when she first started working part time for Ellijay Telephone Company (ETC) in 1972. She graduated from Gilmer High School on a Friday night and, by the following Monday, was working full time for the phone company. “I was 16.
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Hearing set on allegations of illegal voting

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
By Glenn Harbison, News-Observer Publisher   Brian Pritchard is scheduled to get his day in court next month to defend allegations he voted illegally in Georgia while on felony probation in Pennsylvania.