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During the 2019 Rise Against Hunger effort in Gilmer County, Boy Scouts of America Adventure Crew members, from left, Skyler Smith, Cadence Smith, Grant Cromwell (hidden), Zack Kepley and Olivia Miller package meals at the Civic Center. The 2023 event is this Saturday morning at the same venue.

A crew with the city street department collects cut limbs in front of shops on the roundabout.

Sun shines through the rafters of the recently de-roofed Kay building, where an extensive renovation of the almost century-old former garage and car dealership continues.

Gilmer County Schools

Huff’s Drug Store pharmacists Danny Postell, Justin Hildreth and Steve Purvis are shown with some of the Deterra pouches the local pharmacy is offering. Funded by an opioid abuse reduction grant from Mercer University, the pouches can be used to safely de-activate and dispose of certain prescription medications.

Ashley Hoppers, Gilmer County Extension Agent, right, joins Georgia Forestry Commission employees including, from left, forester Ben Cobb, North Georgia Community Forester Lea Clark and Gilmer forester Richie Mullen to spread mulch around a newly planted serviceberry tree. The community tree planting was held in recognition of Georgia Arbor Day.

Pictured front row, from left, Lisa Anders, Explore Gwinnett; Jennifer Grimmer, Gilmer Chamber President and CEO; Caitlin Neal, Gilmer Chamber Communications Director; Natalie Knight, Gilmer Chamber Events Director. Back row, Ron Cheslock, Pick Ellijay Tourism Director; Jay Markwalter, Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus’ Executive Director.

Karon Warren, left, holds a copy of her book, “100 Things to Do in the North Georgia Mountains Before You Die,” alongside Samantha Callihan, of The Pink Pig. The Cherry Log barbecue restaurant is among several Gilmer County businesses and attractions featured in the travel guide.

Dr. David Roberson, of VCA Appalachian Animal Hospital, holds a feral cat that is in the first group of ferals to be fixed under a trap, neuter and release program led by Friends of the Gilmer Animal Shelter.