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Mr. and Mrs. Semper-Fi Santa wave from their sleigh

Edna and Melanie Poole ring up the last customers, Gary and Selean Newsome, at Poole’s Bar-B-Q during the East Ellijay restaurant’s last day of business Saturday, Nov. 26. Gary was also the first customer at Poole’s when the restaurant first opened. (Photo by George Winn)

A warming center, which will be manned by volunteers when temperatures drop below 30 degrees, is located at the left side entrance of the Gilmer County Civic Center, seen below.

The public is invited to check out the Gilmer County Library’s 2022 Festival of Trees and enjoy other activities at an upcoming holiday open house. Pictured is the Garden Club of Ellijay’s Festival of Trees entry, which features recycled “trash to treasure” ornaments.

The procession carrying late Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and Gilmer County native David Ralston departs from Logan Funeral Home Tuesday, Nov. 22, en route to the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta, where he was to lie in state. Ralston, who passed away Nov. 16, represented House District 7 (Gilmer, Fannin and part of Dawson County) for almost two decades and led the Georgia House as its speaker since 2010. He was laid to rest Sunday following a public funeral service in Blue Ridge. (ETC Photo)

Orange barrels mark where a Daffodil Project garden will soon be planted at River Park.

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Construction of a rest room building at Harrison Park is expected to be finished by the end of December.

From left are teachers of the year Amy McGregor, Clear Creek Elementary; Beth Mooney, Ellijay Elementary; Aimee Melton, Clear Creek Middle and district teacher of the year; Joy Wingate, Mountain View Elementary and Beth Smith, Gilmer High.