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Roy Sanford is pictured during his employment with the AVCO Corporation, in which he was chief engineer on a heat shield project for NASA’s Apollo space missions.

Roy Sanford is pictured during his employment with the AVCO Corporation, in which he was chief engineer on a heat shield project for NASA’s Apollo space missions.

‘It gave him a purpose’

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Before moving back to his hometown of Ellijay in the late 1980s, Roy Sanford had already engineered projects that involved NASA spacecraft and had another job in nuclear testing that required high security clearance.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Lions Club adds White Christmas sign-up day

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Ellijay Lions Club will have a special sign-up day for its White Christmas program at the club’s headquarters Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. With White Christmas, the Lions Club provides presents for kids to families in need.
Speaker of the House, David Ralston

Speaker of the House, David Ralston

‘He did us very proud’

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Monday, November 28, 2022
David Ralston, Georgia’s longest continuously serving Speaker of the House of Representatives, was visiting a local funeral home when Kent Sanford saw him walk in on crutches. “I asked him what happened and he said, ‘Well, I don’t want to talk about it — but I’ll tell you.
Gilmer County chiefs

Gilmer County chiefs

A matter of supply and demand

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 28, 2022
By Michael Andrews Mountain Life Editor   While Gilmer County’s population continues to grow, it’s become harder to fill vacancies at all three local police departments.
Reece’s Cider Co. owner Taner Reece and cidermaker Jake Fortenberry accept an award for Best Sparkling Hard Cider at the Georgia Trustees Wine and Spirits Challenge awards banquet in Alpharetta.

Reece’s Cider Co. owner Taner Reece and cidermaker Jake Fortenberry accept an award for Best Sparkling Hard Cider at the Georgia Trustees Wine and Spirits Challenge awards banquet in Alpharetta.

Gilmer producers have good showing in wine and spirits challenge

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 28, 2022
Several Gilmer County wine and spirits producers received awards at a recent competition in which alcoholic beverages from across the state were entered. The Georgia Trustees Wine and Spirits Challenge awards top-judged wines, ciders, spirits and meads produced statewide.
Shelves are bare where several shelf-stable food items would normally be stocked at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry.

Shelves are bare where several shelf-stable food items would normally be stocked at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry.

Food pantry experiencing preholiday shortages

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 28, 2022
Heading into the year-end holidays, the Gilmer Community Food Pantry is experiencing a situation that’s somewhat of a 360 from what it experienced during much of the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Ralston

David Ralston

Funeral set for Speaker Ralston

News Staff
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
A public funeral for House Speaker David Ralston, who passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, will be held Sunday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m., at the Fannin County High School Performing Arts Center, 1 Rebel Circle in Blue Ridge. Visitations are as follows: Atlanta — Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 11 a.m.