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Traffic waits as a length of protective conduit, which will encase power lines being moved underground, is installed along River Street.

Traffic waits as a length of protective conduit, which will encase power lines being moved underground, is installed along River Street.

Underground power line project headed toward possible December completion

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
A Georgia Power line relocation project that’s covered a wide swath of Gilmer County is expected to wrap by mid-December. It’s also been decided that the work, which has caused traffic delays in some areas, will be on hold for the upcoming Georgia Apple Festival.
A Beechcraft Queen airplane similar to the one in this file photo was refitted to carry 18 canisters of cocaine weighing around 50 pounds each. Authorities said in 1982 the street drug price of each canister would have brought up to $25 million. (Wikipedia Photo)

A Beechcraft Queen airplane similar to the one in this file photo was refitted to carry 18 canisters of cocaine weighing around 50 pounds each. Authorities said in 1982 the street drug price of each canister would have brought up to $25 million. (Wikipedia Photo)

‘From white liquor to white powder’

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
When George Johnston noticed his cows gathering around an odd, bright-blue object on the ground and giving it a sniff or two on the morning of Sept. 10, 1982, he decided to go check it out.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Water board OKs lower fees for new customers in Roundtop project area

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority will offer reduced tap and impact fees to residents in the Roundtop and Mt. Pisgah Road areas while a water main is being extended in that part of the county. Water board members adopted the temporary fees when meeting Monday, Aug. 29.
Grading is underway at the site of a Marriott SpringHill Suites hotel on Cinema Drive in East Ellijay.

Grading is underway at the site of a Marriott SpringHill Suites hotel on Cinema Drive in East Ellijay.

Hotel height issues heard by East Ellijay council

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
A Marriott hotel in the early construction phases in East Ellijay is, at its current design, too tall to meet the city’s building height requirements. The East Ellijay City Council and Mayor Mack West discussed that issue and heard input from the city’s engineer at a council meeting last Tuesday.
Gilmer Sports Collective team members Kim Sproull, center, and Catherine Weis, right, are pictured with State Farm agent Chris Wang, one of four local businesses collecting gently used sporting equipment that will be used by players on rec department teams.

Gilmer Sports Collective team members Kim Sproull, center, and Catherine Weis, right, are pictured with State Farm agent Chris Wang, one of four local businesses collecting gently used sporting equipment that will be used by players on rec department teams.

Leadership team collecting used sports gear for rec department

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
A new program led by members of a Gilmer Chamber leadership class will give more school-age kids the opportunity to play a sport. The Gilmer Sports Collective was recently formed out of the current Leadership Gilmer class.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Gilmer teen dies in custody

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A Gilmer County teen’s death while in custody is under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The 16-year-old female was taken to the Regional Youth Detention Center in Dalton during the evening of Aug.
An outdoor playground is a popular new feature for kids enrolled in the after-school program at Gilmer County’s new Boys and Girls Club.

An outdoor playground is a popular new feature for kids enrolled in the after-school program at Gilmer County’s new Boys and Girls Club.

New Boys and Girls Club open, ready to grow

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A four-year fundraising campaign, the COVID-19 pandemic and various supply chain issues were all factors that kept the building at 945 Progress Road from officially becoming Gilmer County’s new Boys and Girls Club. Those obstacles have either subsided or been overcome and, as of Aug.
Gilmer County Young Farmer Teacher Mike Bushey is shown with the Golden Key Award, which was recently presented to Gilmer’s agriculture education program at a state conference in Tifton.

Gilmer County Young Farmer Teacher Mike Bushey is shown with the Golden Key Award, which was recently presented to Gilmer’s agriculture education program at a state conference in Tifton.

Local ag-ed program commended at state level

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
A Gilmer County educator recently accepted a state-level award that recognizes strides made by the local agriculture education program. Young Farmer Teacher Mike Bushey received the Golden Key Award from Dr.
Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman

Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman

Kauffman attains Chief Fire Officer designation

News Staff
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Gilmer Fire and Rescue now has a Chief Fire Officer at the helm. Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman recently attained that professional designation, which has been reached by a relatively small number of public safety employees at or above the level of battalion chief.
Volunteers with the Cherry Log Community Action Group prepare to can chow-chow for the upcoming festival. Pictured, from left: Laurel Johnson, Bonnie Ozaki, Jerry Norton, Betty Davenport, David Alsobrook, Dale Alsobrook and Sandra Wieser. (Photo by Bill Ozaki, Cherry Log Community Action Group)

Volunteers with the Cherry Log Community Action Group prepare to can chow-chow for the upcoming festival. Pictured, from left: Laurel Johnson, Bonnie Ozaki, Jerry Norton, Betty Davenport, David Alsobrook, Dale Alsobrook and Sandra Wieser. (Photo by Bill Ozaki, Cherry Log Community Action Group)

Cherry Log Festival set for first two October weekends

News Staff
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The Cherry Log Community Action Group, a community based charity, established in 1971, announces its annual festival will be held the first two weekends in October (Oct. 1-2 and 8-9) at the Cherry Log Community Clubhouse, 341 Cherry Log Street.