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Northcutt Baptist Church pastor Harold Willis, standing, speaks to the Ellijay City Council about the church’s opposition to a distillery on Old Northcutt Road continuing to operate.

Northcutt Baptist Church pastor Harold Willis, standing, speaks to the Ellijay City Council about the church’s opposition to a distillery on Old Northcutt Road continuing to operate.

Ellijay council no-votes distillery license

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
An Ellijay distillery remains without a license to operate after the city council neither approved nor denied an application for a new license. The microdistillery license application came before the Ellijay City Council during a Monday, July 18, meeting at City Hall.
A map of the proposed Amicalola Falls Scenic Bypass

A map of the proposed Amicalola Falls Scenic Bypass

Plans for Gilmer portion of scenic byway route to be revisited

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Plans for the Gilmer portion of a proposed scenic bypass route that also includes roads in Pickens and Dawson County will be revisited following a public meeting held last week.
Pictured are some of the fresh vegetables entered in last year’s Gilmer County Fair exhibit competition.

Pictured are some of the fresh vegetables entered in last year’s Gilmer County Fair exhibit competition.

Lions Club needs exhibits for county fair competition

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Have you grown some prize peppers, created outstanding artwork or hand-knitted an awesome quilt? These are just a few of the categories in which the public can enter exhibits for the upcoming Gilmer County Fair. The Ellijay Lions Club will present the 2022 county fair Aug.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

DDA talks housing, fundraising

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
The Ellijay Downtown Development Authority (DDA) discussed plans for an upcoming expanded meeting that will focus on local housing issues, while also exploring possible future fundraising opportunities, while meeting Tuesday, July 12.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Assessor board OKs bulk of tax digest

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The Gilmer County Board of Assessors approved the bulk portion of this year’s property tax digest when meeting Friday. The gross digest figure, which includes real and personal property values, stands at $6.6 billion, which is over $1 billion more than last year.
At an archaeological dig during the construction of Carters Dam in the mid-1960s, the man in the checkered shirt may be Dr. A. R. Kelly of the University of Georgia, with high school students who helped with the unearthing of relics. Regional historian Greg Cockburn said it appears from the photo that layers below the original ground level of the village are being removed. “I also remember the circle they painted on the rocks that’s in one of the photos in the 1963 Red and Black article,” Cockburn said.

At an archaeological dig during the construction of Carters Dam in the mid-1960s, the man in the checkered shirt may be Dr. A. R. Kelly of the University of Georgia, with high school students who helped with the unearthing of relics. Regional historian Greg Cockburn said it appears from the photo that layers below the original ground level of the village are being removed. “I also remember the circle they painted on the rocks that’s in one of the photos in the 1963 Red and Black article,” Cockburn said.

The building of Carters Dam, Part 2

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Regional historian Greg Cockburn, of Dalton, recalls meeting a student from the archaeology department of the University of Georgia when Carters Dam was under construction in the 1960s — and some of the group’s discoveries there.
Otis and Shirley Suddeth work on getting their “cornfield” green beans in jars at the Gilmer County Cannery.

Otis and Shirley Suddeth work on getting their “cornfield” green beans in jars at the Gilmer County Cannery.

Gilmer cannery open for season

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
The Gilmer County Cannery is open for its 2022 season. Located on the campus of Clear Creek Middle School at the Clear Creek Agricultural Education Center, the cannery welcomes customers to bring their fruits and vegetables to the facility for processing.
Gauge Crump, 11, lines up a shot during the American Poolplayers Association Junior Championships held earlier this month in St. Louis, Mo.

Gauge Crump, 11, lines up a shot during the American Poolplayers Association Junior Championships held earlier this month in St. Louis, Mo.

Young pool player scores big in national tournament

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
A young pool player from Gilmer County carried his cue to St. Louis, Mo., and returned with a third-place victory in the 2022 American Poolplayers Association (APA) Junior Championships.
Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store volunteer Phil Welsh, left, delivers box fans to Gilmer County firefighters Steven Crenshaw, Alicia Wingfield and Adam Gravitt.

Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store volunteer Phil Welsh, left, delivers box fans to Gilmer County firefighters Steven Crenshaw, Alicia Wingfield and Adam Gravitt.

Gilmer Fire, FHC partner for free fan program

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Gilmer Fire and Rescue is again partnering with Faith, Hope and Charity (FHC) Recycle Store to provide free box fans to local residents who need them. The fire department recently received its first delivery of 50 box fans from FHC, which purchased the fans from Lowe’s.