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Shrine Club Drive, above, will be taken in as a city street if the City of Ellijay is able to secure funding to pave it.

Shrine Club Drive, above, will be taken in as a city street if the City of Ellijay is able to secure funding to pave it.

Ellijay council OKs accepting Shrine Club Drive

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The Ellijay City Council closed out 2021 by adopting a resolution that’s been tabled at a number of previous meetings.
A couple of attendees at last Saturday’s Bethlehem Peace Light ceremony at Good Samaritan Catholic Church get their candles and lanterns lit in order to carry the flame to their homes and/or respective churches. From left are Ginger Hussian, Richard Byers, organizer Jack Planchard and Monsignor Jaime Barona, a retired priest from Gainesville. Planchard said the flame traveled around 6,500 miles to get from Bethlehem to Ellijay.

A couple of attendees at last Saturday’s Bethlehem Peace Light ceremony at Good Samaritan Catholic Church get their candles and lanterns lit in order to carry the flame to their homes and/or respective churches. From left are Ginger Hussian, Richard Byers, organizer Jack Planchard and Monsignor Jaime Barona, a retired priest from Gainesville. Planchard said the flame traveled around 6,500 miles to get from Bethlehem to Ellijay.

Bethlehem Peace Light finds way to Ellijay again

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
A flame that has been burning for hundreds of years made its way to Ellijay once again during last Saturday’s Bethlehem Peace Light ceremony. It’s a harbinger of Christmas that is becoming a local tradition.
Above is a preview of Gilmer High’s new video scoreboard that will be installed at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium. The 21’x36.75’ dimensions of the board are fully programmable and can be used entirely for video or for advertisements and game information as seen above. The bottom 4’x32’ portion of the scoreboard can be used independently without video integration operated by a regular scoreboard controller.

Above is a preview of Gilmer High’s new video scoreboard that will be installed at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium. The 21’x36.75’ dimensions of the board are fully programmable and can be used entirely for video or for advertisements and game information as seen above. The bottom 4’x32’ portion of the scoreboard can be used independently without video integration operated by a regular scoreboard controller.

BoE approves video scoreboard

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
A new video scoreboard will be installed at Huff-Mosley Memorial Stadium after passing by a 3-2 vote. The Gilmer County Board of Education received details about the project last Monday, Dec. 13, from  director of human resources and facilities Dana Berry.
Officer Noel Loera, of the East Ellijay Police Department, left, accompanies his Shop With a Hero partner, Marbin Bautista, at the East Ellijay Walmart.

Officer Noel Loera, of the East Ellijay Police Department, left, accompanies his Shop With a Hero partner, Marbin Bautista, at the East Ellijay Walmart.

Shop With a Hero ‘bigger and better’ this year

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Seventy third-fifth grade students from Gilmer County were able to do Christmas shopping alongside public safety professionals as this year’s Shop With a Hero program commenced Saturday, Dec. 11.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Gilmer still dealing with new COVID cases

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Although the two-week new case rate is much lower than what was reported this time last year, Gilmer County is still seeing several new COVID cases each week and more than Georgia Public Health would like to see in a  county this size. “We’re still dealing with COVID.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

County starts process to raise hotel/motel tax

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Gilmer County will ask its state delegation to begin the process of raising the hotel/motel/lodging tax for the county. A unanimous vote at a special called meeting Dec. 21, asked for local legislation to raise the hotel/motel/lodging tax from 5 percent to 8 percent.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Second DDA town hall for downtown parking set

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Following a test period where several parallel parking spaces on River Street were blocked to gauge the impact on public safety, the Ellijay Downtown Development Authority will hold another town hall meeting to receive feedback and comments from the local community.