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Ellijay council adopts city’s 2022 budget

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Ellijay City Council-members adopted a $2.38 million operating budget for the coming fiscal year when meeting Monday, Oct. 18, at City Hall. A millage rate of 2.3 mills was also approved at the meeting.
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Driver escapes after high-speed chase

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Troopers are looking for the driver of a vehicle who eluded law enforcement following a high-speed chase ending in a P.I.T. maneuver. The chase began with a trooper checking speeds on State Route 5. A 2017 Nissan Rogue traveling south was clocked at 86 mph.
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Assessor board talks, tables vehicle use policy

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Members of the Gilmer County Board of Tax Assessors discussed, and eventually tabled, a revised policy for vehicle use by staff members when meeting last Thursday.
Above, from left, Chief Daniel Kauffman, Al Cash, mascot Mr. Bones, Stephanie Kauffman, Marshall Rhodes and Callie Rhodes celebrate retaining their chili championship.

Above, from left, Chief Daniel Kauffman, Al Cash, mascot Mr. Bones, Stephanie Kauffman, Marshall Rhodes and Callie Rhodes celebrate retaining their chili championship.

Chili champs

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Gilmer County Public Safety extinguished the competition at last Saturday’s Harrison Park Chili Challenge with a first-place win for their “No Bones About It… You’ll Love Our Chili” entry.
Eric Solgard, left, and Chris Chapman, right, knock out a round of pickleball at the Gilmer Park and Rec. courts following a brief rain Monday. The competitive game, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, is gaining a following locally.

Eric Solgard, left, and Chris Chapman, right, knock out a round of pickleball at the Gilmer Park and Rec. courts following a brief rain Monday. The competitive game, which combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, is gaining a following locally.

Pickleball catching on quickly here

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
An increasingly popular sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong will soon be played in two local clubs that welcome new members.
Paige Hutto, left, is shown at the Apple Festival’s information tent with Gilmer Chamber Membership Manager Ellen Grant, center, and chamber board member John Marshall.

Paige Hutto, left, is shown at the Apple Festival’s information tent with Gilmer Chamber Membership Manager Ellen Grant, center, and chamber board member John Marshall.

Hutto wraps managing Apple Festival with special 50th annual event

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
After stepping down as Gilmer Chamber president last year and returning to manage this year’s 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival, retiring festival coordinator Paige Hutto has said “the longest goodbye” to the event she steered since 2013.
Colorful wildflowers in bloom on the side of Highway 515’s northbound lane should be enjoyed from afar, not by parking on the side of the heavily traveled highway, according to East Ellijay Police.

Colorful wildflowers in bloom on the side of Highway 515’s northbound lane should be enjoyed from afar, not by parking on the side of the heavily traveled highway, according to East Ellijay Police.

Wildflowers pretty, but not for pulling over, picking

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
A colorful stretch of wildflowers along Highway 515 near Highland Parkway has recently become a popular roadside photo op. Anyone who passes by the flowers during daylight will likely see cars pulled over with people snapping photos amongst the vivid display.
Nick and Charlie Patterson are pictured with their children, Tucker, 3, left, Hadlee, 10, center, and Gunner, 1, right. Cherry Log Christian Church will hold a fundraiser for Gunner, who’s been diagnosed with the rare brain condition lissencephaly, Saturday, Oct. 23.

Nick and Charlie Patterson are pictured with their children, Tucker, 3, left, Hadlee, 10, center, and Gunner, 1, right. Cherry Log Christian Church will hold a fundraiser for Gunner, who’s been diagnosed with the rare brain condition lissencephaly, Saturday, Oct. 23.

Church to fun run fundraise for Cherry Log boy Saturday

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Members of Cherry Log Christian Church (CLCC) are inviting the public to help them take to the streets (or street) of Cherry Log this Saturday in helping a young boy diagnosed with a rare brain  condition.
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Council OKs no-parking test run only for part of River Street

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
The Ellijay City Council approved a plan that will temporarily restrict some downtown parking spaces, but in a different way than originally planned by the Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.

With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.

Festival attendance tops 50,000 for both weekends

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
With fall in the air and rain out of sight, the 50th annual Georgia Apple Festival’s second weekend, Oct. 16-17, welcomed approximately 15,000 Saturday and approximately 8,000 Sunday, according to the Gilmer Chamber. More than 26,000 attended the first festival weekend, Oct. 9-10.