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Bank robbery suspect caught

News Staff
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Gilmer County deputies are being credited with stopping Brandon David Nunnelley’s vain get-rich-quick attempt within minutes after he is accused of robbing the BB&T bank off Highway 515 in Blue Ridge last Thursday, April 29.
GBI agents are also looking to identify a woman who was the last known contact with Delgado. She was captured in a video with her. Anyone with information can call the tip line.

GBI agents are also looking to identify a woman who was the last known contact with Delgado. She was captured in a video with her. Anyone with information can call the tip line.

Arrest made in murder investigation

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
A man has been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of a woman which occurred in Cherry Log.
The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority wants to begin replacing manually-read Elster water meters, at left, with automated Sensus iPerl meters, at right, sometime in 2022.

The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority wants to begin replacing manually-read Elster water meters, at left, with automated Sensus iPerl meters, at right, sometime in 2022.

Water board approves $1.5 million meter changeout

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority board members approved, as part of a five-year project outline, plans to replace a majority of existing customers’ water meters when meeting last Tuesday.
Authors, Rona Simmons, Jeff Shaw and Chris Negron.

Authors, Rona Simmons, Jeff Shaw and Chris Negron.

Meet the Authors returns to playhouse May 8

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Gilmer Arts will soon bring its annual literary event back to the downtown Ellijay playhouse after pandemic restrictions prevented last year’s installment from being held.  The 2021 Meet the Authors event will take place Saturday, May 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the George Link Jr. Gilmer Arts Playhouse.
Cast members participate in a dress rehearsal for the Gilmer High School Theater spring musical, Chicago, opening Friday, May 7. Shows are also scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Pictured, clockwise, from left: Abby Flowers, Chelsea Parker, Jordan Sharp, Layla Sizemore and Emma Heaslip.

Cast members participate in a dress rehearsal for the Gilmer High School Theater spring musical, Chicago, opening Friday, May 7. Shows are also scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Pictured, clockwise, from left: Abby Flowers, Chelsea Parker, Jordan Sharp, Layla Sizemore and Emma Heaslip.

Chicago to be presented at GHS Theater this weekend

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Gilmer High School Theater’s spring season will go out with a bang when students present the popular stage musical Chicago this weekend. Shows will be held at the Linda Miller Theater inside the high school at 7 p.m. Friday, May 7; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 8, and a 1 p.m. matinée Sunday, May 9.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Gallery exhibit opens with reception May 7

News Staff
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The Gilmer Arts Gallery will host a reception Friday, May 7, from 5-7 p.m., that will honor two spectacular artists exhibiting at the gallery this month.  Colleen Sterling will speak on egg tempera and her process in producing her art pieces.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Multiple subdivisions taking shape across county

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
A number of new subdivisions are contributing to a time of heavy home construction in Gilmer County.  According to Planning and Zoning Director Karen Henson, 11 subdivisions are currently underway in the county area overseen by the planning and zoning office.
Law enforcement officials are looking for Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, of Stone Mountain (top left); Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, 35, of Gainesville (top right); Oscar Manuel Garcia, 26, of Austell (bottom right); Mario Alberto Barbosa-Juarez, 29, of Oklahoma City, Okla. (bottom left); and a fifth unidentified man (center) in connection with the murder of Rossana Delgado, 37, of Bethlehem.

Law enforcement officials are looking for Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, of Stone Mountain (top left); Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, 35, of Gainesville (top right); Oscar Manuel Garcia, 26, of Austell (bottom right); Mario Alberto Barbosa-Juarez, 29, of Oklahoma City, Okla. (bottom left); and a fifth unidentified man (center) in connection with the murder of Rossana Delgado, 37, of Bethlehem.

Five sought in connection with murder

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Authorities are looking for five people in connection with the murder of a woman which occurred in Gilmer County.
Gilmer Rotary Club member Charlie Pults, right, and Ryan Smiley, a member of the Gilmer High School Interact Club, work their way through a stack of Farmers to Families food boxes during a distribution day at the Amicalola EMC warehouse last week.

Gilmer Rotary Club member Charlie Pults, right, and Ryan Smiley, a member of the Gilmer High School Interact Club, work their way through a stack of Farmers to Families food boxes during a distribution day at the Amicalola EMC warehouse last week.

Food boxes provide 75,000 meals

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
By partnering with a federally-funded food box program, members of the Gilmer County Rotary Club have provided more than 75,000 meals worth of free food locally since last October. The Farmers to Families program, administered by the U.S.