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Ellijay council OKs alcohol licenses at year-end meeting

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Ellijay City Council approved several new or renewed alcohol licenses, including one with a stipulation, when closing out the year with a brief meeting Monday, Dec. 21.
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January software upgrade to halt vehicle registration services

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
A statewide upgrade to DRIVES (Driver Record and Integrated Vehicle Enterprise System) software used by Georgia’s tag/title and driver’s license offices will put a temporary hold on several motor vehicle-related services Jan. 13-18.
Employees of Gilmer County Public Safety and the Ellijay Fire Department team up to shop for toys at the East Ellijay Walmart. Pictured, from left: Montana Tincher, Al Cash, Aaron Freeman, Keith Kucera, Marshall Rhodes, Katie Deperro (kneeling), Max Gunn, Mike Williams, C.J. Morris, Sean Banks and Gary Watkins.

Employees of Gilmer County Public Safety and the Ellijay Fire Department team up to shop for toys at the East Ellijay Walmart. Pictured, from left: Montana Tincher, Al Cash, Aaron Freeman, Keith Kucera, Marshall Rhodes, Katie Deperro (kneeling), Max Gunn, Mike Williams, C.J. Morris, Sean Banks and Gary Watkins.

County and city firefighters, schools team up for 12th annual Christmas for Kids

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The far-reaching COVID-19 pandemic didn’t extinguish a long-running Christmas outreach effort done by local firefighters.
Volunteers at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry gather with special guests for the food pantry’s first Christmas event for families. Pictured, from left, back: Jim Adams of Gilmer Toys For Tots, food pantry director Allen Triebel and food pantry volunteer Paul Bryant; front: Semper Fi Santa (Jon Vigue) and Mrs. Semper Fi Santa (Michelle Vigue).

Volunteers at the Gilmer Community Food Pantry gather with special guests for the food pantry’s first Christmas event for families. Pictured, from left, back: Jim Adams of Gilmer Toys For Tots, food pantry director Allen Triebel and food pantry volunteer Paul Bryant; front: Semper Fi Santa (Jon Vigue) and Mrs. Semper Fi Santa (Michelle Vigue).

Food pantry reaches out to local families

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The Gilmer Community Food Pantry was able to provide four local families with enough food for Christmas dinner, and then some, as part of a special holiday program.
Representatives from MainStreet Family Care (MSFC) join Gilmer Chamber and Joint Development Authority personnel in front of a new urgent care clinic now under construction in East Ellijay. Pictured, from left: Abigail Long (MSFC), Chamber Ambassador Joyce Kosirowsky, Betsy Stewart (MSFC), Joint Development Authority Director Kent Sanford, Chamber Membership Manager Ellen Grant, Chamber Board Chair Elect Bobby McNeill and Past-Chair John Marshall.

Representatives from MainStreet Family Care (MSFC) join Gilmer Chamber and Joint Development Authority personnel in front of a new urgent care clinic now under construction in East Ellijay. Pictured, from left: Abigail Long (MSFC), Chamber Ambassador Joyce Kosirowsky, Betsy Stewart (MSFC), Joint Development Authority Director Kent Sanford, Chamber Membership Manager Ellen Grant, Chamber Board Chair Elect Bobby McNeill and Past-Chair John Marshall.

East Ellijay urgent care clinic expected to open in February

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
An urgent care clinic under construction in East Ellijay near Highway 515 will provide a medical resource currently unavailable here, noted the director of the Greater Gilmer Joint Development Authority as representatives from the Gilmer Chamber and JDA gathered in front of the new MainStreet...
Agent Chris Minney, of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, front, and volunteer Nate Grace, right, shop with a family at the East Ellijay Walmart on the first day of this year’s Shop With a Hero event.

Agent Chris Minney, of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, front, and volunteer Nate Grace, right, shop with a family at the East Ellijay Walmart on the first day of this year’s Shop With a Hero event.

Shop With a Hero program reaches out to local third-fifth graders

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Representatives of city, county and state public safety agencies were able to make Christmas brighter for several local children as part of this year’s Shop With a Hero program.
Anne DeStefano arranges a table for last year’s Christmas Cookie Walk at Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church. The event will not be held this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Anne DeStefano arranges a table for last year’s Christmas Cookie Walk at Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church. The event will not be held this year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Good Samaritan Cookie Walk will not be held this year

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
A popular fundraising bake sale long hosted by Ellijay Good Samaritan Catholic Church will not take place this year, the church has decided.
Alan Starks (left) and Ted Stanfield

Alan Starks (left) and Ted Stanfield

‘Cousin Eddie’ in Ellijay

News Staff
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
When Ted Stanfield (right) got a call from his best friend of 30-plus years, Alan Starks (left) suggesting that, since it’s been such a crazy year, they dress up like cousin Eddie from the 1989 comedy National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, and take some pictures on the Square in Ellijay, he...