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Stolen water authority equipment recovered

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A piece of heavy equipment stolen from an Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority job site is back in possession of the water authority, but it first had to be repurchased from the local utility’s insurance company.
The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Robert Barrett is shown the night of the wreck on Highway 382 on July 11, 2015. Richard Joseph Burnette left a Ford Ranger pickup abandoned in the roadway without lights or emergency signals, according to documents.

The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Robert Barrett is shown the night of the wreck on Highway 382 on July 11, 2015. Richard Joseph Burnette left a Ford Ranger pickup abandoned in the roadway without lights or emergency signals, according to documents.

Vietnam vet gets new trial

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Monday, November 25, 2019
Robert Barrett is getting a new trial, and he can thank the Georgia Court of Appeals. But he is not the defendant in the civil suit.
Zachary Walls holds a copy of his first book, Apple Ancestry: The Rise of a Fall Phenomenon.

Zachary Walls holds a copy of his first book, Apple Ancestry: The Rise of a Fall Phenomenon.

Georgia’s apple history explored

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
The first of several books a young man with local ties hopes to write blossomed from the author’s familial connection to Gilmer County’s apple-growing trade.
Gilmer Family Connection Director Merle Howell Naylor, second from left, accepts a donation check for the nonprofit’s Christmas Campaign from Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store representatives Jerry Below, Rita Odom, Bonnie Greene, Marcia Phillips, John Hamrick and Edith Warren.

Gilmer Family Connection Director Merle Howell Naylor, second from left, accepts a donation check for the nonprofit’s Christmas Campaign from Faith, Hope and Charity Recycle Store representatives Jerry Below, Rita Odom, Bonnie Greene, Marcia Phillips, John Hamrick and Edith Warren.

Family Connection Christmas Campaign now underway

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
The local Family Connection office has moved since last year’s Christmas Campaign took place, but applications are still being accepted for the long-running program that provides Christmas gifts to families in need.
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Next steps for a TSPLOST

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Monday, November 25, 2019
If Gilmer County is to pursue the option of adding a sales tax to improve roads, the next step is to talk to the cities of Ellijay and East Ellijay. A series of town hall meetings were held this month to talk about roads.
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East Ellijay council talks future paving work

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Monday, November 25, 2019
SPLOST and grant funding will be used to get some paving done, probably within the coming year, members of the East Ellijay City Council heard while meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Pam Tutten, of BenchMark Physical Therapy, left, catches up with Christopher Adams during a recent therapy session at the East Ellijay clinic.

Pam Tutten, of BenchMark Physical Therapy, left, catches up with Christopher Adams during a recent therapy session at the East Ellijay clinic.

Moving forward

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
A young man whose life was forever changed by a medical emergency that resulted in amputation of both his legs is determined to push forward, while also being of service to others.  Christopher Adams, 20, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 16.
Eric Irish, second from left, and Mike Dempsey, third from left, receive their battalion chief hats from Deputy Fire Chief Mark Chastain, left, and Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman, right.

Eric Irish, second from left, and Mike Dempsey, third from left, receive their battalion chief hats from Deputy Fire Chief Mark Chastain, left, and Fire Chief Daniel Kauffman, right.

Gilmer Fire and Rescue recognizes new battalion chiefs

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Gilmer County Fire and Rescue recognized two newly promoted battalion chiefs with a recent ceremony at the local fire and rescue headquarters on Howard Simmons Road.  Paul “Mike” Dempsey and Eric W.