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Ellijay council approves right of way process

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
The Ellijay City Council approved the first step in a process that could result in Shrine Club Drive eventually becoming a city street when meeting Monday, Oct. 21.
Friends of Harrison Park Mike and Linda Lancaster put up one of many scarecrows now on display at the downtown Ellijay park. The scarecrows will be up through Halloween and contest winners will be announced at the Harrison Park Chili Challenge Oct 26.

Friends of Harrison Park Mike and Linda Lancaster put up one of many scarecrows now on display at the downtown Ellijay park. The scarecrows will be up through Halloween and contest winners will be announced at the Harrison Park Chili Challenge Oct 26.

Chili Challenge and Scarecrow Invasion at Harrison Park

News Staff
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
The Friends of Harrison Park announce the first Chili Challenge, to be held Saturday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Harrison Park in downtown Ellijay.
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Times-Courier

Firefighter suspended

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
A Gilmer County Fire and Rescue employee has been suspended pending an internal investigation following an arrest. Michael Paul Chester, 33, of Jasper, was arrested Oct. 9 by the Ellijay Police Department, and charged with false imprisonment, harrassing communications and criminal trespass.
Ms. Trelley’s second-grade class volunteer reader was Chyrl Schlenke who gifted the class with a copy of The Gruffalo.

Ms. Trelley’s second-grade class volunteer reader was Chyrl Schlenke who gifted the class with a copy of The Gruffalo.

Reading programs at elementary schools

News Staff
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Mountain View Elementary has begun a program that helps students receive free books. Volunteers from throughout the community donate $25 to Mountain View to purchase books that are given to the students at no cost. The volunteer then reads that book to the class.
A new sign on Highway 515 just north of Cherry Log alerts southbound motorists of a stretch where several bear have been struck and killed. (Photo by Mark Millican)

A new sign on Highway 515 just north of Cherry Log alerts southbound motorists of a stretch where several bear have been struck and killed. (Photo by Mark Millican)

Black bear roadkill, part 1

News Staff
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Sunday morning, June 2, 2019, I stood in my church clothes beside Georgia Highway 515 on the southbound shoulder near Joann Sisson Road while the traffic rocketed by going back toward Atlanta. I had answered a lady’s desperate plea on a community message board about a black bear roadkill.
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Ellijay man dies in single-car accident

(not verified)
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
An Ellijay man was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle struck a tree and a power pole and caught fire. Wes Hackle, 23, of Ellijay, was traveling east on Clear Creek Road at 1 a.m. on Oct. 4 in a 2006 Kia Sorento, according to the Department of Public Safety Public Information Office.
Last year’s Apple Festival Parade took place on a drizzly Saturday morning, with hundreds of people turning out for the festivities. As of press time, this year’s weather forecast is for a cool, clear morning.

Last year’s Apple Festival Parade took place on a drizzly Saturday morning, with hundreds of people turning out for the festivities. As of press time, this year’s weather forecast is for a cool, clear morning.

Apple Festival Parade to be held Saturday

News Staff
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
The annual Apple Festival Parade will be held in downtown Ellijay Saturday, Oct. 19. Applications are required to participate in the parade. They can be downloaded from GeorgiaAppleFestival.org or picked up at the Gilmer Chamber office.Deadline to return applications is Friday, Oct. 18.