Kids celebrate after finishing their first Monday of school at Ellijay Elementary School. From left are Marcus Riddle, Kaiden Tucker, Stephanie Lopez Pacheco, Melissa Ball and Oliver Collins.

State Senator Steve Gooch stands in front of a rug from Speaker David Ralston’s office at the State Capitol. Ralston was honored by UNG with a building named after him on the Blue Ridge campus.

A man gets his fingerprints taken by the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Department. (Photo contributed by Captain Frank Copeland)

The current Gilmer County Health Department building.

From left, grandchild Bryan Roper, grandfather and neighbor Dwayne Davenport, barn repairers Mark Belongie and Ronnie Herendon.

The Cooperative Extension Service office in Ellijay at 1123 Progress Road is serving as the site for community members to drop off diapers for clients of the local Department of Family and Children Services. Donations will be accepted on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and diapers can also be picked up by CES staff members by contacting the agency.

Jasper Wigington, a local 3-year-old, is going through chemo treatment.

Volunteers Nia Jetter, left, and Martha Heffner, right, stand outside Gilmer County Emergency Management’s Cooling Center.

Animal caregiver Debi Klemens holds a bouquet of kittens at the Gilmer County Animal Shelter.

Division Chief Jeff Statham looks at the controls for Gilmer County Fire and Rescue’s new underwater drone.