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A family gets their photo taken with their pet in the Santa House at last year’s Light Up Ellijay. The annual yuletide festival on the square is this Friday on the day after Thanksgiving from 2–7:30 p.m., and is sponsored by Friends of Gilmer Animal Shelter. (FOGAS photo)

A family gets their photo taken with their pet in the Santa House at last year’s Light Up Ellijay. The annual yuletide festival on the square is this Friday on the day after Thanksgiving from 2–7:30 p.m., and is sponsored by Friends of Gilmer Animal Shelter. (FOGAS photo)

Light Up Ellijay is Friday

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
For the second year in a row, the popular Light Up Ellijay festival, capped with the lighting of the Christmas tree on the square, will be the day after Thanksgiving on Friday.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

No private concerts at Harrison Park, yet

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Whether to allow a for-profit company to close Harrison Park and charge admission for a concert was a point of discussion for the Ellijay City Council. Councilmember Tom Crawford had asked for an exception to the Harrison Park rules for a May 10 concert to be put on the agenda at the Nov.
The Holiday Lights of Ellijay show, now in its second year, displays more than 2 million colored lights and has over 100 displays. It is a walking tour at the Lions Club Fairgounds with an entry fee of $10, with kids 12 and under getting in free. (Holiday Lights of Georgia photo)

The Holiday Lights of Ellijay show, now in its second year, displays more than 2 million colored lights and has over 100 displays. It is a walking tour at the Lions Club Fairgounds with an entry fee of $10, with kids 12 and under getting in free. (Holiday Lights of Georgia photo)

Holiday Lights of Ellijay in its second year

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Need to walk off the traditional Thanksgiving meal laden with thousands of calories? Go no farther than the Lions Club Fairgrounds, where the ongoing Holiday Lights of Ellijay is in its second year with proceeds going to a worthy cause. The walk-thru display lasts until New Year’s Eve on Dec.
Clear Creek Elementary School kindergarteners Ayda Jones, April Picon Wells and Katelyn Cruse enjoy a holiday snack in their turkey hats during their last day in Kalin Zagarola’s class before the Thanksgiving holidays.

Clear Creek Elementary School kindergarteners Ayda Jones, April Picon Wells and Katelyn Cruse enjoy a holiday snack in their turkey hats during their last day in Kalin Zagarola’s class before the Thanksgiving holidays.

Celebrating turkey week

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Kindergarteners at Clear Creek Middle school donned their festive hats and had a snack to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Gilmer County Schools are closed the week of Thanksgiving. 
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Warming Center volunteers needed

News Staff
Monday, November 25, 2024
Cold weather is finally here and we are in desperate need of people who are willing to help man the Warming Center.  We are required to have 1 male and 1 female volunteer each night the Center is open (anytime the temperature will be 32 degrees or lower more hours of the night than not).
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

***WARMING CENTER OPEN TONIGHT***

News Staff
Thursday, November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024 at 3:27:26 PM EST The Warming Center, open to anyone in need of a warm place for the night, will open at 5pm on Thursday, November 21. The center is located in the Gilmer County Civic Center, 1561 South Main Street in Ellijay.
Emma Gabrielle Ferguson

Emma Gabrielle Ferguson

Death resulted from drug deal

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
An eighth person was indicted and charged in what law enforcement officials say began as a drug deal and ended in a death. “Basically this case boils down to a drug deal and a robbery gone bad,” Sheriff Stacy Nicholson said. “The message we are sending is everyone involved is being charged.