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The new Gilmer County Swimming Pool has been filled with water, and all that remains of the project is completion of rest room and concession stand renovation.

The new Gilmer County Swimming Pool has been filled with water, and all that remains of the project is completion of rest room and concession stand renovation.

May opening expected for county pool

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
If all goes as planned, the new Gilmer County Swimming Pool will be open for summer.  Construction of the pool at the Gilmer County Civic Center has been completed.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Meeting turns into third public comment period

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A special called meeting of the Gilmer County commissioners to work on the short-term rental ordinance turned into a third public comment period. The March 5 meeting followed two public comment periods on Feb. 28. Post Commissioner John Marshall attended the meeting by Zoom.
Jackson McVey

Jackson McVey

McVey voted GACA all-state

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Gilmer High junior basketball player Jackson McVey was selected to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s Class 3A North All-State Team. McVey led Region 7-3A with 26.2 points, 15.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 65.3 percent from the field. 
Donna Carlsen, left, and Sylvia Negri, right, were among the members of Ellijay Hope Lutheran Church who put together barbecue plates last week at a special lunch for the county’s emergency response personnel. Hope Lutheran wanted to show its appreciation to local fire, police and 911 employees after a recent successful response to a car accident that involved a church member.

Donna Carlsen, left, and Sylvia Negri, right, were among the members of Ellijay Hope Lutheran Church who put together barbecue plates last week at a special lunch for the county’s emergency response personnel. Hope Lutheran wanted to show its appreciation to local fire, police and 911 employees after a recent successful response to a car accident that involved a church member.

Church says thank you to emergency workers

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Members of Ellijay Hope Lutheran Church showed their appreciation to the county’s emergency response personnel last week following a car accident that recently took place near the church.
Participants in the 2024 Gilmer Sheriff’s Office Citizens Law Enforcement Academy are welcomed by Sheriff Stacy Nicholson during an orientation held last week at the Gilmer County Courthouse.

Participants in the 2024 Gilmer Sheriff’s Office Citizens Law Enforcement Academy are welcomed by Sheriff Stacy Nicholson during an orientation held last week at the Gilmer County Courthouse.

Sheriff’s office kicks off 2024 CLEA program

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) will have 19 class members along for the ride in this year’s Citizens Law Enforcement Academy, which kicked off Tuesday with an orientation and welcome from Sheriff Stacy Nicholson at the Gilmer County Courthouse Jury Assembly Room.
Jim Parmer

Jim Parmer

Jim Parmer qualifies for post commissioner

News Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Jim Parmer is a candidate for Post 1 Commissioner in Gilmer County. He is a longtime educator (50 years) and was a school administrator (pre-K through 12th grade) for 29 years. He retired as a command sergeant major (USAR) with 24 years in military service.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Warrants likely in Hwy. 52 accident

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Highway 52 East was shut down for nearly seven hours after a Feb. 20 accident involving a log truck that overturned after being struck by another vehicle. That wreck is among the latest in a growing list of automobile accidents to occur on a section of the busy highway near Ridgemont Drive.
New District Attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Frank Wood is shown with Superior Court Judge B. Alison Sosebee and Chief Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver.

New District Attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit Frank Wood is shown with Superior Court Judge B. Alison Sosebee and Chief Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver.

Wood sworn in as District Attorney

(not verified)
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
By Glenn Harbison, News-Observer   Frank Wood was appointed District Attorney for the Appalachian Judicial Circuit by Gov. Brian Kemp Friday, March 1, and was sworn into office the same day.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Times-Courier committed to downtown

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Times-Courier, the newspaper of record for Gilmer County, is staying put in downtown Ellijay. The local newspaper will have the exact same entrance it has used for many years. However, since the Times-Courier no longer needed all of the available space, the building at 47 River St.