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Board hears comments on Turniptown Road

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Landowners and people who use an upper portion of Turniptown Road are at odds about Gilmer County abandoning the road. According to comments, the portion being discussed runs from the Hemlock’s gate to the Lanning Family Cemetery, where the road ends.
Clear Creek Middle School students Alexandra Shull, Kloe McFarland, Andrew Chastain, Jilly Burnette and Presley Chancey with the prize box they received as one of 60 winning teams in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.

Clear Creek Middle School students Alexandra Shull, Kloe McFarland, Andrew Chastain, Jilly Burnette and Presley Chancey with the prize box they received as one of 60 winning teams in the NASA TechRise Student Challenge.

CCMS team winners in NASA competition

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Clear Creek Middle School is one of two Georgia schools at which students have been named winners in a national STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) competition sponsored by NASA.
Wayside Animal Hospital is among the numerous new businesses currently under construction in East Ellijay.

Wayside Animal Hospital is among the numerous new businesses currently under construction in East Ellijay.

Uptick in commercial activity for East Ellijay

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Business is booming in East Ellijay, where commercial activity includes new stores and restaurants recently opening or planning to soon. The city has seen an uptick in new business construction over the past couple of years, according to the East Ellijay city planning office.
The depth of contractor-dug trenches that were cut across South Main Street for fire hydrant connections drew concern from the Ellijay-Gilmer County Water Authority following recent storms.

The depth of contractor-dug trenches that were cut across South Main Street for fire hydrant connections drew concern from the Ellijay-Gilmer County Water Authority following recent storms.

Water authority concerned about South Main project

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The Ellijay-Gilmer County Water and Sewerage Authority board heard updates on several current projects, including one on South Main Street that posed an obstacle for motorists during recent storms, when the board met last week.
From left are, new vice chairman Jacob Callihan and chairman Michael Parks, superintendent Dr. Brian Ridley and fellow board members Doug Pritchett, Michele Penland and Joe Pflueger. 

From left are, new vice chairman Jacob Callihan and chairman Michael Parks, superintendent Dr. Brian Ridley and fellow board members Doug Pritchett, Michele Penland and Joe Pflueger. 

Parks, Callihan voted new BoE officers

Robbie Bills - Sports Editor
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The Gilmer County Board of Education elected new officers at its Jan. 26 regular session. From left are, new vice chairman Jacob Callihan and chairman Michael Parks, who were both unanimously approved by the board. They are joined by superintendent Dr.
Allen Triebel, now in his second stint as executive director of the Gilmer Community Food Pantry, is searching for new leadership at the local food pantry.

Allen Triebel, now in his second stint as executive director of the Gilmer Community Food Pantry, is searching for new leadership at the local food pantry.

Food pantry searching for new director

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The Gilmer Community Food Pantry is looking for new leadership.  The person putting out that call is both the former and current executive director of the community outreach nonprofit.
The Gilmer Chamber’s 2023 Citizen of the Year Del Land, left, holds the award with wife, Tamara, right.

The Gilmer Chamber’s 2023 Citizen of the Year Del Land, left, holds the award with wife, Tamara, right.

Land named Citizen of the Year

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
A Gilmer County native who’s long been involved with local youth sports, the Gilmer County Library and Ellijay First Baptist Church was named the Gilmer Chamber’s latest Citizen of the Year (COTY).  The 2023 COTY was among awards given at the chamber’s annual meeting held Friday, Jan.
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GCSO, GBI to partner for safer internet workshop

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) will team up for a special event that’s open to the public, but is especially of note to parents of school-age children. The Safer Internet Day workshop will take place Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 6-8 p.m.
Melinda Cowan, left, and Janice Ross, right, were among the Gilmer Toys for Tots volunteer gift wrappers who worked to get presents wrapped for 162 families the week before Christmas.

Melinda Cowan, left, and Janice Ross, right, were among the Gilmer Toys for Tots volunteer gift wrappers who worked to get presents wrapped for 162 families the week before Christmas.

Toys for Tots campaign reaches almost 2,000 Gilmer kids

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The outcome of 2023’s Gilmer Toys for Tots (TFT) campaign shows the degree to which the U.S. Marines-sponsored Christmas outreach effort has grown since starting here 14 years ago.
John McCutcheon

John McCutcheon

Craddock Center to host Songs and Stories event rescheduled for March 9

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The Craddock Center will welcome back a folk singer and a storyteller who’ve previously delighted audiences there for a free event that combines both those forms of entertainment.  Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Songs and Stories event planned for Saturday, Feb.