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The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard lowers the flag to half-mast to honor Deputy Sheriff Brett Dickey, who died in the line of duty.

The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard lowers the flag to half-mast to honor Deputy Sheriff Brett Dickey, who died in the line of duty.

Gilmer remembers fallen officer Brett Dickey

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
The morning may have been cold, but hearts were warm as Gilmer residents remembered Deputy Sheriff Brett Dickey. Dickey was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 13, 1996. Gilmer residents including family members, deputies and others gather on Feb.
Gilmer County’s National FFA Marketing Plan Career Development Event students learned they are ranked among the top eight in the nation as they receive Gold Emblem honors. Shown from left are NAU County Insurance Company Lead Marketing Specialist Nick Oswald, Carly Whittemore, Carleigh Bedwell, and Adleigh Wingate and Government Affairs and Bunge Senior Government Affairs Analyst Madison Bader.

Gilmer County’s National FFA Marketing Plan Career Development Event students learned they are ranked among the top eight in the nation as they receive Gold Emblem honors. Shown from left are NAU County Insurance Company Lead Marketing Specialist Nick Oswald, Carly Whittemore, Carleigh Bedwell, and Adleigh Wingate and Government Affairs and Bunge Senior Government Affairs Analyst Madison Bader.

FFA students win national honors

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Gilmer County is less than 1 percent of America’s population, but 11 of its students won honors at the FFA’s national championship. The FFA is a national organization to prepare youth for careers in agricultural science, business and technology.
Players begin the first round of the Gilmer County Optimist Clubs Charity Mahjong Tournament Monday, Feb. 16

Players begin the first round of the Gilmer County Optimist Clubs Charity Mahjong Tournament Monday, Feb. 16

Tiles for charity

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Players begin the first round of the Gilmer County Optimist Clubs Charity Mahjong Tournament Monday, Feb. 16. The event was sponsored by a number of local groups. More than 30 players participated in the tournament, with chances to win prizes.
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355 home permits granted in Gilmer County

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Hundreds of new homes will soon be built in Gilmer County, according to the Planning and Zoning Office. In 2025, the office gave out 355 residential home permits to people hoping to make new homes. The county has seven phases of subdivision projects planned too.
Corinne Stoddard celebrates qualifying for the Olympics at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in short-track speedskating on Dec. 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the granddaughter of Don VanLandingham of Ellijay. (TeamUSA.com photo)

Corinne Stoddard celebrates qualifying for the Olympics at the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in short-track speedskating on Dec. 19, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is the granddaughter of Don VanLandingham of Ellijay. (TeamUSA.com photo)

Olympic speed skater has Ellijay ties

Mark Millican - Special to the Times-Courier
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Don VanLandingham of Ellijay is on pins and needles during the current fortnight of the Winter Olympics. His granddaughter, Corinne ‘Corie’ Stoddard, is on skates as a world class short-track speedskater competing on the American team.
Tate Davis, right, and his father Austin Davis, left, enjoy a snowfall in Gilmer County. (Photos submitted by Austin Davis)

Tate Davis, right, and his father Austin Davis, left, enjoy a snowfall in Gilmer County. (Photos submitted by Austin Davis)

Winter wonderland delights youngsters

Jackson Elliott - Reporter
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Adults often see only cold, inconvenience, delay and danger when snow falls in the mountains. Tate Davis, a17-month old boy, experiences snow for the first time. But kids can see a world of beauty.  “It’s an amazing experience when they’re that little,” local father Austin Davis said.