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Go Bobcats!

News Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Click here to read all about the high school athletes kicking off the 2023 fall season at GHS! Go Bobcats and Lady Cats! 
Eric Maddox carries an Olaf the Snowman doll during a past delivery of Christmas toys, which firefighters made to local schools. (Gilmer Fire and Rescue photo)

Eric Maddox carries an Olaf the Snowman doll during a past delivery of Christmas toys, which firefighters made to local schools. (Gilmer Fire and Rescue photo)

County mourns firefighter’s passing

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Gilmer firefighter/EMT Eric Maddox’s nickname, “Tigger,” reflected his happy, zany personality, which was not unlike the spirited, bouncing “Winnie the Pooh” character. “He was probably the happiest person I have ever met,” said Gilmer County Deputy Fire Chief Mark Chastain.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Five were airlifted after recent 52 East crash

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
It’s long been known as Gilmer County’s Apple Alley, but a large number of car crashes has made Highway 52 East a frequent destination not only for travelers and tourists, but also emergency response vehicles.
The bridge on Lower Cartecay Road that has been out since April 2017. (Times-Courier archives photo by Mark Millican)

The bridge on Lower Cartecay Road that has been out since April 2017. (Times-Courier archives photo by Mark Millican)

Lower Cartecay bridge gets start date

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Construction on the Lower Cartecay bridge is set to begin October of this year. The date comes out of a meeting between representatives of Georgia Department of Transportation and Talley Construction, which was awarded the bid, said Gilmer County Director of Public Works Ryan Steingruber.
Rusty Raines, foreground, was among those applying three new coats of paint to the 100-year-old Pinson Barn at Harrison Park earlier this week.

Rusty Raines, foreground, was among those applying three new coats of paint to the 100-year-old Pinson Barn at Harrison Park earlier this week.

Harrison Park to hold first ‘Barniversary’

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The Friends of Harrison Park are throwing a birthday party — not for the team of park boosters themselves, but for a 100-year old barn that’s the anchor of the downtown Ellijay walking park. They will hold Harrison Park’s first-ever Barniversary Saturday, Aug. 12, beginning at 1 p.m.
Ashley Hoppers, Joshua Aaron

Ashley Hoppers, Joshua Aaron

Extension office announces new 4-H agent, search for new ag agent

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Gilmer County’s UGA Extension Office said goodbye to an agriculture extension agent, while also welcoming a new 4-H agent, last week.  Ashley Hoppers, who’s been the ag extension agent for Gilmer and Fannin County since 2019, completed her last day in that role Friday, Aug. 4.
Times-Courier

Times-Courier

Board votes to keep same millage rate

Andy Ashurst - Publisher
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
In a two to one vote, the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners voted to maintain last year’s millage rate of 5.5 mils. By Georgia state law, the board has to advertise this as a tax increase since the value of taxable property in the county went up.
Richard Holt, left, and Beverly Ratcliff look at some of the oldest grave sites in the Ellijay City Cemetery on a workday during which the two were straightening and repairing headstones of their family members.

Richard Holt, left, and Beverly Ratcliff look at some of the oldest grave sites in the Ellijay City Cemetery on a workday during which the two were straightening and repairing headstones of their family members.

Historic section of city cemetery getting attention

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Some of the oldest grave sites in Ellijay’s hilltop city cemetery are getting much-needed attention from folks with a shared interest in genealogy and local history. Beverly Ratcliff and Richard Holt have been teaming up at the cemetery that overlooks downtown Ellijay for a few months now.
“Life is Funny,” above, is the latest novel from Gilmer County author and humorist Kathi Harper Hill.

“Life is Funny,” above, is the latest novel from Gilmer County author and humorist Kathi Harper Hill.

Family’s funny adventures continue in Hill’s new book

Michael Andrews - Mountain Life Editor
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
A local author is happy to bring back some of her most beloved characters in a sequel to a previous novel, even though that wasn’t what she originally planned. Kathi Harper Hill recently released “Life is Funny,” a sequel to her 2016 novel, “Bensy and Me.