ELLIJAY, Ga. – With social media abuzz and questions coming forth about a recent argument with a Gilmer Athletics Coach at Gilmer High School, FYN has reached out to Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs for comment and answers on the path forward. Many have already seen the video on Facebook involving the coach and […]
Read More »Gilmer amid statewide recount and audit of elections
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Gilmer County and its Probate Court are deep amid recounting ballots today as they join in what Chief Registrar Tammy Watkins is calling both an audit and a recount for the Presidential Election of 2020. A major stress on certain county offices, this major process has drawn in employees from both the […]
Read More »School responds to argument with sports coach
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With social media abuzz and questions coming forth about a recent argument with a Gilmer Athletics Coach at Gilmer High School, FYN has reached out to Gilmer Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna Downs for comment and answers on the path forward. Many have already seen the video on Facebook involving the coach and […]
Read More »Tropical Storm Zeta closes most of Gilmer with outages
ELLIJAY, Ga, – Gilmer County is picking up the pieces today after Tropical Storm Zeta tore through the twin cities early this morning. Massive Power outages, closures, road blocks, debris, and damage are continuing to accumulate today as citizens are beginning the clean-up process. Both Gilmer’s County Offices and School System have closed today with […]
Read More »Vernon Jones speaks on Trump Rally and crowdsurfing
Fresh off his weekend and an event where he “crowd-surfed” to a young man in a wheelchair because he wanted a picture, Georgia State Representative, Vernon Jones (D) says, “Let me be clear about one thing. I’m committed to this President. I believe in this President. I took a leap of faith and I believed […]
Read More »CCMS shuts down 6th Grade in response to COVID-19
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – Starting today, Gilmer County Schools has shut down the 6th Grade of Clear Creek Middle School to attempt to stem a rise in numbers of positive cases within the grade level. Those numbers are coming from both students and staff according to a letter from Gilmer County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shanna […]
Read More »Early Voting gets massive first day in Gilmer
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With the presidential election less than a month away, yesterday saw Gilmer County’s first day of early voting with lines stretching far out the door and down the sidewalk in front of the courthouse. According to Chief Registrar Tammy Watkins, the county saw a total of 470 people vote early on the […]
Read More »Airport reopened today after plane crash injures two
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Following yesterday’s plane crash at Gilmer County’s Airport, investigations were held earlier this morning by representatives of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). Just after 3:00 p.m. yesterday, the plane, a single-engine Super Decathlon, holding two people, a pilot and one passenger, crashed during a landing process. Fire and Rescue responded immediately to […]
Read More »Chester Doles speaks on the Proud Boys and Antifa
A 5th-Generation born into the KKK. He later denounced the organization and moved on. Chester Doles said, “It comes with maturity, growing, getting to know people, and finding common ground with some of the greatest people across all lines of color.” Because of his past, Doles says he often gets named or called when media […]
Read More »Jasper considers 2.125 mill increase in early budgeting process
JASPER, Ga. – The City of Jasper is holding meetings with citizens to discuss plans to move forward with a major increase of its Millage Rate. The increase being considered is a 45.6 percent increase over the 4.655 mills that the city has held for three years now. In 2017, the rate was set at […]
Read More »Teacher’s arrest causes tension as BOE considers resignation
ELLIJAY, Ga. – Last week’s news of a teacher’s arrest on charges of allegedly carrying out an inappropriate relationship with a student resulted in the following day a letter of resignation submitted to the Gilmer County Board of Education. This culminated at the Board’s meeting when voting on personnel. Nathan Sutton’s, the teacher in question, […]
Read More »Board lowers Bond Millage with final approval of rates
ELLIJAY, Ga. – A unanimous vote on Monday, August 24, 2020, saw the Gilmer County Board of Commissioners follow up on statements from last year where they discussed lowering the Bond Millage Rate in the county. While they did not approve lowering the rate in 2019, many citizens have continued discussing and pushing for the […]
Read More »Will Gilmer feel an economic impact from cancelling the Apple Festival?
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With the recent announcement of the cancellation of the 2020 Apple Festival, many are still wondering about the impact, the decisions, and the virus’ toll on the festival season. Earlier this year, Chamber officials were planning on make-up days for the Apple Blossom Festival left over from May. At one point, discussions […]
Read More »Collins responds to pro-Loeffler Super-PAC accusations
Congressman Doug Collins visited Ellijay on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, for a Meet and Greet with citizens at the River Street Tavern. During the visit, he took a moment to react to allegations issued by the pro-Loeffler group GUV. The candidate stopped for pictures and a short speech as the last stop in a day […]
Read More »Employee from February incident out on bond
GILMER COUNTY, Ga. – February saw a threat and incident at the Gilmer Schools’ Transportation Depot as a single woman allegedly walked into the facility with a firearm. Now, nearly 150 days later, Mary Newberry has left the detention center on bond. Allegedly the woman behind the incident, she faces felony charges of Aggravated Assault […]
Read More »Community Paramedicine meets students in schools offering
EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. – As many are beginning to talk about the possibility of returning to school, some are still attempting to wrap up the previous year. In Gilmer, part of that process occurred this week as students returned to the buildings to collect left-behind belongings. Planned in April, the Board of Education and Superintendent […]
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