County

Post 2 Commissioner Karleen Ferguson says no plans to run again

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - With questions and considerations coming for next year's elections in Gilmer, the question falls to those…

4 years ago

String of thefts has authorities investigating

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - The Sheriff's Office is asking citizens to be diligent this week as October has seen a…

5 years ago

County will expand water next year with American Rescue Plan

ELLIJAY, Ga. - In discussions for the spending of funds from the American Rescue Plan, Gilmer County's Board of Commissioners…

5 years ago

City of Ellijay to discuss removal of downtown parking Monday

ELLIJAY, Ga. - More than just citizens living inside the city limits, people from East Ellijay and all over Gilmer…

5 years ago

Gilmer Animal Shelter expansion approved

ELLIJAY, Ga. - "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." A sign…

5 years ago

Pickens BOE sets millage after Executive Session for personnel

JASPER, Ga. - A special called meeting of the Pickens County Board of Education met this week and put the…

5 years ago

Gilmer Schools responding to COVID case increases

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - "Gilmer Schools have seen an explosion of positive COVID cases and quarantines throughout this week." Gilmer…

5 years ago

Sheriff highlights quarter of a million dollars in illegal drugs siezed

ELLIJAY, Ga. - Recent highlights have shown major steps in our county by the Sheriff's Office and cooperating agencies and…

5 years ago

Sheriff’s Office takes Dillon Andrew Godfrey into custody

ELLIJAY, Ga. - An official statement from the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that Dillon Andrew Godfrey has been…

5 years ago

Allen Wigington convicted of 44 felonies and 5 misdemeanors

JASPER, Ga. - Arrested in January of 2020, former Chief Magistrate Judge for Pickens County, Allen Wigington was convicted recently…

5 years ago

Gilmer Schools lifts masks mandate on buses

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Step by step, little by little, Gilmer County is lifting restrictions and slowly moving back to…

5 years ago

GTC confirms 515 alternate path to Boardtown road project

GILMER COUNTY, Ga. - An official statement from the Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) today has given relief to the Boardtown…

5 years ago

Missing Mother of two discovered in Cherry Log murder

GILMER, Ga - Last seen in Doraville, Georgia, on April 17, Rossana Delgado was discovered as the victim of a…

5 years ago

Watkins announces final term in Board of Education

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - Referencing the recent dissension over the school's 2021-2022 calendar, board member and current Chairman Ronald Watkins…

5 years ago

BOE names Kim Cagle as Interim Superintendent

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - As the Board begins its search for a new Superintendent, they officially named Kim Cagle as…

5 years ago

Gilmer BOE takes first steps in new Superintendent Search

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - With official approval having come on April 15, 2021, in their monthly meeting, the Gilmer County…

5 years ago