Ellijay News

Clear Creek Middle School in Ellijay was the top finisher in Berry Collegea s Fall 2009 Sixth-Grade Mathematics Competition, with second and third going to First Presbyterian Day School in Macon and Jasper Middle School, respectively.

Those who've watched David Ralston at work in the courthouses of the North Georgia foothills say he has an uncanny ability to connect with juries.

Vice President Joe Biden joined Governor Sonny Perdue today to announce a total of $42 million in local, state, federal and private funding to create a 260-mile fiber optic loop that will enable broadband access through eight North Georgia counties.

Georgia will use $42 million in local, state, federal and private funding to create a 260-mile fiber optic loop for broadband access through eight North Georgia counties, Vice President Joe Biden and Gov.

Some might argue this story is picking low-hanging fruit, but after all, it's the principle of the thing.

"We have an exceptional team in place, strong roots in the communities we serve, and a deep core base of retail deposits, so there is a lot of substance to work with at Appalachian Community Bank," said Danny Jett, interim chief operating officer.

Georgia banks continue to look for ways to raise much needed money, even if it means selling off bits of the company.

Staff Photo by Randall Higgins Linda Hughes says she and co-owner Karen Turner at Cisco Curiosity Shop in Murray County, Ga., get U.S. 411 motorists looking for the best route to many places, if they can get around the U.S. 64 rock slide.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Services for Burnum Legette Barrett, 70, of Cairo, Georgia, are at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009, graveside in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, GA with the Rev.

Troubled Appalachian Community Bank in Ellijay has placed its CEO and two other top executives on administrative leave pending an internal review into possible violations of bank policy.

Tyler Torres, a 25-year-old senior majoring in sociology from Ellijay, is a veteran of the Iraq War.

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Gilmer County sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing 14-year-old Ellijay boy.

Authorities in north Georgia plan to file criminal charges against a 14-year-old Gilmer County boy who left home early Wednesday morning and stayed gone for fourteen and a half hours.

A 14-year-old boy was reported missing near Ellijay Wednesday morning, triggering a massive search.

Two women died, but an eight-month-old survived a head-on crash on Highway 247 near Kathleen Friday night.

Houston County sheriff's investigators are trying to determine if alcohol or drugs were involved in a head-on collision that killed two drivers Friday night.

Michael Ray believes that with Fort Mountain as a scenic backdrop, the city of Chatsworth is strategically located to pull in tourists who are making a vacation pilgrimage.

Two women died Friday evening when the cars they were driving collided head-on on Ga.

The Martyn House Retreat & Event Facility near Ellijay is not your traditional B&B. Where else can you spend the night in a luxuriously appointed tent from India and dine on breakfast prepared with freshly picked ingredients from the on-site gardens? Situated on 18 rolling acres in the North Georgia mountains, the property was opened earlier this ...