11/06/2026
🚔🍁 𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗙'𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗪𝗥𝗔𝗣-𝗨𝗣! 🍁🚔
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Well, well, well... look who survived another week in Gilmer County! 🙋♀️
Between wrecks, road closures, football heartbreak, and enough rain to make Noah start checking his boat insurance, November has certainly made an entrance. And it's only the FIRST WEEK! 🤦♀️
We figured we'd start this week's Wrap-Up with something a little easier on the eyes than our usual collection of traffic alerts!
🍂📸 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬!
Take a look at this beautiful photo captured by 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀! The fall colors are showing off, the mountains are doing their thing, and even our patrol SUV managed to strike a pose!
We spend plenty of time reminding folks about the dangers on our roads, but sometimes it's nice to stop and appreciate the beauty around us. And let's face it, this is a much better view of one of our patrol vehicles than seeing it parked behind you with blue lights flashing! 😂🚔
🚨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗?
If you were driving around Gilmer County this week, there's a pretty good chance you encountered one of our traffic alerts.
Highway 282? Check. Highway 52 East? Check. Highway 515? Of course. Apparently, nobody wanted to feel left out!
We've had multiple-vehicle accidents, vehicles down embankments, lane closures, and enough traffic headaches to make a GPS throw its hands up and say, "𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡!" 🤷♀️
We know everybody has somewhere to be, but we promise that getting there safely beats getting there in the back of an ambulance.
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀' 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲, 𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡! 📵
🏈 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘...
Well, last Friday night didn't exactly go according to plan for our Gilmer Bobcats.
Our boys traveled down to Pickens County and came home on the wrong side of a 𝟰𝟴-𝟰𝟭 score.
FORTY-EIGHT TO FORTY-ONE! 😩
That's a whole lot of points, a whole lot of excitement, and unfortunately, a whole lot of bragging rights headed in the wrong direction!
We're not saying losing to Pickens ruined anybody's weekend, but there were probably a few Gilmer County folks who suddenly found themselves too busy to answer calls from their friends across the county line. 😂🐉
𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! 💜💛
Our Bobcats are headed to Gainesville to take on the 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟳:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠! Let's get behind these boys and cheer them on to a victory!
𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗦! 🐾🏈
🔑📱 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗?
We've got a little mystery for you!
Someone doing a little nighttime fishing at Gilmer County Park heard a notification sound coming from one of the covered pavilions. After investigating, they discovered a blue tablet and a set of keys, but no owner in sight.
Now, we don't know if somebody was in a hurry, got distracted, or just decided to donate their electronics to the great outdoors, but 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳! 😂
Both items were turned over to the Sheriff's Office for safekeeping.
If you've been searching for your keys AND your tablet, give us a call. We'd be happy to reunite you with your belongings after you identify them!
❤️ 𝗡𝗢𝗪, 𝗢𝗡 𝗔 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘...
We want to take a moment to acknowledge the severe weather and flooding that affected our area overnight Wednesday into Thursday.
Here in Gilmer County, we experienced heavy rainfall, flooded roadways, washed-out culverts, damaged roads, and dangerous driving conditions. Our first responders, dispatchers, emergency personnel, and road crews have been working hard to address these issues and keep our community safe.
But as difficult as some of our conditions have been, 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗮𝘆𝘀𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮.
The devastation experienced by that community is heartbreaking, and the damage left behind will take time, hard work, and tremendous support to overcome.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, business owners, and everyone affected. We also extend our appreciation to the first responders, emergency personnel, volunteers, and countless others who have stepped up to help during this difficult time.
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗽, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❤️
Please continue to use caution while traveling throughout Gilmer County. Some roads have sustained significant damage, and conditions may change as repairs and assessments continue. Respect road closures, never attempt to cross flooded or washed-out roadways, and give crews the space they need to work safely.
🍁🚔 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗢...
As we head into the weekend, we hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy a little sunshine, some beautiful fall scenery, and maybe a football victory to help erase last Friday's memories!
And if you happen to see one of our deputies out and about, give them a wave. They've had a busy week, and we're pretty sure they'd appreciate seeing something other than another set of brake lights!
𝗕𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗯𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘... 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱! 😂🚔
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