AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in East Ellijay Georgia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/east-ellijay-ga 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/east-ellijay-ga https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:42:23 -0500 This week, Senators Reverend Warnock (D-GA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced the bipartisan Love Lives On Act—comprehensive legislation that https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-reverend-warnock-moran-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-support-gold-star-spouses-legislation-considered-in-veterans-affairs-committee-31568920-riverdale-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-reverend-warnock-moran-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-support-gold-star-spouses-legislation-considered-in-veterans-affairs-committee-31568920-riverdale-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to expand free access to counseling and mental health services for https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-ossoff-and-cramer-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-free-access-to-counseling-and-mental-health-services-for-military-families-31568921-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-ossoff-and-cramer-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-free-access-to-counseling-and-mental-health-services-for-military-families-31568921-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — Today, Mr. Kim Baik Kyu, Korean American community leader and president of the Georgia Korean American Grocer’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/georgia-korean-american-grocers-association-president-kim-baik-kyu-joins-sen-ossoff-for-president-yoons-address-to-congress-31568922-savannah-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/georgia-korean-american-grocers-association-president-kim-baik-kyu-joins-sen-ossoff-for-president-yoons-address-to-congress-31568922-savannah-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Newnan, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the Georgia General Assembly, education and https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-to-bolster-and-maintain-toptier-workforce-talent-in-georgia-31569335-newnan-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-to-bolster-and-maintain-toptier-workforce-talent-in-georgia-31569335-newnan-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Following a mass shooting that killed one and injured four at Northside Hospital Medical Midtown in Atlanta, Senator Reverend Warnock delivered https://www.americantowns.com/news/mass-shootings-as-routine-is-not-the-cost-of-freedom-it-is-the-cost-of-blind-obstinance-senator-reverend-warnock-gives-remarks-on-us-senate-floor-following-mass-shooting-in-atlanta-31571188-savannah-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/mass-shootings-as-routine-is-not-the-cost-of-freedom-it-is-the-cost-of-blind-obstinance-senator-reverend-warnock-gives-remarks-on-us-senate-floor-following-mass-shooting-in-atlanta-31571188-savannah-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Warnock highlighted the effectiveness of federal farm safety net programs during yesterday’s Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-uplifts-importance-of-the-farm-safety-net-programs-for-georgia-peanut-and-cotton-farmers-during-senate-agriculture-hearing-31571189-pooler-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-uplifts-importance-of-the-farm-safety-net-programs-for-georgia-peanut-and-cotton-farmers-during-senate-agriculture-hearing-31571189-pooler-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Reverend Warnock has pushed Senate leadership to honor Georgia’s funding priorities in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending package through a https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-outlines-fiscal-year-2024-government-funding-priorities-fights-to-secure-investments-in-expanded-health-care-access-veterans-housing-small-businesses-workforce-development-and-broadband-expansion-31571191-alpharetta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-outlines-fiscal-year-2024-government-funding-priorities-fights-to-secure-investments-in-expanded-health-care-access-veterans-housing-small-businesses-workforce-development-and-broadband-expansion-31571191-alpharetta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement. “Today’s horrific attack at Northside Medical Midtown https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-on-midtown-atlanta-shooting-31571193-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-on-midtown-atlanta-shooting-31571193-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to protect the Gullah Geechee communities from sea-level rise and storm surge. Sen. https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-working-to-protect-gullah-geechee-communities-from-coastal-flooding-and-sealevel-rise-31571197-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-working-to-protect-gullah-geechee-communities-from-coastal-flooding-and-sealevel-rise-31571197-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Senator Reverend Warnock spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to acknowledge pain in the Atlanta community, thank law enforcement, and demand https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-responds-to-horrific-shooting-in-midtown-atlanta-calls-on-congress-to-turn-prayer-into-action-31571710-buford-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-responds-to-horrific-shooting-in-midtown-atlanta-calls-on-congress-to-turn-prayer-into-action-31571710-buford-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Tybee Island, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering public safety upgrades to keep Tybee Island residents safe. Sen. Ossoff is delivering https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-delivering-new-hurricane-and-tornado-shelter-to-tybee-island-to-protect-first-responders-improve-public-safety-31571713-macon-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-delivering-new-hurricane-and-tornado-shelter-to-tybee-island-to-protect-first-responders-improve-public-safety-31571713-macon-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C. — Marking World Press Freedom Day yesterday, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a former investigative journalist, led a group of https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-leading-push-to-keep-journalists-safe-and-promote-press-freedom-worldwide-31571714-cumming-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-leading-push-to-keep-journalists-safe-and-promote-press-freedom-worldwide-31571714-cumming-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) announced today that the first round of surplus tax https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-announces-first-round-of-this-years-special-tax-refund-31572344-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-announces-first-round-of-this-years-special-tax-refund-31572344-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-strengthening-healthcare-access-supporting-healthcare-heroes-and-expanding-assistance-to-expectant-mothers-31572345-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-strengthening-healthcare-access-supporting-healthcare-heroes-and-expanding-assistance-to-expectant-mothers-31572345-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb will become the permanent Commissioner of the Department of https://www.americantowns.com/news/shawanda-reynoldscobb-confirmed-as-department-of-juvenile-justice-commissioner-31572346-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/shawanda-reynoldscobb-confirmed-as-department-of-juvenile-justice-commissioner-31572346-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500