Around Ellijay Georgia

Downtown Ellijay’s second annual Merry Mountain Town festival is set for Friday, Nov. 27, with holiday shopping, a parade and the tree lighting centered at 10 Broad St.

A local story about an Ellijay man’s breast-cancer diagnosis is drawing attention to mobile mammography and a nearby breast-imaging option for Gilmer County residents.

Ellijay has posted its 2027 budget schedule, with a tentative Nov. 2 council meeting set to adopt the budget and set the millage rate at City Hall, 197 North Main Street.

The Gilmer County Chamber lists a Nov. 5 ribbon cutting for Cartecay Bike Shop & Brewery at 493 North Main Street in Ellijay. Cartecay says the shop pairs bike service and social rides with an on-site brewery.

Discover Ellijay lists Corn Maze & Baby Lamb Tours at Cress Creeks Farm for Oct. 21, with additional dates posted later this week at the Boardtown Road farm.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a 911 domestic-dispute call on Yukon Road led to an officer-involved shooting in Ellijay on Oct. 16. One Ellijay man was injured, no officers were hurt, and the case remains under investigation.