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Man charged with homicide by vehicle in the first degree
The Georgia State Patrol has filed charges against a man who was driving a vehicle involved in a fatal one-vehicle crash on Bakers Ferry Road late on the afternoon of Friday, April 8.PLEASE LOG IN FOR...
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Man dies in crash near Bowman
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comAn Elbert County man died Monday morning shortly after the vehicle he was driving slammed into a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck at the Holly Springs...
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Improvements OK’d by council
City to replace sidewalks at a cost of $30,000By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comAfter years of talking about improving the downtown area in Bowman city officials are now ready for action as the...
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Bowman commercial district placed on National Registry of Historic Places
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.com“Listing the district on the national register will help to bring in more tourism to Bowman, is the first step in protecting our historic downtown," said Scott...
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Phelps vs. Carmichael for judge
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comThursday night’s political forum included the two Republican candidates for Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge. Incumbent Chris Phelps, who was...
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Four appear in U.S. Ninth House race
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comWith Doug Collins (R) in session at the capitol, all four Republican challengers for the U.S. House of Representatives - District 9 seat took their shots at the...
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Bennett, Callaway in sheriff race
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comShayne Bennett and Jamie Callaway are both seeking the Republican nomination to face incumbent Sheriff Melvin Andrews in November to become the county’s highest...
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State Senate District 24 candidates answer questions
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comFour candidates who hope to replace current Georgia Senator Bill Jackson answered questions at the Rock Gym Thursday.The Republican candidates for the seat being...
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Authority receives ’15 audit
Cox: ‘Clean’ audit reveals hospital $947,000 in redBy: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.comElbert Memorial Hospital’s (EMH) 2015 audit reflects improvement concerning all economic health areas, but it...
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Samuel Elbert Hotel project appears to be ahead of schedule
By: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.com“It really seems to be ahead of schedule. They are hanging sheetrock and finishing it, especially on the guest floors,” said City Manager Lanier Dunn.While the...
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Man charged with homicide by vehicle in first degree turns himself in
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comA man facing homicide by vehicle in the first degree and other charges in connection with an April 8 car crash on Bakers Ferry Road turned himself in at the Elbert...
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Budget to be presented at BOE meeting
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comThe Elbert County school board will see the first draft of the system’s 2016-2017 fiscal year budget at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.School Chief Financial...
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Too many dogs, cats
Hendrix, Wilhite asking for leniency on number of cats, dogs they shelterBy: Mark Berrymanmberryman@elberton.com“I gave them until January to comply,” said Hopp.Eleanor Hendrix and Kyra Wilhite...
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Harsh words over prisoner’s treatment led to gun battle in Elbert County...
Editor’s note: On May 21, 1916 - very nearly 100 years ago - City Attorney Arnold Worley and Elbert County Sheriff Newt Haley engaged in a gun battle in the main entrance hallwPLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM...
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Worley: Worst ‘and meanest man in the prison’
Depending on who you ask, you get a lot of opinions about Arnold Worley, the man who shot and killed Elbert County Sheriff Newt Haley in May of 1916.PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website...
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Ghost in the courthouse? It’s Sheriff Newt Haley
There is a ghost in the Elbert County Courthouse.According to a couple of people who most everybody knows in this community, that ghost lets you know he’s there.PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our...
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BOE selects architectural firm for SPLOST projects
Elbert County School Superintendent Chuck Bell said the Elbert County School system will use the architectural services of Robertson, Loia and Roof (RLR) for special purpose local option sales tax...
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County Administrator Bob Thomas receives Griffin Award
ACCG, Georgia’s county association, recently awarded Elbert County Administrator Robert “Bob” Thomas with the 2016 Jerry R. Griffin Excellence in Public Service Award.PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT...
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Lyon to serve as ACCG president
Elbert County Chairman Tommy Lyon was sworn in as ACCG’s President and will serve as part of the association’s 40-member Board of Managers for the next year. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our...
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Augusta paper endorses Gibbons
The Augusta Chronicle thinks Bowman’s Pete Gibbons should represent District 24 in the Georgia State Senate. PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best...
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