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Improvements for local roads
Consultant Todd McDuffie from KCI, an engineering firm that specializes in transportation projects, presented a proposed list of roads that ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
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Investment in the future
GDOT's Roberts says TSPLOST is investment in infrastructure and future of Elbert CountyBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comJoey Roberts (left) chats with Ray Cann after the Chamber of Commerce Eggs and...
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Commission votes 'no'
Elbert County’s Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny Sweet City Landfill LLC permission to apply for a special use ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to...
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Commissioners seek remedy for lewd, littering kayakers
Littering, lewd behavior, trespassing and other issues concerning kayaking traffic on the Broad River has led to residents along the ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors...
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BOE will assess need for new office in master facility plan
By: Gary Jones gjones@elberton.comElbert County School Superintendent Chuck Bell said after community feedback on a $2 million central board office construction project, he believes the BOE should...
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Changes attached to HB 512
Ag Department's definition changes await governor's signatureBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.com A late-hour floor amendment intended to change definitions of “fertilizer” and “soil amendment” and allow...
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Allen guilty
Guilty on six counts, Elberton man facing a lifetime sentenceBy: Gary Jones and Shana ToneyFriday, after two heart-wrenching weeks of trial and seven long days of testimony, an Elbert County jury...
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Chamber leadership, incoming and outgoing
Change of command at chamber, continuation of command on USS John WarnerElbert County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Mat Hunt (left) handed the chair’s gavel to incoming chairman Al McCall (right) Friday...
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Daniel: Education is a power tool
Andrea Daniel in the 2019 Progress EditionBy: Shana Toneystoney@gmail.comAs Dr. Andrea Daniel prepares to enter her fourth year as President of Athens Technical College (ATC) this spring, she says that...
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Allen sentenced to life
Allen can apply for parole in 2047By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comSherman Lamont Allen, 36, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole Thursday by Elbert County Superior Court...
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At the last minute, Rep. McCall finds ‘vehicle’ to change agriculture rules
New ag 'definitions' will soon be in place A late-hour floor amendment intended to change definitions of “fertilizer” and “soil amendment” ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
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Commissioners to repair roof on railroad depot
The Elbert County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to replace the roof on the old Railroad Depot building ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log...
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Elbert County School System Superintendent Chuck Bell, Director of Security Shayne Bennett and Elbert County EMS Director Chuck Almond recently ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
View ArticleElbert Partners for Health promote Drug Take Back Day
Elbert Partners for Health is promoting a national effort to take back unwanted prescription drugs at the Elbert County Sheriff’s ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to...
View ArticlePicnic, Duck Derby is planned for May 4
The Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation will sponsor its Fifth Annual Picnic in the Park and Duck Derby on Saturday, May ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires visitors to log in to...
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Five ounces of meth taken off street
By: Mark Millican, Times-Courier, Ellijaytceditor@timescourier.com An alert Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office deputy made the traffic stop of a Ford Focus, then assisted East Ellijay Police since it was...
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Day for Mecole
On NFL draft day, City of Bowman council is honoring Hardman Jr.By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comThe Bowman City Council unanimously approved a motion during its regular meeting Monday night to adopt...
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Medical Center, EMH part of clinical study for medical students
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comSince 2009, Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH), along with The Medical Center, has offered clinical studies for third-year medical students from the Medical Partnership of...
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Critcal access
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comOne-tenth of a mile has kept Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) from getting 100 percent of Medicare reimbursements for services rendered, but EMH CEO Kerry Trapnell said...
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Commission 'conspiracy'
Sweet City returns to court, renews suits to get special use permit to build landfillBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comTroy Colquitt, an Elberton City Council member, directs comments to Sweet City...
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