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BOE budget is revealed
School board will hold two more hearings before votingBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comElbert County’s school board held the first of three hearings Monday on the board’s budget proposal of...
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Corinth Church Road priority on commissioners' paving list
County commissioners take action to protect against cycber attacksBy: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comThe Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) unanimously approved a motion for County Administrator...
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Coroner awaits autopsy on Sunday’s death on lake
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comElbert County Coroner Chuck Almond said Monday morning he will wait on an autopsy report that should shed light on the cause of death regarding a fisherman who died on...
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Budget points
At second hearing, Bell says teachers, staff are 2020 budget priorities By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comAspiring chefs were honored at Monday’s meeting of the Elbert County Board of Education. ‘Loaded...
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Crosstie replacement project will begin Tuesday
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comRay Porter, Benchmark Traffic's Direct Supervisor to the Advanced Coordinator of the crosstie replacement project, tells Elbert County authorities he estimates the...
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Endowment will honor Peggy Galis
'Human super-connector' is honored by UGA PressThe University of Georgia Press has created an endowment to fund a publishing apprenticeship program for students from UGA’s graduate history program.The...
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A 'big change' at ECCHS
New attendance protocol will be implemented in the 2019-2020 school yearBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comIn the next school year (2019-2020) at the high school new policies intended to cut down on...
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Cautious optimism
Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) Authority Board Chairman Daniel Graves told authority members that they “should not take for granted” the ...PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT Our website requires...
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Bowman council approves grant for refurbishing, repairs in library
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comThe Bowman City Council voted unanimously last week to continue with Elbert County Public Library Director Jan Burroughs in pursuing a Georgia Public Library Service...
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Elberton council leads off to reactivate development authority
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comThe city council of Elberton voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to “create and activate the Elbert Development Authority” Monday.The resolution is a “joint and...
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BOC doesn't see the City's new development authority as a solution
By: Gary Jones gjones@elberton.comThe Elbert County Board of Commissioners aren’t seeing the City of Elberton’s new proposal for a county-wide economic development authority as a solution.Instead,...
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County makes changes on city’s development authority proposal
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comCounty Attorney Bill Daughtry told the Elbert County Board of Commissioners Monday night that he would be making changes to a proposed development authority presented...
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BOE using state grant to install security cameras
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comElbert County Board of Education Director of Facilities Jon Jarvis said during a work session Monday that the State of Department of Education has signed off on a...
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Anthony Shoals group to discuss rule changes
The Anthony Shoals Preservation Group will meet Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Elbert County Public Library.Group spokesperson Pam Allgood said the main topic for discussion will be new rule...
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Elbert County's orphan county petition granted
By: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comElbert County was granted a television designated market area (DMA) modification last week by order of Steven A. Broeckaert, Senior Deputy Chief of the Federal...
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Sam Elbert Chapter SAR celebrated Gaines’ upcoming 100th birthday
The Samuel Elbert Chapter Sons of the American Revolution celebrated George A. Gaines’ upcoming 100th birthday (Aug. 27, 2019) recently at the Elberton Country Club.George Gaines’ military record was...
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Changing the rules...
Anthony Shoals Preservation Group will weigh in on GDOA's proposalBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comThe Anthony Shoals Preservation Group, shown here at a meeting at the Elbert County Library Thursday,...
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BOE passes $30 million FY budget
Bell said process began after the governor proposed state budgetBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comMatthews honored by Georgia Department of AgricultureBridgette Matthews (center), School Nutrition...
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Bowman council delaying action to sell gas department to Elberton
By: Shana Toneystoney@elberton.comAfter an hour-long hearing before the Bowman City Council June meeting in which over 40 Bowman residents were in attendance to show a strong opposition to the City of...
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Authority completed
Bowman council agrees to sign on with development authorityBy: Gary Jonesgjones@elberton.comWith the signing Monday night by Bowman City Council of a resolution to reactivate the Development Authority...
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