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Leverett begins second term in House

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Georgia House Rep. Rob Leverett kicked off his third year in office, and first year of his second term, as the Georgia General Assembly held its first day of the 2023 legislative session Monday.

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Taylor selected as new hospital CEO

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
By Rose Scoggins rscoggins@elberton.com   Tyler Taylor is set to the be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) after being unanimously voted on by the EMH Authority Board during a called meeting Jan. 3.
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Annual MLK Unity Celebration to take place this weekend

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration, following the theme “Use Your Voice to Make a Change,” from Elbert County Middle School sixth grader Taraji Heard, will take place this weekend with the annual Ecumenical Banquet and parade.

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Murder charges filed

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A Bowman man was arrested on murder charges after a six hour manhunt ensued for his whereabouts following a stabbing on New Year’s Eve that left his girlfriend dead.
P.E. teachers and coaches (L-R) Drew Greer and Josh Jones examine the gym floor on the teachers’ first day of school after winter break. The floor is still being dried out after being flooded over the holidays.Gym classes are scheduled to be held in the auditorium until the floor is finished. (Photo by Wells)

P.E. teachers and coaches (L-R) Drew Greer and Josh Jones examine the gym floor on the teachers’ first day of school after winter break. The floor is still being dried out after being flooded over the holidays.Gym classes are scheduled to be held in the auditorium until the floor is finished. (Photo by Wells)

Returning to restoration at ECMS

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Teachers in the Elbert County School District (ECSD) returned to school Tuesday, just over a week after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst and flood 95 percent of the building at Elbert County Middle School (ECMS).
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New year brings merged courts

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
“Probate/Magistrate Court.” These are the first words Elbert County citizens will now hear when dialing the Elbert County Probate or Magistrate Court phone numbers as the offices were merged beginning Jan. 1.
Sponsors include (L-R) Matt Berry of Berry Funeral Home, Lorrie Shaw, Advantage Elbert IDD Program Manager, Erin Ray, Advantage IDD Interim Director, Erin Webb, Dewy Rose Baptist Church, Angie Brown, Hart EMC, Tammy Dalton, Friends of Advantage Executive Director, Leslie Friedman, First United Methodist Church, Sandy Adams, Friends Helping Friends Executive Director and Jeff Adams. (Photo by Scoggins)

Sponsors include (L-R) Matt Berry of Berry Funeral Home, Lorrie Shaw, Advantage Elbert IDD Program Manager, Erin Ray, Advantage IDD Interim Director, Erin Webb, Dewy Rose Baptist Church, Angie Brown, Hart EMC, Tammy Dalton, Friends of Advantage Executive Director, Leslie Friedman, First United Methodist Church, Sandy Adams, Friends Helping Friends Executive Director and Jeff Adams. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Advantage Elbert holds open house to showcase center renovations

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Advantage Elbert’s Intellectual/Development Disabilities (IDD) Service Center held an open house Dec. 28 to celebrate and share accomplishments of enhancements to the Intellectual and Developmental Disability program to include new painting and flooring.
Left, pipes burst at Elbert County Middle School around Christmas Day, flooding 95 percent of the school and causing damage to other areas, including the inside and outside ceilings of the hall near the gym. (Photo by Scoggins)

Left, pipes burst at Elbert County Middle School around Christmas Day, flooding 95 percent of the school and causing damage to other areas, including the inside and outside ceilings of the hall near the gym. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Freezing and flooding for Christmas

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Frigid temperatures over the last week caused water main breaks at two locations in the city limits and busted pipes at Elbert County Middle School that forced City of Elberton workers and members of the Elbert County School District to address the ensuing flooding on Christmas Eve and Christmas...
Chief Magistrate Judge Lanie Simmons (left) was sworn in by former Superior Court Judge John H. Bailey Jr. after being appointed to the position in July 1996. Simmons finished the remainder of former Chief Magistrate Marie Dewberry’s term and has been elected to six consecutive four-year terms. (Photo from the July 17, 1996 edition of The Elberton Star)

Chief Magistrate Judge Lanie Simmons (left) was sworn in by former Superior Court Judge John H. Bailey Jr. after being appointed to the position in July 1996. Simmons finished the remainder of former Chief Magistrate Marie Dewberry’s term and has been elected to six consecutive four-year terms. (Photo from the July 17, 1996 edition of The Elberton Star)

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Simmons and Scoggins end over 30 years of service

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
After 33 years of working in the Elbert County Magistrate Court office, Chief Magistrate Judge Lanie Simmons will retire from public service Dec. 31.