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Elbert County Salvation Army members (L-R) Trudy Kannenberg, Joe Johnson and PJo Phelps helped last week with Hurricane Relief efforts in Venice, Florida.

Elbert County Salvation Army members (L-R) Trudy Kannenberg, Joe Johnson and PJo Phelps helped last week with Hurricane Relief efforts in Venice, Florida.

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Salvation Army helps in Florida

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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Wells joins Elbert Memorial staff as general surgeon

News Staff
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) is pleased to welcome Dr. Jason Wells, General Surgeon, to the hospital’s medical staff. Wells completed an undergraduate degree in microbiology in 2002 and continued his studies to earn a Medical Degree from The University of Michigan in 2007.
Elbert County Comprehensive High School senior Jamia Allen (right) was named the 2022 Homecoming Queen during Thursday’s homecoming game. Allen, a member of the 2021-2022 AA State Champion basketball team, was escorted by her grandfather James Zanders. See more photos from the homecoming football game and parade on pages 8, 9 and 11. (Photo by Scoggins)

Elbert County Comprehensive High School senior Jamia Allen (right) was named the 2022 Homecoming Queen during Thursday’s homecoming game. Allen, a member of the 2021-2022 AA State Champion basketball team, was escorted by her grandfather James Zanders. See more photos from the homecoming football game and parade on pages 8, 9 and 11. (Photo by Scoggins)

State champion crowned queen

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Splash pad funds allocated

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Funding for a splash pad water park has been allocated after a 3-2 vote from the Elberton City Council Monday night to approve a budget memo for the $803,303 the city received in its second tranche of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies.
Coach James Clinkscales (left) was honored with a plaque by superintendent Jon Jarvis (right) during Thursday’s homecoming football game. (Photo by Scoggins)

Coach James Clinkscales (left) was honored with a plaque by superintendent Jon Jarvis (right) during Thursday’s homecoming football game. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Coach Clinkscales: ‘Be proud of Elbert County’

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
When long-time Elbert County Coach James Clinkscales was recognized in between quarters of the Devils’ Sept. 29 homecoming football game, it was one of the three greatest moments of his life.
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Hospital enters into loan, line of credit

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, October 6, 2022
The Elberton-Elbert County Hospital Authority and Executive Committee authorized entering into up to a combined $750,000 through a promissory note from the Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) Foundation and a line of credit from Regions Bank during the September meetings.
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EPD to hold National Faith and Blue panel Oct. 11

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Elberton Police Chief Scott Marunich and the Elberton Police Department (EPD) will kickoff what Marunich hopes will be an event to bring unity to the community as the EPD hosts a National Faith and Blue event on the topic of “Crucial Community Conversations” Tuesday, Oct.
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New 4-H center estimated at $1.8 million

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, September 29, 2022
The new Elbert County 4-H/Extension building alone could cost over $1.8 million to build, County Development and Code Enforcement Officer Allen Hulme told the Elbert County Board of Commissioners during a called meeting Sept. 21.
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County approves $35 million budget

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Just shy of three months past the July 1 deadline, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners approved a $35 million budget for the 2023 fiscal year (FY) that includes a $1.4 million increase in the county’s general fund expenditures.