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Heather Nestor (left), the newest District 3 representative on the Elbert County Board of Education, was sworn in by Probate Judge Stephanie Hewell (right) Friday, Aug. 5. (Photo by Scoggins)

Heather Nestor (left), the newest District 3 representative on the Elbert County Board of Education, was sworn in by Probate Judge Stephanie Hewell (right) Friday, Aug. 5. (Photo by Scoggins)

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BOE prepares to roll back

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
By Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com   The millage rate for the Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) is expected to see a .022 rollback rate when the board meets during a called meeting Aug. 19 to approve the new rate.
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Pitts plans for SPLOST to cover budget deficit

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
A county-wide budget for the 2023 fiscal year still hangs in the distance as the Elbert County Board of Commissioners voted to table a discussion and approval to advertise the budget during Monday night’s meeting.
Students across the Elbert County School District returned to school Monday, Aug. 2. Among them were students at Elbert County Primary School, who received hugs and kisses from parents before beginning the school day. See more photos of the school’s first day of school on page 6. (Photos by Scoggins)

Students across the Elbert County School District returned to school Monday, Aug. 2. Among them were students at Elbert County Primary School, who received hugs and kisses from parents before beginning the school day. See more photos of the school’s first day of school on page 6. (Photos by Scoggins)

Hugs and kisses for a new school year

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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Expanding financial opportunities

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022
By Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com An additional $50,000 was added to the City of Elberton’s on-bill financing program after the Elberton City Council voted to expand the program with the extra funding during Monday night’s meeting.
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EMH ends fiscal year in the black

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Although the month of June left Elbert Memorial Hospital with a little over half a million dollars in a budget deficit for excess revenue, the hospital finished the 2022 fiscal year (FY) in the black with $818,255 in excess revenue.
Juanita Wilder Adams Scruton (right) smiles for a picture with her oldest sister, Betty Wilder Looney (left) during her surprise 90th Birthday party. Looney will celebrate her 94th birthday Aug. 19.

Juanita Wilder Adams Scruton (right) smiles for a picture with her oldest sister, Betty Wilder Looney (left) during her surprise 90th Birthday party. Looney will celebrate her 94th birthday Aug. 19.

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Keeping her eyes on the goal: Mrs. Juanita celebrates 90

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Family and friends of Mrs. Juanita Wilder Adams Scruton gathered in the ROC Gym at First Baptist Church to surprise the affectionately known “Mrs. Juanita” with a 90th birthday party July 13.
Former St. Paul Braves teammates (L-R) Murray Morrison, Eddie Sanders, Epp Thompson and Terry Burton reunited at the Blackwell Memorial Cultural Center Saturday, July 9. (Photo by Scoggins)

Former St. Paul Braves teammates (L-R) Murray Morrison, Eddie Sanders, Epp Thompson and Terry Burton reunited at the Blackwell Memorial Cultural Center Saturday, July 9. (Photo by Scoggins)

‘I’d rather play baseball than eat’

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
By Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com   In the hot summer months of the early 1960s, in a field near St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church on Mobley Hill Road, the St. Paul Braves, an all-African American baseball team was formed.

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BOE appoints Nestor to fill term

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
By Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com   Heather Nestor was appointed to fill the vacant District 3 seat for the Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) during their July 25 regular meeting after former District 3 board member, Samantha Rucker, passed away July 2 following a long battle with cancer.
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Bowman tables rezone request

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A rezone request by Bowman property owner Aubery Lunsford, of Carnesville, to place single-family housing, multi-family housing and a commercial storage facility on 299 acres in the Bowman city limits was tabled after the owner did not attend Monday night’s meeting.