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The ECMS BETA Club brought home four state champions and six Top 5 placers during the annual state BETA convention in Savannah Dec. 1 through Dec. 3.

The ECMS BETA Club brought home four state champions and six Top 5 placers during the annual state BETA convention in Savannah Dec. 1 through Dec. 3.

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ECMS BETAs are state champions

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Elbert County Middle School BETA Club is home to four new state champions and six Top 5 placers after the club attended the state convention in Savannah Dec. 1 to Dec. 3.
Elbert County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) honored members of the staff as First Responder, EMT, Paramedic and Communications Officer of the Year during their annual Christmas banquet and awards Thursday, Dec. 2 in the Historic Rock Gym. Pictured above are EMS Director Chuck Almond, First Responder of the Year Chris Alexander, EMT of the Year Sydney McIntosh, Paramedic of the Year Michelle Cleveland and EMS Deputy Director Beth Seymour. (Photo by Scoggins)

Elbert County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) honored members of the staff as First Responder, EMT, Paramedic and Communications Officer of the Year during their annual Christmas banquet and awards Thursday, Dec. 2 in the Historic Rock Gym. Pictured above are EMS Director Chuck Almond, First Responder of the Year Chris Alexander, EMT of the Year Sydney McIntosh, Paramedic of the Year Michelle Cleveland and EMS Deputy Director Beth Seymour. (Photo by Scoggins)

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‘I can’t think of doing anything else, or for anybody else’

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Service was the front and center theme of the Elbert County Emergency Services’ (EMS) annual Christmas banquet and awards Thursday, Dec. 2 in the Historic Rock Gym. “Service is not tangible, something you can hold,” EMS Director Chuck Almond said.
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Vaccine mandate at EMH

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Elbert Memorial Hospital will mandate the coronavirus vaccine for all its workers along with those who “routinely come into the hospital” by Jan. 4, 2022 due to federal mandates, according to Chief Executive Officer Kerry Trapnell. According to President Joe Biden’s Nov.
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Bowman asked for $75,000 from ARP funds

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The Bowman City Council has been asked to provide $75,000 from the city’s American Rescue Plan funding  – split over three years at a cost of $25,000 a year – to the Economic Justice Coalition (EJC), a non-profit organization in Athens that serves 13 counties and has a satellite office in Elberton,...
The Elbert County Chorus program, led by Director Allyson Dye and pictured above during the annual Veterans Day program at ECCHS, is raising funds to perform at the Pearl Harbor commemoration in Hawaii next year. (Photo by Scoggins)

The Elbert County Chorus program, led by Director Allyson Dye and pictured above during the annual Veterans Day program at ECCHS, is raising funds to perform at the Pearl Harbor commemoration in Hawaii next year. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Chorus program raising funds for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip to Hawaii

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
When Elbert County Comprehensive High School’s (ECCHS) band and chorus programs were invited in December 2020 to perform at the 80th annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration in Honolulu, Hawaii this December, the quick turnaround for paying for the once-in-a-lifetime trip was an obstacle to the number of...
Richard B. Russell State Park will be closed for two days while quota hunts are conducted for wildlife management purposes.

Richard B. Russell State Park will be closed for two days while quota hunts are conducted for wildlife management purposes.

Richard B. Russell State Park to close for wildlife quota hunts

News Staff
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Richard B. Russell State Park will be closed for two days while quota hunts are conducted for wildlife management purposes.  Beginning Monday, Dec. 6  at 7 p.m., all of Tuesday, Dec. 7 and all of Wednesday, Dec.
10U Elbert County Blue Devils (L-R) Chance Duck, Landon Newsome, JaMain Crosby, Justin Cleveland and Hayden Huff react to No. 51 Cole Freeman’s roar while being recognized during the community pep rally for the Elbert County Parks and Recreation teams Thursday, Nov. 18 in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

10U Elbert County Blue Devils (L-R) Chance Duck, Landon Newsome, JaMain Crosby, Justin Cleveland and Hayden Huff react to No. 51 Cole Freeman’s roar while being recognized during the community pep rally for the Elbert County Parks and Recreation teams Thursday, Nov. 18 in the Granite Bowl. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Super Bowl champions

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Elbert County is home to three sets of Super Bowl champions after the 6U, 8U and 10U teams from Elbert County Parks and Recreation brought home the championship trophies and rings Saturday, Nov. 20.
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Hartwell teen charged with vehicular homicide

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
A Hartwell teen has been charged with vehicular homicide, among other charges, after a fatal wreck on Bowman Highway Monday, Nov. 15 claimed the life of a Canon man. John Carter LeCroy, 18, of 8098 Reed Creek Highway in Hartwell was arrested  Tuesday, Nov.
Reporter/media editor Rose Scoggins has been promoted to editor. (Photo by Evans)

Reporter/media editor Rose Scoggins has been promoted to editor. (Photo by Evans)

Scoggins promoted to editor

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Rose Scoggins has been named editor of The Elberton Star. Northeast Georgia Regional Publisher Jeffery M. Peyton announced the promotion Nov. 19. “Rose has been a vital part of The Elberton Star from day one,” Peyton said.
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School resource officers hired

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Every school in the Elbert County School District will have a school resource officer (SRO) when students head back to school after the Christmas holidays after the board of education voted unanimously to hire three officers at Monday night’s meeting.