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Suspended Elbert County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Nolan Dooley. (Photo courtesy of the Athens-Clarke County Sheriff's Office)

Suspended Elbert County Sheriff's Deputy Charles Nolan Dooley. (Photo courtesy of the Athens-Clarke County Sheriff's Office)

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Deputy gets DUI after crash in county patrol car

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
An Elbert County Sheriff’s deputy has been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation after being arrested and charged with a DUI following an accident in his patrol car in Athens-Clarke County Feb. 9.
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Merging the courts

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The probate judge of Elbert County would become the chief magistrate judge if the Georgia General Assembly approves a resolution passed by county commissioners Monday night.
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Commissioners add budget line item to pay for disputed auto parts

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
An additional line item in the county’s budget was established during Monday’s county commission meeting in order to pay for $545 in auto parts for vehicles from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office after Sheriff Melvin Andrews objected to which store the parts were purchased from.
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BOE hires additional officers, approves $10 million bond

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Elbert County School District is now equipped with six school resource officers and a part-time substitute officer after the Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) approved the sixth officer and part-time position during Monday night’s meeting.
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Development authority extends Silverleaf agreement for a year

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Development Authority of Elbert County, Elberton and Bowman extended its purchase and sale  agreement with Silverleaf Health Alternatives Inc. to Nov. 30, 2022, in light of the company’s post-award protest for a Class Two production license from the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission.
The full Elbert Memorial Hospital Authority Board met for the first time Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Athens Tech after the newest board member, Darin Rucker, was sworn in as a member. The authority board includes (front row, L-R) Chairman Leon Jourolmon, Vice Chairman Max Black, treasurer Kam McClary and secretary Scott Wilson; (back row, L-R) Dan McAvoy, Tom Steele, Steve Jenkins, Tammy Dalton, Matthew Jenkins, Mike Webb and Rucker. (Photo by Scoggins)

The full Elbert Memorial Hospital Authority Board met for the first time Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Athens Tech after the newest board member, Darin Rucker, was sworn in as a member. The authority board includes (front row, L-R) Chairman Leon Jourolmon, Vice Chairman Max Black, treasurer Kam McClary and secretary Scott Wilson; (back row, L-R) Dan McAvoy, Tom Steele, Steve Jenkins, Tammy Dalton, Matthew Jenkins, Mike Webb and Rucker. (Photo by Scoggins)

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EMH pauses mandate

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
While the Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) Authority Board was hearing about the hospital’s vaccine mandate due to federal mandates from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from Chief Operating Officer Tammy Harlow during the board’s meeting Tuesday, Nov. 30, a federal judge made the...
Elberton Police Chief Scott Marunich (right) recognized Mayor Larry Guest (left) for his 16 years of service as mayor of Elberton during Monday night’s meeting. Guest’s last meeting as mayor will be the Jan. 3 meeting. (Photo by Scoggins)

Elberton Police Chief Scott Marunich (right) recognized Mayor Larry Guest (left) for his 16 years of service as mayor of Elberton during Monday night’s meeting. Guest’s last meeting as mayor will be the Jan. 3 meeting. (Photo by Scoggins)

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City looking into spec building for Industrial Park

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Elberton City Council authorized the study, development and solicitation for proposals to construct a speculative building in the Elberton Industrial Park that would be the first new building for sale or lease in the park in more than 10 years during Monday night’s meeting.
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GHSA moves Elbert to A classification

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) reclassification committee threw a wrench in classifications and alignments for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years last week that would drop Elbert County from Class AA to Class A. The announcement came via meeting minutes from a reclassification...
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.