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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.
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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...
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.
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

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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.
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Planning and zoning chairman resigns

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Elbert County Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Cosby “Butch” Smith has resigned, effective Nov. 9, after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request on Cleveland Drive Nov. 8 that the zoning board unanimously recommended the commissioners deny.