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Andrews cancels contract

Gary Jones and Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Elbert County School Superintendent Jon Jarvis said he received notification Monday afternoon that Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews was canceling the intergovernmental agreement between his office and the school system in which the sheriff provides school resource officers (SRO).
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Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Elbert County Chief Financial Officer and future County Administrator Phil Pitts told the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) at the Oct. 7 work session that if the BOC does not restore at least $34,570 to the Elbert County Health Department budget, it may be forced to close.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told the Elberton Rotary Club last week that Georgia’s 2020 election results were accurate and there was no wide-spread election fraud in the state during the presidential election. (Photo by Scoggins)

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told the Elberton Rotary Club last week that Georgia’s 2020 election results were accurate and there was no wide-spread election fraud in the state during the presidential election. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Raffensperger had facts on his side

Gary Jones
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told the Rotary Club of Elberton last week that through the election firestorm of 2020, he was always confident that “we had the facts on our side.”
Candidates are clockwise (L-R) Graves, Bray, Jones, Gray, Butler, Duck, Harpold, Rice, Maxwell, Turpin, Clark, Sellers and Elrod. (Photos by Jones)

Candidates are clockwise (L-R) Graves, Bray, Jones, Gray, Butler, Duck, Harpold, Rice, Maxwell, Turpin, Clark, Sellers and Elrod. (Photos by Jones)

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Early vote has begun

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Early voting for the City of Elberton and City of Bowman Nov. 2 general elections started Tuesday and candidates from both races took part in The Elberton Star and 105.3 WSGC’s co-sponsored forum at the Elbert County Government Complex Tuesday, Oct. 5.
Elbert County native Jason Tasi, pictured above, died unexpectedly almost one year ago. His life and artwork will be honored through an art exhibit hosted at the Elberton Arts Center Saturday, Oct. 16. The art show is free and open to the public. Donations and will be accepted and will be given, along with proceeds from the art sold at the event, to Tasi’s widow, Megan and their three children. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Smith)

Elbert County native Jason Tasi, pictured above, died unexpectedly almost one year ago. His life and artwork will be honored through an art exhibit hosted at the Elberton Arts Center Saturday, Oct. 16. The art show is free and open to the public. Donations and will be accepted and will be given, along with proceeds from the art sold at the event, to Tasi’s widow, Megan and their three children. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Smith)

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Art show will honor artist Jason Tasi

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Saturday evening at the Elberton Arts Center will be a memorial tribute to Jason Amani Tasi, belovedly known as “Tasi,” a former Elbert County native and owner of Tasi Tattoo in Royston.
County Administrator Bob Thomas (center) shows the Elbert County Board of Commissioners the first draft of a map that would redraw the county’s districts during the BOC’s work session Thursday, Oct. 7. The county is expected to vote on whether or not to redistrict the county by Nov. 2. (Photo by Scoggins)

County Administrator Bob Thomas (center) shows the Elbert County Board of Commissioners the first draft of a map that would redraw the county’s districts during the BOC’s work session Thursday, Oct. 7. The county is expected to vote on whether or not to redistrict the county by Nov. 2. (Photo by Scoggins)

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County’s most aggressive paving project - ever

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Elbert County Board of Commissioners were scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to approve to bid out an over $3.6 million paving project that would combine funding from the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) and the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) to...
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Star, WSGC hold forum

News Staff
Thursday, September 30, 2021
The Elberton Star and WSGC Radio will be holding a forum for candidates in the upcoming mayor and city council races in both Elberton and Bowman on Tuesday, Oct. 5 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Because of COVID issues, there will be no live audience but the forum will be carried live on WSGC (105.3 FM)...
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Man dies in crash

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, September 30, 2021
A two-vehicle collision on Cornell Dairy Drive in Bowman Saturday, Sept. 25 at 12:32 p.m. claimed the life of one of the drivers.
Homecoming court members are (seated, L-R) Jade Partain, Taniah Cunningham, Lacie Hall, Tariyah Allen, Katie Hobbs, Jordan Glaze and Karis Gary. On the back row are class representatives (L-R) sophomore Georgia Phillips, junior Jamia Allen and freshman Hannah Brady.

Homecoming court members are (seated, L-R) Jade Partain, Taniah Cunningham, Lacie Hall, Tariyah Allen, Katie Hobbs, Jordan Glaze and Karis Gary. On the back row are class representatives (L-R) sophomore Georgia Phillips, junior Jamia Allen and freshman Hannah Brady.

Homecoming queen to be crowned

News Staff
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Friday night Elbert County Comprehensive High School (ECCHS) will announce the 2021 homecoming queen at halftime of the Elbert County-Haralson football game in the Historic Granite Bowl. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Bet on the Blue Devils.”