Andrews wants to increase his budget by more than $350,000

A $350,000-plus budget increase for the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is now on the table after Sheriff Melvin Andrews asked the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to consider approving the proposed budget at Monday’s work session.

BOE accepts principal’s resignation

Jason Kouns, Elbert County Comprehensive High School’s principal for the last six years, tendered his resignation Monday as principal and the school board approved his resignation at its work session Monday night at the Elbert County Middle School auditorium.

Jarvis submits 3 SRO plans

After deciding not to discuss a school resource officer (SRO) plan for the upcoming school year behind closed doors, the Elbert County Board of Education has asked Elbert County School Superintendent Jon Jarvis to sit down with Sheriff Melvin Andrews and discuss background checks and references on...

Andrews wants to increase his budget by more than $350,000

A $350,000-plus budget increase for the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is now on the table after Sheriff Melvin Andrews asked the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to consider approving the proposed budget at Monday’s work session.

BOE accepts principal’s resignation

Jason Kouns, Elbert County Comprehensive High School’s principal for the last six years, tendered his resignation Monday as principal and the school board approved his resignation at its work session Monday night at the Elbert County Middle School auditorium.

Authority approves a ‘CARES’ bonus for each EMH employee

Every employee at Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) will soon receive a bonus after the EMH Authority Board voted April 27 to use funding the hospital received from the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act to provide the coronavirusrelated hazard pay.

City hears coalition request

Freddie Baker and Winston Heard, once again representing the Elberton/Elbert County Coalition of Non-Profits, a group of six primarily African American non-profit organizations, addressed the Elberton City Council at Monday night’s regular meeting to ask the council for 10 percent of the allocation...

Accountable:

After six leaders of six nonprofit organizations outlined plans for 10 percent of the funding the local community will be receiving from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, the spokesman of the coalition, Winston Heard of Athens, said he knew the key to the coalition receiving the...

Seeking 10%

The Elberton/Elbert County Coalition of Non-Profits, a group of six primarily African American nonprofit organizations, is seeking a 10 percent allocation, or approximately $508,000, of the $5.08 million the city and county are scheduled to receive from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP).

Bowman residents can get gas rebates

Residents in the City of Bowman are now able to receive rebates when switching over to natural gas appliances after the city council approved the rebate program through the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (MGAG) at Monday night’s regular meeting.