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Elbert Tier 1

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Economic Developer Daniel Dobbins told the Development Authority of Elbert County, Elberton and Bowman at last week’s authority meeting that Elbert County is now considered a tier one community by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA).
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First time since August, zero COVID in schools

Gary Jones
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
After the Friday Elbert County School System weekly report on COVID-19 showed zero positive cases and zero quarantines among students and employees, School Superintendent Jon Jarvis said the result came from proper planning and proper execution.
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No need for chalk

Gary Jones
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Elbert County School Board will use more than half a million dollars from the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act to purchase “Promethean Boards” for classrooms at Elbert County Elementary School, Elbert County Middle School and Elbert County Comprehensive High...
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Teacher resigns after charges of ‘sexual contact’

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
An Elbert County physical education teacher and volleyball coach is out on a $25,000 bond after she was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with “improper sexual contact by employee or agent – first degree” related to an incident that was brought to Elbert County School Superintendent Jon...
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Airport getting facelift

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Over $760,000 worth of improvement projects were approved for the Elbert County Airport at Monday’s regular meeting of the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC).
Three new administrators were named by the Elbert County Board of Education at Monday night’s BOE work session. The new administrators are (L-R) Principal Laura Albertson at Elbert County Primary School (replacing the retiring Rosa Harris), Director Dr. Audrey Johnson at Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center (replacing Dr. Sonya Barnett) and Principal Jasper Huff at Elbert County Elementary School (replacing Stephanie Wiles). (Photo by Jones)

Three new administrators were named by the Elbert County Board of Education at Monday night’s BOE work session. The new administrators are (L-R) Principal Laura Albertson at Elbert County Primary School (replacing the retiring Rosa Harris), Director Dr. Audrey Johnson at Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center (replacing Dr. Sonya Barnett) and Principal Jasper Huff at Elbert County Elementary School (replacing Stephanie Wiles). (Photo by Jones)

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Johnson, Albertson, Huff appointed

Gary Jones
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Three new administrators were named in three different Elbert County schools at Monday night’s Elbert County Board of Education work session. The new director at the Paul J. Blackwell Learning Center is Dr. Audrey Johnson, who will be replacing Dr. Sonya Barnett.

Mecole Hardman silent auction will raise funds for FHF

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Tickets are on sale at the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce for the Friends Helping Friends (FHF) Silent Auction Saturday, March 20 featuring Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, who competed in his second Super Bowl in two years Feb. 7.

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City’s $1.25 million expansion continues

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The City of Elberton’s $1.25 million ElbertonNET expansion project in the southeast portion of the county, which was approved in May 2020 and began construction in October, is gearing up to connect the first customers in the lower portion of Bobby Brown State Park Road, Key Club Drive and Fish and...

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Thomas and McAvoy resign

Gary Jones
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Dr. Dan McAvoy of The Medical Center (TMCE) of Elberton and Elbert County Administrator Bob Thomas each submitted a letter of resignation to the Elbert County Board of Health (ECBH) last week at ECBH’s monthly meeting.