Another shot at a budget for Bowman

After almost a year of operating on the 2019 budget, the City of Bowman is scheduled to present and approve a budget for the 2021 fiscal year. City Clerk Crystal Duck announced at the city’s Nov.

Paving approval

Portions of Nickville, Pulliam Mill and Welcome Church Roads will soon be paved after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners approved the list for the 2021 Local Maintenance Improvement Grant (LMIG) at a called meeting Nov. 24. Paving on Nickville Road will begin at Deep Creek and stretch 2.

Board to add two

Elbert Memorial Hospital’s Authority Board will be adding former Whitlow Electric President Mike Webb and former Advantage Behavioral Administrator and former Bowman City Council member Tammy Dalton at the end of the year.

Annie Hunt Burriss honored by GEDA

Annie Hunt Burriss, CEcD, EdD, President AHB Solutions LLC, was made an Honorary Life Member by the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) at its Annual Awards luncheon last week.

Billy Ray Brown, 89, dies

Billy Ray Brown, one of the most influential politicians in Elbert County from the early 1970s into the 1990s, died Thursday morning. He was 89 years old. A proponent of the Richard B.

COVID rising in Elbert County

Numbers coming from the Elbert County School District Friday, an announcement from the school district on Saturday and numbers released Monday from the Georgia Department of Public Health all seem to point to a rise in COVID-19 cases that has alarmed community leaders.

Schools ‘virtual’

Elbert County School Superintendent Jon Jarvis said Monday night that a weekend decision to switch the Elbert County school system to virtual online learning was simply because the school system was running out of school bus drivers.

BOE wants new ESPLOST

After over two years of disussion, the Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) approved to move forward with Plan A to update the BOE facilities Monday night and will now look to the passing of the March Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum in order to fund the project.

Chamber holds an open house, announces awards at newly renovated welcome center

The Elbert County Chamber of Com-merce recognized a mix of 11 local orga-nizations, individuals and families dur-ing the annual chamber meeting held Friday, Nov. 6 outside the Elbert County Civic Center.

Courthouse bell has become an urgent matter

In its 125th year of existence the Elbert County Courthouse’s cupola has become unstable and will need “expedited” actions, according to County Commission Chairman Lee Vaughn.