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One-fourth of county’s voters have voted

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Almost one-fourth of Elbert County’s registered 12,995 voters have voted early in-person or through absentee ballots as of Monday according to the Elbert County Registrar’s Office. As of Friday at 5 p.m.

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Free COVID-19 testing back in Elberton

Gary Jones

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Northeast (Georgia) Health District began free testing again in Elbert County, and the district’s mobile testing unit will be at the Ingles parking lot (old store) side through Friday, Oct. 30. The testing will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. every weekday through Friday, Oct. 30.

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BOE is down to two plans

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) has narrowed down four plans to update the BOE facilities to just two as of Monday night’s meeting, Superintendent Jon Jarvis said.

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SafeHouse walk ‘virtual’

Gary Jones

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

SafeHouse Ministries Inc., a 25-year institution that provides temporary shelter in domestic violence and homeless cases, will be held “virtually” this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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‘For some reason that’s where God wanted me to be’

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

After a 32 and a half years in the Elbert County School System, Tammy Gaines Mason has retired. After graduating from college, Mason started her career in the school system in 1988 as a second-grade teacher at the former Beaverdam Elementary School.

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Elbert County early voting has started

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Early voting for the General Election began Tuesday, Oct. 13, and will last until Friday, Oct. 30 at the Historic Rock Gym. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday vote will be held Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Tasting rooms

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

A potential ordinance to allow a conditional use permit in the agriculture zoning district for farm winery tasting rooms to operate in the county could be given to the Elbert County Planning and Zoning Commission at their next meeting according to Elbert County Attorney Bill Daughtry.

Five employees at Elbert Memorial Hospital are retiring with a combined 141 years of experience are (L-R) David Draisen, Bea Wallace, Jean Little, Cathy Garnett and Ted Dove. At the end of the line is EMH Chief Executive Officer Kerry Trapnell.

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Five employees at Elbert Memorial Hospital are retiring

News Staff

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

(EMH) held a special event recently to honor five employees who are retiring. They are: • Bea Wallace, who works in the lab and is retiring after 46 years. Bea started working at EMH when she was 18 running the switchboard. She left for a while to raise her children.

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Paving projects start this month

News Staff

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

City Manager Lanier Dunn announced at Monday’s regular meeting of the Elberton City Council that paving projects for over 321,000 square feet of city roads are scheduled to begin this month and last throughout the rest of October.

Elbert County Sheriff candidates (L-R) Jeri Lyn Berryman, Wesley McConnell and incumbent Melvin Andrews. (Photo by Jones)

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Candidates offer views in forum

Rose Scoggins

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The Elberton Star and WSGC Radio co-sponsored a forum at the Elbert County Government Complex Oct. 1 for candidates running for the District 33 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) District 4 seat and Elbert County Sheriff.