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.

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.

During Korean War, Howell learned of car air conditioning while hitch-hiking home

Ray Howell, a member of Elbert County High School’s Class of 1951, remembers traveling to Athens to a U.S. Navy recruiting office to sign up for military duty and ending up in San Diego, California in April of 1952. “I spent three months there in boot camp,” Howell said.

Plan A picked

Superintendent Jon Jarvis announced Monday night that he will recommend the Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) move forward with Plan A to update the BOE facilities.