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Rob Leverett and Tripp Strickland will face off in the runoff for the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 seat on Aug. 11.

Rob Leverett and Tripp Strickland will face off in the runoff for the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 seat on Aug. 11.

Early Saturday vote cancelled by state

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The early voting date for Saturday in the upcoming Aug. 11 Republican House District 33 runoff has been cancelled, according Elbert County Registrar Melissa Shead.
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SBA releases Elbert ‘PPP’ information

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) approved loans in April and May ranging from $150,000 to $2 million for 29 businesses in Elbert County as of July 14.
Rob Leverett and Tripp Strickland will face off in the runoff for the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 seat on Aug. 11.

Rob Leverett and Tripp Strickland will face off in the runoff for the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 seat on Aug. 11.

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Early voting begins July 20

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Early voting in the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 Republican runoff between Elbert County’s Rob Leverett and Madison County’s Tripp Strickland will begin Monday, July 20. The runoff election day voting will be held on Aug. 11.
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Aug. 17 is ECSD new start date

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Saying “we don’t have all the answers,” Elbert County School Superintendent Jon Jarvis  announced the Elbert County School District is abandoning its intention to begin the school year according to its adopted 2020-2021 school calendar date of Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Free COVID-19 testing continued for the fourth straight week in the parking lot of the Elberton Civic Center. Testing continued in a different portion of the parking lot because of activities being held at the civic center on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. (Photo by Scoggins)

Free COVID-19 testing continued for the fourth straight week in the parking lot of the Elberton Civic Center. Testing continued in a different portion of the parking lot because of activities being held at the civic center on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Fourth straight week of free COVID tests

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Patrick Reilly won’t say whether or not he’ll be running a free mobile COVID-19 testing clinic in Elberton next week. When he has said that for the last two weeks, he has had to backtrack and announce yet another week of testing in the parking lot of the Elberton Civic Center.
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Grants used to purchase ambulance equipment

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Elbert County Emergency Services’ (EMS) six ambulances will soon be updated to provide what Director Chuck Almond said will be the “highest of pre-level hospital care around” after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved purchasing over $31,000 worth of equipment at Monday night’s...
WSGC Radio went off the air for the second time in five years on July 1, but station owner Art Sutton announced last week local businessman Stan Brown had signed a letter of intent to purchase the station. (Photo by Jones)

WSGC Radio went off the air for the second time in five years on July 1, but station owner Art Sutton announced last week local businessman Stan Brown had signed a letter of intent to purchase the station. (Photo by Jones)

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WSGC will return to the air under local ownership

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Art Sutton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Toccoa-based Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Companies, announced last week that the company has entered into a letter-of-intent to sell WSGC Radio to Elberton businessman Stan Brown.
Moving its July meeting away from the Fourth of July Holiday, the Elberton City Council met in the Elberton Arts Center on Thursday, July 9. (Photo by Jones)

Moving its July meeting away from the Fourth of July Holiday, the Elberton City Council met in the Elberton Arts Center on Thursday, July 9. (Photo by Jones)

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Council approves bid for telecommunications ‘build out’ in SE Elbert County

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
The Elberton City Council, now wearing masks and continuing to maintain social distance, approved one of 12 bids submitted for the “build out” of its telecommunications system in the southeastern section of Elbert County. The winning bid, $396,919.14, was made by Atlantic Engineering Group.
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CARES money coming

Gary Jones
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Elbert County, Elberton and Bowman will be receiving more than $1 million in CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act funding from the federal government, according to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued a letter last week to city and county leaders with a list of funding totals.
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Jarvis says graduation still on

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Elbert County Comprehensive High School’s graduation is scheduled to finally take place July 17 at 8 p.m. in the Granite Bowl after being tentatively rescheduled due to the coronavirus.