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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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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.

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)

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.
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Blackwell an education icon

Gary Jones
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Former Elberton City Council member Bobby Hunt, representing the Concerned Citizens of Elbert County, asked the school board to keep Blackwell School open in its upcoming renovation plans.
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Deputy injured in shooting

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
An officer-involved shooting on Rehoboth Road in Bowman in the early morning hours of Sept. 30 is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and resulted in an officer-to-officer injury and an arrest.