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Back in the day, new Elbert County teacher Sandee Webb Drake poses for a photograph with one of her students, Kelli Suttles. Drake says she loved having 25 students in her classroom, since now that she’s a principal, she feels like she has a “class of 1,000.”

Back in the day, new Elbert County teacher Sandee Webb Drake poses for a photograph with one of her students, Kelli Suttles. Drake says she loved having 25 students in her classroom, since now that she’s a principal, she feels like she has a “class of 1,000.”

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Drake made right the decision 29 years ago

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
There was a time, just about 30 years ago, when Sandee Webb Drake actually considered another career path.
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COVID-19 mitigation actions

News Staff
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
State presidential primary postponed The Georgia Presidential Preference Primary scheduled for March 24 has been postponed, and state officials said the presidential primary voting will be held in conjunction with the state primary coming up May 19.
A 13-minute video conversation with Elbert County Emergency Management Director Chuck Almond and Deputy Director Beth Seymour has been posted on The Elberton Star’s Facebook page.

A 13-minute video conversation with Elbert County Emergency Management Director Chuck Almond and Deputy Director Beth Seymour has been posted on The Elberton Star’s Facebook page.

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Local emergency declared

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Elbert County Commission Chairman Lee Vaughn signed a Declaration of Local Emergency at 8 a.m. Monday morning that orders the Elbert County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to activate an Emergency Operations Plan along with other implementations.
A tent was installed Monday just outside Elbert Memorial Hospital’s emergency room by the Elbert County Emergency Management Agency. (Photo by Scoggins)

A tent was installed Monday just outside Elbert Memorial Hospital’s emergency room by the Elbert County Emergency Management Agency. (Photo by Scoggins)

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EMH alters procedures

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) CEO Kerry Trapnell announced in a press release Monday at noon that beginning Tuesday, March 17, the emergency room entrance would be the only access to the hospital and that everyone who enters would “be screened for COVID-19 symptoms.
Barbara Bennett assists in distributing lunches called ‘Grab and Go’ at Elbert County Middle School. All schools are preparing student meals for students despite school closures in Elbert County. (Photo by Scoggins)

Barbara Bennett assists in distributing lunches called ‘Grab and Go’ at Elbert County Middle School. All schools are preparing student meals for students despite school closures in Elbert County. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Schools closed until March 31

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Elbert County School Superintendent Chuck Bell announced Monday night that Elbert County’s schools will remain closed, at least until March 31. The decision to close the schools came after a brief meeting of the board Monday night. “In accordance with newly issued federal guidance, Gov.
Remnants of a structure fire at 1531 Dunn-Worley Road smolder as Elbert County firemen walk around the structure on Thursday, March 12. The fire, listed as a “structure fire/arson” in the incident report from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, occurred at 9:22 a.m. The Georgia Fire Marshal’s office said an Elbert County woman has been charged with causing the fire. (Photo by Scoggins).

Remnants of a structure fire at 1531 Dunn-Worley Road smolder as Elbert County firemen walk around the structure on Thursday, March 12. The fire, listed as a “structure fire/arson” in the incident report from the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, occurred at 9:22 a.m. The Georgia Fire Marshal’s office said an Elbert County woman has been charged with causing the fire. (Photo by Scoggins).

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Woman is charged in arson case

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A fire that occurred on Dunn-Worley Road Thursday, listed as a “structure fire/arson” in the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office’s (ECSO) weekly incident reports, resulted in a woman being arrested for her “alleged involvement,” according to a press release from Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire...
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BOE gets 24 applications

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
The Georgia School Board Association  (GSBA) received 24 applications for the Elbert County School Superintendent position, an opening created earlier this year when current school superintendent Chuck Bell announced he would be retiring at the end of the current school year.
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Republican trio qualify in House 33

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Three Republicans and a Democrat were among the Georgia House Representative District 33 qualifiers in last week’s primary qualifying for local political offices.
COVID-19 fact sheet from Elbert County Schools

COVID-19 fact sheet from Elbert County Schools

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Bell: System is prepared for coronavirus

Gary Jones
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
In a work session Monday night the Elbert County Board of Education got an update from School Superintendent Chuck Bell on a possible coronavirus pandemic and its effect on normal school operations.