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ECMS BETA Club students outside of the Savannah Convention Center in December at the State BETA Convention.

ECMS BETA Club students outside of the Savannah Convention Center in December at the State BETA Convention.

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ECCHS, ECMS compete at state conventions

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Students from Elbert County Middle School and Elbert County Comprehensive High School, led by advisors Angela Scoggins, Amber Trotter and Shanda Rorick, traveled to Savannah in December and January in order to compete on the state level at the annual BETA Club convention.
Broad River Valley Farms

Broad River Valley Farms

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Consent order is posted

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
A proposed consent order has been posted on the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (EPD) website for a comment period of a month in regard to a company that operates at Broad River Valley Farms on River Road. The Jan.
Elbert County firefighters and Sheriff’s Office deputies found this 1,320-square-foot structure “flattened and still burning” Thursday morning at 3:15 a.m., according to a news release issued by Sheriff Melvin Andrews. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Public Information Officer Tommy Crosby said the owner of the home on Craft Road was ‘associated’ with a February 2019 murder of a paramedic in Anderson, South Carolina.

Elbert County firefighters and Sheriff’s Office deputies found this 1,320-square-foot structure “flattened and still burning” Thursday morning at 3:15 a.m., according to a news release issued by Sheriff Melvin Andrews. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Public Information Officer Tommy Crosby said the owner of the home on Craft Road was ‘associated’ with a February 2019 murder of a paramedic in Anderson, South Carolina.

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Craft Road explosion ruled ‘arson’

Gary Jones and Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
An explosive house fire at 1697 Craft Road that took place in the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 23 has been ruled arson in the first degree and the owner of the home has been “associated” with a murder that took place in Anderson, South Carolina last year.
Mecole Hardman has a chance to earn a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in Super Bowl XIV. (Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Chiefs)

Mecole Hardman has a chance to earn a Super Bowl ring in his rookie season in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in Super Bowl XIV. (Photo courtesy of the Kansas City Chiefs)

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Swagger on the field and off the field

Mack McClure
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mecole Hardman isn’t shy showing off his bling. The colorful NFL rookie for the Kansas City Chiefs is just as entertaining with his off-the-field swagger as he is bringing back a kick return for a touchdown.
Roberta Rice (right) is pictured with council member Wade Bridges (left) and author Terry Kay at the Bowman Public Library's recent re-opening on Jan. 25.

Roberta Rice (right) is pictured with council member Wade Bridges (left) and author Terry Kay at the Bowman Public Library's recent re-opening on Jan. 25.

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Roberta Rice, unopposed, will be Bowman’s next mayor

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Roberta Rice will be Bowman’s mayor once again after she was the only person to qualify for the seat last week.  Rice, who was appointed mayor pro tem at a called meeting on Jan. 2, turned in her resignation letter at the end of a called meeting Jan.
Parks White

Parks White

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DA White will seek re-election

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Parks White announced over the weekend he will be seeking his third term as District Attorney for the Northern Judicial Circuit.  “Today, I am excited to announce that I intend to seek re-election,” White said.
Mecole Hardman

Mecole Hardman

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Foreseeing a Super Bowl?

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Vince Fernandez, former Elbert County Blue Devil and University of Georgia offensive lineman and ongoing sports booster in Elbert County, recalled the days when he was a “lay coach” for the Elbert County Middle School Rams and he had two football players with extraordinary talent.
School system athletic director Dr. Brian Turner asked the school board to consider hiring a consulting group that would provide a full-time trainer for 300 athletes at Elbert County’s high school.

School system athletic director Dr. Brian Turner asked the school board to consider hiring a consulting group that would provide a full-time trainer for 300 athletes at Elbert County’s high school.

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Dr. Turner presents proposal

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
School system athletic director Dr. Brian Turner asked the school board to consider hiring a consulting group that would provide a full-time trainer for 300 athletes at Elbert County’s high school.
Posing with MLK Committee Founding Chair Mary Clark and Keynote Speaker Justine Norman Boyd were members of the Elberton Police Department: (L-R) Captain John Curlee, Clark, Boyd, Captain Joseph David and Elberton Police Department Office Manager Christy David. (Photo by Scoggins)

Posing with MLK Committee Founding Chair Mary Clark and Keynote Speaker Justine Norman Boyd were members of the Elberton Police Department: (L-R) Captain John Curlee, Clark, Boyd, Captain Joseph David and Elberton Police Department Office Manager Christy David. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Boyd speaks at ecumenical banquet Saturday, MLK parade held Sunday

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The 27th annual ecumenical banquet celebrating the birthday and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was held Jan. 18 with Justine Norman Boyd, regional development director of the Atlanta region of UNCF, as the keynote speaker.