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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.

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Third candidate announces

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Another small business owner from Madison County announced last week that he will be a Republican candidate for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 seat in this year’s elections.
At a $500,000 check presentation last week were (L-R) Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director Nancy Seymour, EMH CEO Kerry Trapnell, EMH Foundation Chair Leanne Layne and Hopsital Authority Chairman Daniel Graves. (Photo by Jones)

At a $500,000 check presentation last week were (L-R) Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation Executive Director Nancy Seymour, EMH CEO Kerry Trapnell, EMH Foundation Chair Leanne Layne and Hopsital Authority Chairman Daniel Graves. (Photo by Jones)

EMH Foundation gives a $500,000 gift to hospital

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation made a donation of $500,000 to the hospital to assist with the hospital’s current needs,  according to EMH Foundation Chair Leanne Layne. A $500,000 check was presented to CEO Kerry Trapnell at last week’s meeting of the Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation.
The permit and code enforcement office is located in the Elbert County government complex.

The permit and code enforcement office is located in the Elbert County government complex.

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County requires state permits and licensing for electrical, plumbing

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Elbert County Board of Commissioners had a first reading of changes to the county’s code of ordinances concerning building regulations and construction standards at Monday night’s meeting. Changes to the ordinances include adopting state standards on licensing and requirements for permits.

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‘Special’ Bowman election

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
In a called meeting Thursday, the Bowman City Council approved former mayor and recently sworn in council member Roberta Rice as mayor pro tem. The action, according to Bowman City Attorney Richard Campbell, makes Rice an ‘acting’ mayor.
Former Bowman Mayors Betty Jo Maxwell and Mark Berryman

Former Bowman Mayors Betty Jo Maxwell and Mark Berryman

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Mayoral merry-go-round in Bowman is continuing

Gary Jones
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Once upon a time – that time being from the late 1970s until the late 1990s – one of the most stable government positions in the county was the mayoral post in Bowman held by the late L.B. Berryman. Berryman held the mayor’s post from the late 1970s until the late 1990s before he decided to retire.