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Bill Daughtry's letter to the Elbert County BOC

Bill Daughtry's letter to the Elbert County BOC

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Difficult issues to deal with

Gary Jones
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
According to a letter Elbert County Attorney Bill Daughtry sent to Elbert County Commissioners last week, the lack of county zoning in 2008 and a Georgia General Assembly “Agricultural Preemption Statute” passed at “about the same time” gives the county no jurisdiction over LHR Farms’ activities in...
The Elberton City Council met Oct. 7 for their monthly meeting.

The Elberton City Council met Oct. 7 for their monthly meeting.

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City reconfigures debt on Sam Elbert Hotel

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The Elberton City Council approved a new bond resolution with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) that reduces the interest rate for the revenue refunding bond series that was made for the $4 million project in restoring the Samuel Elbert Hotel.
Jenny Jenkins, a survivor, is opening a boutique for women who are fighting cancer. She says at the same time, she wants to make them beautiful. (Photo by Scoggins)

Jenny Jenkins, a survivor, is opening a boutique for women who are fighting cancer. She says at the same time, she wants to make them beautiful. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Providing support for ‘the biggest fight of their life’

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Jenny’s Boutique, run by Jenny Jenkins, will open in Elberton Oct. 15.  The boutique, which will be housed in the Lake Russell Speciality Healthcare Services offices next to Elbert Memorial Hospital, will feature free items for cancer patients.
Phil Pitts announces the proposed mill rates to the Elbert County Board of Commissioners. (Photo by Rose Scoggins)

Phil Pitts announces the proposed mill rates to the Elbert County Board of Commissioners. (Photo by Rose Scoggins)

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County sets its millage

Rose Scoggins
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
The Elbert County Board of Commissioners voted on and approved its 2019 millage rate, along with rates for Elbert Memorial Hospital and the Elbert County Board of Education at a special called meeting Thursday, Sept. 26. 
Patrick Marcellino (left), Elbert County Extension Office, Chad Duffell, Broad River Valley Farms

Patrick Marcellino (left), Elbert County Extension Office, Chad Duffell, Broad River Valley Farms

BRVF gets ‘notice of violation’

Gary Jones
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued a proposed consent order to Broad River Valley Farms (BRVF) after  the River Road farm received another “Notice of Violation” that resulted from a surprise inspection by the EPD and the Georgia Department of Agriculture (DOA) on June 6.
Patrick Marcellino (right) of the University of Georgia’s Elbert County Extension Service and Chad Duffell (left) of Broad River Valley Farms draw fluid from a holding tank in a file photo from 2018 at the River Road facility. (Photo by Jones)

Patrick Marcellino (right) of the University of Georgia’s Elbert County Extension Service and Chad Duffell (left) of Broad River Valley Farms draw fluid from a holding tank in a file photo from 2018 at the River Road facility. (Photo by Jones)

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BRVF has no license to ‘spill’

Gary Jones
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
An unexpected visit to Broad River Valley Farms by officials with the Georgia Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) led to the revocation of LHR Farms’ fertilizer permit, Georgia House Rep. Tom McCall said Monday morning.