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Elberton’s John N. “Pete” Anderson, 88, holds a photo of him taken aboard a ship at Fort Lewis, now Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington before being shipped off to Korea in 1958. (Photo by Scoggins)

Elberton’s John N. “Pete” Anderson, 88, holds a photo of him taken aboard a ship at Fort Lewis, now Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington before being shipped off to Korea in 1958. (Photo by Scoggins)

Anderson: ‘We played solider’ in Korea

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
While the Korean War saw the height of its conflict while John N. “Pete” Anderson was in high school, he received a notice in the mail that he had been drafted into the United States Army when he was 23 years old.
Elbert County Comprehensive High School recently unveiled the Bennett-Jossey Art Gallery in the school library as a place to display student work. Pictured are the gallery's namesakes and longtime art teachers (L-R) David Bennett and Joe Jossey and current art teacher Lee Wells.

Elbert County Comprehensive High School recently unveiled the Bennett-Jossey Art Gallery in the school library as a place to display student work. Pictured are the gallery's namesakes and longtime art teachers (L-R) David Bennett and Joe Jossey and current art teacher Lee Wells.

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ECCHS unveils Bennett-Jossey art gallery

Mark Wells
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Elbert County Comprehensive High School (ECCHS) art teacher Lee Wells and media specialist Jeannie Jourolmon have brought a brand new art gallery to the school for students to proudly display their art in a professional setting, while also honoring the legacy of past art teachers along the way.
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Tuesday’s election results will be in Nov. 15 edition

News Staff
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Results from the Nov. 7 municipal elections in the City of Elberton and City of Bowman, along with the county’s transportation special purpose local option sales tax were unavailable before press time. The results will receive full coverage in the Nov. 15 edition of The Elberton Star.
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Pair charged following Nov. 1 shooting on Miller Drive

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
A pair of suspects were arrested and charged with aggravated assault and reckless conduct, among other charges, following a shooting on Miller Drive Nov. 1. Phillip Alan Turman, 25, of Athens was booked and charged by the Elberton Police Department (EPD) Nov.
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Early voting ends Friday

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Early voting for municipal races in the City of Elberton and City of Bowman and the county-wide transportation special purpose local option sales tax (TSPLOST) will conclude this Friday, Nov. 3.
Photo-realistc image based off the proposed design plans were created as part of the master plan from the partnership with the University of Georgia’s Summer Fellowship Program of the College of Environment and Design. The entire master plan can be found on the City of Elberton’s website at cityofelberton.net.

Photo-realistc image based off the proposed design plans were created as part of the master plan from the partnership with the University of Georgia’s Summer Fellowship Program of the College of Environment and Design. The entire master plan can be found on the City of Elberton’s website at cityofelberton.net.

Proposing designs for downtown

Mark Wells
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Changes are coming to the City of Elberton’s downtown square as the city is currently in the process of planning for multiple improvements to the area after developing a new “conceptual master plan.
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Hospital sees strong first quarter

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) recorded a positive $317,413 in excess revenue for the end of its first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year, a 180 degree turnaround from its negative $220,477 at the end of the first quarter in the 2023 fiscal year.
Elbert County Primary School’s Lacy Williams was named the Northeast Georgia P-20 Collaborative Mentor Teacher of the Year.

Elbert County Primary School’s Lacy Williams was named the Northeast Georgia P-20 Collaborative Mentor Teacher of the Year.

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Williams named Collaborative Mentor Teacher of the Year

News Staff
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Elbert County Primary School’s Lacy Williams, was recently  honored at the Georgia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference as the 2023 Northeast Georgia P-20 Collaborative Mentor teacher of the Year.