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State income tax cut in effect

News Staff
Thursday, January 4, 2024
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   A $1 billion election-year tax cut the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed in 2022 took effect on New Year’s Day.
Pictured during the celebration are Renee Tucker, Jamie Hobbs, Yvonne Billings, Stephanie Maxwell, Major Baker, Max Chilian, Jim Blackmon, Montarius Harper, Taco Ardister, Joseph Lee, Patrick Armstrong, Brittany Carter, Brooks James, Tierra Hughes, Joyce Wilborn, Kyle Culbertson, Janice Smith, Ashley Grindle, Casey Stripland and Lee Durden.

Pictured during the celebration are Renee Tucker, Jamie Hobbs, Yvonne Billings, Stephanie Maxwell, Major Baker, Max Chilian, Jim Blackmon, Montarius Harper, Taco Ardister, Joseph Lee, Patrick Armstrong, Brittany Carter, Brooks James, Tierra Hughes, Joyce Wilborn, Kyle Culbertson, Janice Smith, Ashley Grindle, Casey Stripland and Lee Durden.

Advantage friends enjoy 'Being like Mike'

News Staff
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Thanks to an anonymous Friends Helping Friends Club, Inc. (FHF, Inc.) donor, Advantage Friends remembered the life of one of their friends, Michael Tate, who passed away in November, with a celebration of activities in December.
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ECCHS student is 'Strictly Bidness'

Mark Wells
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Down the halls of Elbert County Comprehensive High School (ECCHS) or in the stands of a Blue Devil basketball game, the keen eye is bound to notice a home-grown apparel brand that is taking over in Elbert County.
The Twilight Stroll by the Granite Bowl logo

The Twilight Stroll by the Granite Bowl logo

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Annual Twilight Stroll taking place Friday

News Staff
Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Elbert County Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Twilight Stroll by the Granite Bowl 5K Run and Walk will hit the streets of Elberton Friday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. The annual event features a 3.1 mile course around downtown Elberton as the sun sets on the first Friday night of the year.

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Serving on the Supreme Court Bar

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
By Linton Johnson  Verdict Services  and Rose Scoggins  rscoggins@elberton.com   Attorney Richard D. Campbell of Richard D. Campbell LLC in Elberton has been admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
From left, Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) President Tom McCall presents Elbert County Farm Bureau (ECFB) President Mandy Williams and ECFB Office Manager Haley Oakley with a GFB Rewarding Excellence in Ag Program Planter Award in the organization’s large membership division. The award was presented on Dec. 4 during the 86th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention held on Jekyll Island.

From left, Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) President Tom McCall presents Elbert County Farm Bureau (ECFB) President Mandy Williams and ECFB Office Manager Haley Oakley with a GFB Rewarding Excellence in Ag Program Planter Award in the organization’s large membership division. The award was presented on Dec. 4 during the 86th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention held on Jekyll Island.

Farm Bureau REAPs statewide award

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Georgia Farm Bureau News  Special to The Star   Elbert County Farm Bureau (ECFB) was recognized for its outstanding member programs and agricultural advocacy activities at the 86th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Convention held Dec. 3-5 on Jekyll Island. Mandy Williams is the ECFB president.
Members of Elbert County Emergency Services, the Elbert County Fire Department, Elbert County Sheriff's Office and first responders helped take part in an active shooter training drill at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman Nov. 18. (Photo by Leslie Corbett)

Members of Elbert County Emergency Services, the Elbert County Fire Department, Elbert County Sheriff's Office and first responders helped take part in an active shooter training drill at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman Nov. 18. (Photo by Leslie Corbett)

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Pleasant Grove trains to serve

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
If an emergency were to happen at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Bowman, it would take 22 minutes before emergency officials could arrive on scene.