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Millage rate concerns echoed at final BOE hearing

Mark Wells
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The third and final hearing to discuss the Board of Education’s (BOE) proposed millage rate saw a total of 16 people in attendance Aug. 10 to echo concerns after the first two hearings July 27 were lightly attended. The BOE is proposing to lower the millage rate from 14.
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Qualifying for city elections to begin Aug. 21

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Qualifying for a handful of seats on the Elberton City Council and the Bowman City Council will begin Monday, Aug. 21. Terms for Elberton City Council members Terry Burton in Ward 2 and Troy Colquitt in Ward 3, and Bowman City Council members Pat Elrod and Henrietta Williams will expire as of Dec.
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Seeking approval for budget, millage

News Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Elbert County Board of Education (BOE) and Elbert County Board of Commissioners are scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss the respective entities’ millage rate and budget for the coming year. The BOE is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. for a third public hearing on the millage rate.
Elberton Federal Savings and Loan Association was officially acquired by Occonee Financial Corporation July 31 and began operating as Oconee State Bank Aug. 1. (File photo by Scoggins)

Elberton Federal Savings and Loan Association was officially acquired by Occonee Financial Corporation July 31 and began operating as Oconee State Bank Aug. 1. (File photo by Scoggins)

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Elberton Federal officially acquired by Oconee Financial Corporation

News Staff
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Oconee Financial Corporation announced Aug. 1 it completed its acquisition of Elberton Federal Savings and Loan Association of Elberton and its related common stock offering, in a conversion merger transaction, effective July 31.
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Hearing citizen concerns

Mark Wells
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
A handful of Elbert County residents attended the Elbert County Board of Education’s (BOE) two scheduled tax hearings July 27 after the district proposed a millage rate that would leave taxpayers seeing “an increase in property taxes by 20.25 percent over the roll-back rate percent.
Students returned to school for the 2023-2024 academic year and to the former Beaverdam Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 1. Now home of Elbert County Primary School (ECPS), the former Beaverdam Elementary is now being inhabited by students and teachers for the first time in over a decade. With the reopening of the new school, ECPS now houses students in Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. (Photo by Scoggins)

Students returned to school for the 2023-2024 academic year and to the former Beaverdam Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 1. Now home of Elbert County Primary School (ECPS), the former Beaverdam Elementary is now being inhabited by students and teachers for the first time in over a decade. With the reopening of the new school, ECPS now houses students in Kindergarten, first grade and second grade. (Photo by Scoggins)

Walking in to a new school year

News Staff
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Pictured following the training are (L-R) Dr. Jonathan Poon, Ryan Hollingsworth, Beth Seymour, John Szalay, Jordan Bohannon, Alex Evans, Kayla Bufford, Katie Revard, Amy Mcintosh, Alan McQuaig, Brittany Daniel, Spencer Evans, JD Ellengburg, Mike Mcgarity, Tim Bohannon, Chuck Almond and Mike Webb. (Photo by Scoggins)

Pictured following the training are (L-R) Dr. Jonathan Poon, Ryan Hollingsworth, Beth Seymour, John Szalay, Jordan Bohannon, Alex Evans, Kayla Bufford, Katie Revard, Amy Mcintosh, Alan McQuaig, Brittany Daniel, Spencer Evans, JD Ellengburg, Mike Mcgarity, Tim Bohannon, Chuck Almond and Mike Webb. (Photo by Scoggins)

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EMS providing additional level of care with plasma

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Elbert County citizens in need of assistance through Elbert County Emergency Services (EMS) are now able to receive another level of care through a pilot program that allows paramedics to now carry and administer plasma.
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County budget looming over Aug. 14 meeting

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
By Rose Scoggins rscoggins@elberton.com and Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com   Now a month into the 2024 fiscal year (FY24), the Elbert County Board of Commissioners (BOC) are still without a budget after a vote to approve the budget was tabled by a 3-2 vote July 24.