The Friends Helping Friends annual Football Fun Day with Mecole Hardman will take place Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. until noon. Pictured during the 2022 event are (L-R) Devon Davis, Hardman and Sandy Adams.

A single vehicle accident cause damage to the old Wray’s Drug Store building on the Bowman Square Sunday morning. (Photo courtesy of Elbert County Emergency Services)

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Elbert County native Carly Armour (right) was selected out of 400 doctoral graduates to give remarks during the Graduate Doctoral Commencement Ceremony at the University of Iowa May 12. Armour was also honored just days before her graduation with the University of Iowa Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence Dean’s Achievement Award by the Graduate College and the College of Education. Pictured during the commencement ceremonies are (left, L-R) Nancy Armour, Carly Armour and Fred Armour.

In honor of Elbert County Comprehensive High School (ECCHS) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Senior Army Instructor Maj. Ed Lovin’s retirement after 18 years at the helm of the program, the rappel tower at ECCHS was dubbed “The Lovin Tower” in a May 25 dedication ceremony. ECCHS senior Broughton Smith came up with the idea and brought it to the Matthews Granite team, who donated a granite marker to be placed by the tower.

The Elbert County Comprehensive High School junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) hosted their annual JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge summer camp May 30 to June 2. Cadets received an opportunity to fly in a UH-60 Blackhawk from an Army National Guard unit based out of Winder. The camp included a variety of topics and skills, taking place at the Elbert County airport, ECCHS and Richard B. Russell State Park. (Photos by Wells)

The Elbert County Public Library kicked off this year’s Summer Reading Program “All Together Now” Friday, June 2 with STEAM activities and presentations from Talewise. Attendees learned about, and participated in, different hands-on science experiments throughout the program. (Photos by Hall)

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Tracy Bennett (front) as “Greta Ohlsson” drops to her knees in agony after a murder is discovered as part of the Elbert Theatre’s upcoming production of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” Also pictured are (back row, L-R) Robert Roach as “Samuel Ratchett,” Michael Weis as “Hercule Poirot,” Philip Hiott as “Monsieur Bouc,” Jake Triplett as “Hector MacQueen” and Jennifer White as “Princess Dragomiroff.” (Photo by Wells)