The water slide brought out all smiles at McWilliams Park June 17 during the Friends Helping Friends’ second annual Football Fun Day with Mecole Hardman Jr. The event included the water slides, a mini football combine, food vendors and more. See more photos and information from the event, along with the annual Friends Helping Friends Bekkah FHF VBS Camp at Rock Branch Baptist Church on page 6. (Photo by Wells)

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Juneteenth round table speaker Anissa McIntosh (second from left) speaks to a crowd in the Mill Street Gym during the event hosted by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee June 19 as (L-R) Myiah Davis, Gilbert Fortson, John Clark and Donna Webb listen on. (Photo by Wells)

Elbert County’s Boyd Carrington (middle) was crowned the 2023 S3DA male Junior Eagle pins National Champion during the 2023 Eastern S3DA 3D National Championship in Rend Lake, Illinois June 15 through June 18. Carrington, who participates in Disciple Archery through Dewy Rose Baptist Church, was crowned the national champion following a state champion award and 2023 shooter of the year award during the Georgia S3DA 3D State Championship event in Maysville June 10.

A large crowd gathered at the Elbert County Republican Party meeting June 8 at McIntosh Coffee Shoppe to listen to Elbert County Chief Appraiser Doug Kirkpatrick explain the property revaluation process. The Republican Party will host another meeting Thursday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Elbert County Government Complex cafeteria. (Photo by Scoggins)

The Elberton Star brought home six awards in the Georgia Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. Awards included the prestigious Freedom of Information Award, first place for sports feature photo, second place for investigative reporting and third place for feature writing, editorial writing and sports section/pages. Pictured during the BNC Awards banquet on Jekyll Island are reporter Mark Wells (left) and editor/publisher Rose Scoggins (right).

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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)