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Pictured at the National Championship game inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California are (L-R) Chase Tiller, Chris Morris and Sommer Morris

Pictured at the National Championship game inside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California are (L-R) Chase Tiller, Chris Morris and Sommer Morris

Cheering on the National Champions near and far

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Elbert County fans cheered on the University of Georgia’s Georgia Bulldogs during the College Football Playoffs National Championship game Monday night both near and far.
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City approves ARPA contracts, Colquitt voices concerns

Mark Wells
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Elberton City Council voted 4-1, with Carey Butler voting in opposition, to execute grant contracts with the Jim Ree African American Museum and the Granite City Life Skills Foundation for the use of American Rescue Plan Act Funds during the council’s Jan. 9 regular meeting.
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Leverett begins second term in House

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Georgia House Rep. Rob Leverett kicked off his third year in office, and first year of his second term, as the Georgia General Assembly held its first day of the 2023 legislative session Monday.

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Taylor selected as new hospital CEO

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
By Rose Scoggins rscoggins@elberton.com   Tyler Taylor is set to the be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) after being unanimously voted on by the EMH Authority Board during a called meeting Jan. 3.
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Annual MLK Unity Celebration to take place this weekend

News Staff
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration, following the theme “Use Your Voice to Make a Change,” from Elbert County Middle School sixth grader Taraji Heard, will take place this weekend with the annual Ecumenical Banquet and parade. The weekend will kick off Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.

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Murder charges filed

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A Bowman man was arrested on murder charges after a six hour manhunt ensued for his whereabouts following a stabbing on New Year’s Eve that left his girlfriend dead. Andrew Nicholas Berry, 34, of 2859 Bowman Highway in Bowman was arrested Dec.
P.E. teachers and coaches (L-R) Drew Greer and Josh Jones examine the gym floor on the teachers’ first day of school after winter break. The floor is still being dried out after being flooded over the holidays.Gym classes are scheduled to be held in the auditorium until the floor is finished. (Photo by Wells)

P.E. teachers and coaches (L-R) Drew Greer and Josh Jones examine the gym floor on the teachers’ first day of school after winter break. The floor is still being dried out after being flooded over the holidays.Gym classes are scheduled to be held in the auditorium until the floor is finished. (Photo by Wells)

Returning to restoration at ECMS

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Teachers in the Elbert County School District (ECSD) returned to school Tuesday, just over a week after freezing temperatures caused pipes to burst and flood 95 percent of the building at Elbert County Middle School (ECMS).
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New year brings merged courts

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, January 5, 2023
“Probate/Magistrate Court.” These are the first words Elbert County citizens will now hear when dialing the Elbert County Probate or Magistrate Court phone numbers as the offices were merged beginning Jan. 1.
Sponsors include (L-R) Matt Berry of Berry Funeral Home, Lorrie Shaw, Advantage Elbert IDD Program Manager, Erin Ray, Advantage IDD Interim Director, Erin Webb, Dewy Rose Baptist Church, Angie Brown, Hart EMC, Tammy Dalton, Friends of Advantage Executive Director, Leslie Friedman, First United Methodist Church, Sandy Adams, Friends Helping Friends Executive Director and Jeff Adams. (Photo by Scoggins)

Sponsors include (L-R) Matt Berry of Berry Funeral Home, Lorrie Shaw, Advantage Elbert IDD Program Manager, Erin Ray, Advantage IDD Interim Director, Erin Webb, Dewy Rose Baptist Church, Angie Brown, Hart EMC, Tammy Dalton, Friends of Advantage Executive Director, Leslie Friedman, First United Methodist Church, Sandy Adams, Friends Helping Friends Executive Director and Jeff Adams. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Advantage Elbert holds open house to showcase center renovations

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
Advantage Elbert’s Intellectual/Development Disabilities (IDD) Service Center held an open house Dec. 28 to celebrate and share accomplishments of enhancements to the Intellectual and Developmental Disability program to include new painting and flooring.