Polls
- When Golden State guard Stephen Curry hesitated to go to the White House to be honored for an NBA Championship, President Trump withdrew that team's invitation. What do you think about this squabble? - 24 votes - open
- The North Koreans continue to fire missiles over Japan, test nuclear bombs and threaten the U.S. How should the U.S. react? - 22 votes - open
- In Florida, 1.3 million citizens received mandatory evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Irma. If someone chooses to ride out the storm, should they still be forced to leave their homes? - 18 votes - open
- The city's and county's public safety systems have encrypted coding to keep the newspaper from hearing its radio traffic. Should local public safety operate with no transparency? - 92 votes - open
- On Aug. 21 the northeastern part of Elbert County was in the path of totality during an eclipse of the sun. It was... - 22 votes - open
- Last week marked the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. He was .... - 20 votes - open
- The Elbert County school system will shut down Aug. 21 for "safety reasons." Is the total eclipse of the sun a legitimate reason to close school for the day? - 17 votes - open
- The City of Elberton is running more electricity lines on high utility poles along Elbert Street to provide the city with improved, more reliable service. Is this a good idea? - 32 votes - open
- The Elbert Memorial Hospital Authority has asked the county commission to levy a three mill tax to pay for indigent care. How do you feel about that? - 52 votes - open
- O.J. Simpson was granted parole in Nevada after serving the minimum nine-year sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery. Did the parole board make a mistake? - 24 votes - open
- There are a lot of questions swirling about President Donald Trump, his campaign, family members and Russia. What do you think? - 19 votes - open
- First-time visitors to Elbert County should see this first! - 31 votes - open
- What do you think about President Donald Trump's tweets? - 31 votes - open
- Sweet City LLC says tipping fees from a landfill would “ensure the economic existence of a modern hospital.” In theory, if funding Elbert Memorial Hospital meant Elbert County had to host a landfill, I prefer: - 29 votes - open
- After the shooting of U.S. House of Representative Stephen Scalise (R - Louisiana) by a deranged man on a Washington, D.C. playground, has the time come for some kind of gun control legislation? - 29 votes - open