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Bills sign Mecole Hardman Jr. to practice squad

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Elberton native and veteran NFL wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. is back in the NFL. The three-time Super Bowl champion signed with the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad on Monday per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Buffalo is currently 6-3 and second in the AFC East.
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Bowman food pantry looking for new home

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
The property that once housed Bowman Elementary School and a gym currently serving  as home to the Bowman Community Food Pantry are now being offered for sale. The historic site, located in the heart of Bowman at 86 Adams Circle has long been a community landmark.
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Harpold reports Bowman Elementary break-in

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Bowman Mayor Scott Harpold informed the Bowman City Council that someone broke into the former Bowman Elementary School building, causing thousands of dollars of damage in the process. "I wanted everybody to know that we had a break-in at the school," Harpold said during Bowman's Oct.
Louisiana State Police and local New Orleans agencies blocked the French Quarter's Bourbon Street as well as its intersection with Canal Street. Multiple explosive devices were found in the area and rendered safe. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)

Louisiana State Police and local New Orleans agencies blocked the French Quarter's Bourbon Street as well as its intersection with Canal Street. Multiple explosive devices were found in the area and rendered safe. (Photos by Wade Cheek/CNI News Service)

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New Orleans Sugar Bowl postponed amid terrorist attack on Bourbon Street; rescheduled for Jan. 2

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Thursday, January 2, 2025
By Wade Cheek CNI News Service  NEW ORLEANS — Pregame jubilation and anticipation was abruptly displaced with horror and safety concerns in New Orleans prior to the 91st Allstate Sugar Bowl as a pickup smashed through a city street filled with New Year's partiers, killing 15 and injuring others.
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Feds providing more funding for passenger rail in Georgia

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service and Rose Scoggins rscoggins@elberton.com   The Biden administration is stepping up federal funding of three planned intercity passenger rail projects in Georgia. The Federal Rail Administration has awarded $1.
Officers for the coming year include (L-R) Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne as vice president, Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson as president elect, Hewell, Harris County Superior Court Clerk Stacy Haralson as past president and Gordon County Superior Court Clerk Grant Walraven as the secretary/treasurer.

Officers for the coming year include (L-R) Floyd County Tax Commissioner Kevin Payne as vice president, Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson as president elect, Hewell, Harris County Superior Court Clerk Stacy Haralson as past president and Gordon County Superior Court Clerk Grant Walraven as the secretary/treasurer.

Leading the state’s constitutional officers

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Elbert County Probate/Magistrate Judge Stephanie Hewell was sworn in as the president of the Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia (COAG) for the 2023-2024 year during a ceremony in Savannah. Hewell and the other officers were given the oath of office by House Rep. Rob Leverett.
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Bowman Mountain Education making move to Franklin Springs

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
By Samantha Sinclair White County News and Mark Wells  mwells@elberton.com    There’s still a lot to learn about the new law that lets state chartered special schools — including Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) — continue to serve students as completion special schools.
Pictured during a ribbon cutting for the new Tom McCall Agriscience Complex March 31 are (front row, L-R) Tom McCall, cutting the ribbon with help from grandsons Winn and Wilkes McCall, and Jane McCall and (back row, L-R) Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier, U.S. House District 10 Rep. Mike Collins, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, Katie McCall Archer and McCall Kate Archer and Rachel McCall. (Photo by Scoggins)

Pictured during a ribbon cutting for the new Tom McCall Agriscience Complex March 31 are (front row, L-R) Tom McCall, cutting the ribbon with help from grandsons Winn and Wilkes McCall, and Jane McCall and (back row, L-R) Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier, U.S. House District 10 Rep. Mike Collins, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, Katie McCall Archer and McCall Kate Archer and Rachel McCall. (Photo by Scoggins)

ATC dedicates Tom McCall Agriscience Center

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
It was standing room only inside the Tom McCall Agricultural Arena at the Elbert County Campus of Athens Technical College (ATC) March 31.
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Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion reaches key milestone

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
By Mark Wells mwells@elberton.com and Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   Unit 3, one-half of the new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle where the City of Elberton owns vested shares, has reached a key step in its construction status, Georgia Power announced March 6.