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Rep. Mike Collins to hold listening session Feb. 21 at local Arts Center

News Staff
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
House of Representatives Georgia District 10 Rep. Mike Collins invited Elbert County citizens to a “Meet with Mike” listening session Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elberton Arts Center. “To do the best job for the people of Georgia’s 10th District, I need to hear directly from you.

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Leverett to serve on committee leadership

Rose Scoggins
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Rep. Rob Leverett will serve as the chairman of the reapportionment and redistricting committee in the Georgia House of Representatives after Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), announced committee leadership appointments Jan. 17 for the 2023-2024 legislative session.
Elbert County’s Mark Wiles (left) received a Silver Smokey Award, the top honor for those working in wildfire prevention, in September.

Elbert County’s Mark Wiles (left) received a Silver Smokey Award, the top honor for those working in wildfire prevention, in September.

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Wiles awarded top honor for wildfire prevention

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The highest honor that can be awarded to someone who works in the world of wildfire prevention has been given to Elbert County native and Georgia Forestry Commission Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Mark Wiles. Wiles was presented the Silver Smokey Award Sept. 21 by the U.S.

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Former ‘Mr. Blue Devil’ dies after Hartwell shooting

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
By Dan Hunt Publisher, The Hartwell Sun and Rose Scoggins rscoggins@elberton.com   Former “Mr. Blue Devil” of the Elbert County Comprehensive High School (ECCHS) Class of 2017 Joseph Johnson, 25, was one of two people who died after an early Monday morning shooting in Hartwell.
The Elberton Star releases The Georgia Guidestones special edition

The Elberton Star releases The Georgia Guidestones special edition

The Elberton Star releases The Georgia Guidestones special edition

News Staff
Friday, July 8, 2022
The Elberton Star has released a special edition surrounding the recent bombing and demolition of the Georgia Guidestones. The edition includes a history of the monument, historical and submitted photos as well as other news stories and community reactions.
The Elbert County Road Department dug up land where an alleged time capsule was buried at the site of the Georgia Guidestones. There was no time capsule found at the site despite false information circulating other social media pages. (Photo by Scoggins)

The Elbert County Road Department dug up land where an alleged time capsule was buried at the site of the Georgia Guidestones. There was no time capsule found at the site despite false information circulating other social media pages. (Photo by Scoggins)

Alleged time capsule disproved

News Staff
Friday, July 8, 2022
Despite the granite plaque at the Georgia Guidestones advertising a time capsule was allegedly buried at the site, there was no evidence of any buried history when digging occurred Friday morning.
Georgia House Rep. Rob Leverett was named the Freshman Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Leverett (left) is pictured with (L-R) Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston and Robert Dickey, Chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. Dickey won Representative of the Year.

Georgia House Rep. Rob Leverett was named the Freshman Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Leverett (left) is pictured with (L-R) Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston and Robert Dickey, Chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. Dickey won Representative of the Year.

Leverett is Freshman Legislator of the Year

News Staff
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced its 2022 Legislators of the Year. These awards are given to those elected officials who focus their legislative efforts on enacting policies that promote economic development, free enterprise and job creation throughout the state.
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GHSA moves Elbert to A classification

Rose Scoggins
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) reclassification committee threw a wrench in classifications and alignments for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years last week that would drop Elbert County from Class AA to Class A.
The Elberton Star Publisher Gary Jones passed away Monday in an Augusta hospital.

The Elberton Star Publisher Gary Jones passed away Monday in an Augusta hospital.

Star publisher passes away

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
The Elberton Star Publisher Gary Scott Jones, 64, passed away Monday at Augusta University Medical Center.  Jones suffered from a medical emergency Friday night after covering the Elbert County Blue Devils’ football game against Riverside Military Academy in the Granite Bowl.