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Members of Elbert County's golf team play cornhole at last year's state championship welcome party. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

Members of Elbert County's golf team play cornhole at last year's state championship welcome party. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

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Golf teams hosting state championship welcome party

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Elbert County golf program is teeing off the excitement for the GHSA state championships with a welcome party at the Elberton square Sunday night. The event will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the night before the championships begin Monday at Arrowhead Pointe.
(L-R) Sandy Wingfield, Chrissy Fleming, Talyra Sims, Kelly Shea and Terri Jackson pose after a graduation ceremony for Sims' Mother to Mother Recovery Center, where Wingfield, Fleming, Shea and Jackson completed a 12-month course. (Photo by Mark Wells)

(L-R) Sandy Wingfield, Chrissy Fleming, Talyra Sims, Kelly Shea and Terri Jackson pose after a graduation ceremony for Sims' Mother to Mother Recovery Center, where Wingfield, Fleming, Shea and Jackson completed a 12-month course. (Photo by Mark Wells)

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Talyra Sims and Mother to Mother Recovery Center help moms on path to recovery

Mark Wells
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
*Editor’s note: While it typically is not permitted, due to the sensitive nature of some of the quotations used in this story The Elberton Star agreed to grant anonymity to those who requested it to create a safe environment where sharing was the priority.
The City of Elberton held its first Touch-a-Truck event April 23 on the downtown square. The event featured a square-full of various working vehicles from school buses to well-drilling rigs. (Photos by Beth Yeary)

The City of Elberton held its first Touch-a-Truck event April 23 on the downtown square. The event featured a square-full of various working vehicles from school buses to well-drilling rigs. (Photos by Beth Yeary)

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Main Street Elberton hosts touch-a-truck

Mark Wells
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Main Street Elberton hosted its first Touch-a-Truck event April 23, where Elbert County residents got a chance to see a host of working vehicles up close and personal.
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City of Elberton receives historic grant

Bo Underwood
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The City of Elberton announced the largest grant funding in its history at its monthly council meeting Monday. Elberton has been approved for $45 million in funding from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority under the Helene Resiliency Funding Program.
A host of children and adults gathered in Sutton Park April 2 for the City of Elberton’s Eggstravaganza egg hunt. Main Street Elberton’s Crystal Beebe said over 9,000 eggs were hidden for the hunt

A host of children and adults gathered in Sutton Park April 2 for the City of Elberton’s Eggstravaganza egg hunt. Main Street Elberton’s Crystal Beebe said over 9,000 eggs were hidden for the hunt

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Egg hunt takes over Elberton's Sutton Park

Mark Wells
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The City of Elberton hosted its annual Easter Eggstravaganza April 2, with over 9,000 eggs found by egg hunters. After the event outgrew its previous location in Sutton Square, the egg hunt was moved to Sutton Park, where hundreds of children participated.
Main Street Elberton's Crystal Beebe sits with over 8,000 eggs that are ready to be hidden as part of Main Street's annual Easter Eggstravaganza. The event is scheduled for April 2 at 6:15 p.m. at Sutton Park (Photo by Bo Underwood)

Main Street Elberton's Crystal Beebe sits with over 8,000 eggs that are ready to be hidden as part of Main Street's annual Easter Eggstravaganza. The event is scheduled for April 2 at 6:15 p.m. at Sutton Park (Photo by Bo Underwood)

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An eggcellent haul: Main Street Elberton to host annual egg hunt

Mark Wells
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Main Street Elberton is slated to host one of their biggest events of the year, as the Easter Eggstravaganza will hit Elberton April 2.The event is slated to see a change this year as it moves from the downtown square to just down the road at Sutton Park.
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Elbert County BOC, BOE to see contested races after qualifying ends

Mark Wells
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Elbert County's races are set for the board of commissioners and board of education seats in the May 19 general primary. For the Elbert County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat, incumbent Casey Freeman (R) qualified alongside challengers Nick Etheridge (R) and Mark Harper (R).