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Elbert County volleyball players celebrate following a point. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

Elbert County volleyball players celebrate following a point. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

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Elbert County volleyball earns its first state playoff berth

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The Elbert County Lady Devils are officially playoff bound. Elbert qualified for the GHSA Class A state volleyball championship for the first time in school history. The Lady Devils are the No. 23 team in the 32-team bracket, which was released Sunday afternoon.
Audrey Lunsford (left) attempts to tag a runner out at second base. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

Audrey Lunsford (left) attempts to tag a runner out at second base. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

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Lady Devils earn top seed in softball region playoffs

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Playoff softball is here in Elbert County. The Lady Devils softball team will host Putnam County in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Oct 15 at Wesley King Field, with the first game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the second one set for 5:30 p.m.
City of Elberton Graphic

City of Elberton Graphic

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Fair returns to Elbert for 92nd consecutive year

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The Elberton 12-County Fair is slated to make its grand return this weekend for the 92nd consecutive year. Fair manager Becky Hitchcock, whose family has been in charge of the fair since the late 90's, said this year's 11-day fair promises to deliver yet again.
Prom'ouz Goodman chases down a Clarke Central ball carrier and prepares to pull their flag. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

Prom'ouz Goodman chases down a Clarke Central ball carrier and prepares to pull their flag. (Photo by Bo Underwood)

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Elbert County flag football debuts in the Granite Bowl

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
High school football in the Granite Bowl has been an Elberton staple since 1954, and starting this year, a brand new Devils team is calling the historic stadium home for a new kind of gridiron action.
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Elbert County Graphic

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Elbert County early voting for local referendums, PSC Tuesday

Mark Wells
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Early voting will get underway Tuesday for Elbert County voters for the Nov. 4 general special election for the District 2 Public Service Commissioner (PSC). Along with the vote for a new PSC, two county-wide referendums regarding two local option sales tax funds will be on the ballot.
Mammography technician Alayjah Sammons poses with the Fujifilm ASPIRE Cristalle, a state-of-the-art mammography machine that is available for patients at Elbert Memorial Hospital.

Mammography technician Alayjah Sammons poses with the Fujifilm ASPIRE Cristalle, a state-of-the-art mammography machine that is available for patients at Elbert Memorial Hospital.

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EMH using state of the art tech to conduct mammograms

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) is using state-of-the-art machines to conduct mammograms right here in Elbert County. For the past two years, the hospital has been using the Fujifilm ASPIRE Cristalle, which was funded in part by the EMH Foundation and is a mammography machine of the highest caliber.
Elberton native Otha Thornton is running for state superintendent in the upcoming election.

Elberton native Otha Thornton is running for state superintendent in the upcoming election.

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Otha Thornton to run for Georgia state superintendent

Mark Wells
Thursday, October 2, 2025
Elberton native and leader of Elberton's Promise Otha Thornton announced in a press release sent to The Elberton Star that he is running for state superintendent in the upcoming election. "Thornton, a retired U.S.
Elbert County native Patsy Neal is set to be inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame this February. (Photo courtesy of Wayland Baptist Athletics)

Elbert County native Patsy Neal is set to be inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame this February. (Photo courtesy of Wayland Baptist Athletics)

Elberton native Patsy Neal gets Georgia Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement

Bo Underwood
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
One of Elberton’s greatest athletes will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame next winter when basketball great Patsy Neal is enshrined in the February ceremony.