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Athens Technical College has announced the appointment and installation of Tom Denny of Elberton and Kyle Brown of Tignall to the college’s Board of Directors. A native of Elberton, Denny is a graduate of Elbert County High School, Middle Georgia College and the University of Georgia. He worked as an …

Mr. Joe Hunt who survived a plane crash in Elbert County on April 25th of this year visits Elbert County Emergency Services on Friday afternoon to thank first Responders, Elbert County EMS and the Elbert County Sheriff’s Department for their assistance. Mr. Hunt reports that he is doing well after …

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office has received information that the entering Auto on Middleton Church Rd. where a 30-30 rifle was taken has been cleared.The owner has now stated that the gun has been located and not stolen. As a result the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office has dismissed one charge …

Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews has announced the arrests of three individuals in connection with a number of thefts reported in the county over the past two weeks. Jeremy Frank Scarborough, age 23, of a Suttles Road, Elberton, address was apprehended Wednesday and has been charged with five counts of …

The May unemployment rate was unchanged from April, but businesses added jobs, according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. Butler said Georgia’s jobless rate maintained at 3.8 percent. A year ago, Georgia’s unemployment rate sat at 4 percent. Nationally, the unemployment rate also held constant, staying at 3.6 percent in …

The new one percent Special Local Option Sales tax that Elbert County voters approved in a referendum this past March 19th will take effect July 1st. That will bring the sales tax rate in Elbert County to eight percent total. The tax that begins July 1, 2019, has an expiration …

Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews has announced the arrest of a 38-year-old Athens resident on felony charges of owning, operating or conducting a “chop shop” in Elbert County. Craig Frank Adams was arrested by sheriff’s officers Wednesday evening. In addition to the chop shop charge, Adams is charged with one …

Bennie Frank Heard, a two-time U.S. Amateur Boxing Association light heavyweight champion who served two decades in prison on an Elbert County murder conviction, was back behind bars over the weekend on a misdemeanor simple battery charge. Elberton Police arrested the 59-year-old Heard Friday afternoon at his Old Mineral Springs …

The Elbert County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to approve an amended contract for a heating and air replacement project at Elbert County Elementary School at a cost not to exceed $695,490. School District Facilities Director Jon Jarvis said state grants will cover $418,000 of that cost, leaving the …

By Linton Johnson linton@wsgcradio.com Residents of Elbert, Lincoln, Wilkes and Oglethorpe Counties gathered at the Elbert County Library on Thursday evening to discuss ongoing concerns about pollution of the Broad River and surrounding areas on the southern end of Elbert County, which they say is a result of waste dumping …