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Gov. Nathan Deal today notified House Speaker David Ralston and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle that he plans to call for a special legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly. The special session is set to convene on Tuesday, Nov. 13.   “Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Michael and many …

It was a successful weekend of the restoration of the Downtown Coke mural. Everyone was impressed with the group from the UGA art school. You have a professor, Joseph Norman whose main goal in life is to make a positive difference in the world through himself and his students. He …

The Bowman City Council will hold its regular meeting this evening and is scheduled to hear a report from Mayor Mark Berryman on the city’s contract with the Bowman Public Library. Last month, the council voted to table a decision on renewing the annual library contract over a proposed $220 …

The statistics from the first week of the official flu season in Georgia are in and the group reporting the highest number of flu-like cases came from children under the age of 4. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 796 children aged 4 and under showed flu-like symptoms. …

By Linton Johnsonlinton@wsgcradio.com A downtown Elberton landmark will be receiving a long-awaited restoration. The large Coca-Cola mural that adorns the back side of the Stan’s Music World building seen by eastbound travelers on Church Street will be repainted beginning Friday as a project of the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd …

Letter to wsgc from Daniel Graves I want to make one thing very clear to every citizen of Elbert County, especially those running for public county office: You simply could not have a better representative on the Elbert Memorial Hospital Board than Capt. Max Black. To suggest that he is …

Letter from Max Black submitted to wsgcradio.com On 4 October 2018, there were unsubstantiated and false statements made by Tom Allgood during a candidate interview on WSGC radio/WSGC Website and by Casey Freeman on 9 October 2018 during the BOC Candidate Forum hosted by WSGC and the Elberton Star. With …

By Linton Johnson linton@wsgcradio.com Elbert County Finance Officer Phil Pitts reported to the Board of Commissioners Monday that the county is off to a slow start in fiscal year 2019 due to typically declining revenue and increased expenses this time of year. “This is your September report, and it’s not exactly …

Early voting for the 2018 general election will begin Today and continue through Nov. 2. All voters throughout Elbert County have the opportunity to vote early at the Registrar’s Office at 45 Forest Ave. in Elberton from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday, Oct. 27, …

Elbert Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Tammy Harlow, Chief Nursing Officer. Ms. Harlow joined EMH in September and has been very busy getting to know her Nursing Staff and making sure they are providing exceptional care to our patients. She has twenty plus years of success inspiring teams and …