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The National PTA is proud to announce that President Otha Thornton and Elbert County Native and candidate for State School Superintendant has been named to EBONY magazine’s Power 100 list of the nation’s most influential African-Americans. Thornton will be featured in the December/January issue of EBONY, which will hit newsstands …

By Linton Johnson linton@wsgcradio.com As of Monday, 107 Elbert County students had missed at least 11 days of classes so far during this school year, and 279 students had been absent for six to 10 days, Superintendent Chuck Bell reported to the Elbert County Board of Education. Bell was especially concerned that …

Fresh off their 41-7 victory over Coosa in the first round of the state Class AA football playoffs, the Elbert County Blue Devils will travel to south Fulton County this Fridayto meet second-round opponent Hapeville Charter School. The game will be played at Benjamin Banneker High School Stadium at 6015 Feldwood Road, …

by Scott Smith scott@wsgcradio.com The Elbert County Board of Commissioners met Monday night and held a Public Hearing regarding the proposed road closing on a portion of Teasley Road at Cold water Road. The Commissioners then moved into their regular November meeting at 5;30 pm. Items on the agenda included, Adoption of …

By Linton Johnson linton@wsgcradio.com AnMed Health has a deadline of December 31 to decide whether to extend its affiliation agreement with Elbert Memorial Hospital, but local Hospital Authority Chairman Daniel Graves expects a decision to be announced much sooner, perhaps at the authority’s next board meeting on November 28. Graves said that while AnMed …

The postseason continues for the Elbert County Blue Devils as the Devils beat the Coosa Eagles on Friday night 41-7. • The state Class AA football playoffs continue this week for Elbert County Blue Devils when they take on the Hapeville Charter of Atlanta (#6 in the state according to Maxpreps) Friday or Saturday of this …

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at 5:15 for a Public Hearing to be held regarding the proposed road closing on a portion of Teasley Road at Coldwater Road. Any interested persons who wish to make their voice heard on this matter should attend this hearing at 5:15. The Commissioners will then …

The postseason gets under way for the Elbert County Blue Devils, area college teams face big conference showdowns, and the Falcons try to right the ship on this weekend’s football schedule: • The state Class AA football playoffs begin tonight for Elbert County Blue Devils when they take on the Coosa Eagles tonight at 7:30 in …

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners held a work session Thursday at 5 p.m. The agenda for the session included a request from residents and land owners of the Craft Ferry subdivision to address the commission regarding road conditions in the subdivision. The commissioners discussed and considered closing a 0.6-mile portion of Teasley Road beginning …

As the No. 2 seed from Region 4-AA, the Elbert County Blue Devils have the home-field advantage and more recent postseason football experience than their opponent in the first round of the state playoffs. But the Coosa Eagles, who will travel from Rome Friday for the showdown in the Granite Bowl, are …