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Mayor Betty Joe Maxwell invites everyone to Bowman’s Spring Festival Starting tonight and begining with Bingo and Street Dancing at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Bingo begins tonight at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Bowman Community Center. Food and baked goods will be available For more information call …

Georgia Power is issuing a renewed warning for customers of criminal “scam artists” attempting to defraud both business and residential customers over the phone. Scam artists are known to pose as Georgia Power employees, asking customers to provide credit card information or purchase a pre-paid debit card and provide the …

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident involving a sheriffs patrol car on hwy 77 @ approx 6pm Saturday evening. The Elbert County Corner’s office has identified the victim as Heather Payton, 31,who died in the crash on Saturday afternoon. Payton is listed as having an Elberton Address.

Elbert County Blue Devil Daniel Lavender pitched a no-hitter against a tough Rabun County team on Tuesday evening. Lavender walked two batters and hit one batsman in the 6-0 win. Lavender also recorded nine strikeouts in the seven inning complete game win. The game could have been much closer if …

While rumors about the possibility of a regional landfill in Elbert County have already been rampant here, those rumors have crossed county borders now, alarming residents of neighboring Madison County. Carlton resident Chip Chandler spoke at a recent meeting of the Madison County Board of Commissioners, asking the board to …

Charges for David Blanton have been upgraded to include murder after the weekend death of his father Michael: the 31 year-old suspect is accused in last week’s shooting of the 62 year-old Athens businessman, who was gunned down in his home in Oconee County last Thursday and died two days …

The Elbert County Blue Devils held on to win a high-scoring contest against Crescent High School on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils scored 11 runs on 8 hits but benefited the most from 6 walks as Crescent pushed three runners across the plate by walking batters with the bases loaded …

The Elbert County Diamond Devils continued their winning ways on Friday night by taking both games of a double-header against the Oglethorpe County Patriots. Elbert County topped Oglethorpe 4-1 in the first game and doubled their scoring in the nightcap, winning 8-1. The night belonged to Bryce Bowen, a senior …

At least one suspect is in custody and according to a statement issued by Sheriff Melvin Andrews of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, will be charged with murder. Deputies received a call at approximately 4:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, in reference to a subject being assaulted at Pyramid Petro …

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident which occurred at 4:01 am Thursday morning at Pyramid Petro on the Athens Hwy in Elberton. When officers and EMS arrived they found an assaulted victim who has died as the result of injuries. The victim has been identified as Tristen …