Category: News

Hart County Tax Commissioner Burl Pierce will get the extra help he needs to continue handling the enormous amount of property tax payments that are coming in and the tax bills that are going out – but not without some push back from the Hart County Board of Commissioners.  Pierce went before the board Tuesday night to request overtime for […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton In an effort to find more ways to save money, the Elbert County School Board is taking apart its budget little by little to find areas where they can  cut costs. At their regular meeting this month, the board heard from Chief Financial Officer Ben Childs who he has discovered that the system is […]

Stephens County officially sets the qualifying fee for the special election to fill the unexpired term of county commissioner Harold Andrews who passed away last month. Commissioners unanimously voted to set the qualifying fee at $440 for the special election, which will take place on March 18. The qualifying fee represents three percent of the salary of the elected position on […]

The Hartwell Downtown Development Authority is looking for a few good donors. This week,  the DDA announced the launch of a new partnership program designed to draw in local support from area businesses and individuals. According to Hartwell DDA Director Mitch Skelton, the concept is not new to the group. “The Hartwell DDA in the past had a membership component,” […]

Two recreation areas on Hartwell Lake will be closed for most of the month in order to repave boat ramps.  On the Georgia side, crews from the Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake office will repave the Jenkins Ferry Boat ramp and on the South Carolina side, crews are repaving the Double Springs boat ramp in Anderson County.  “This will be […]