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An Elbert County man will serve the next 40 years in state prison for the murder of a Bowman woman. Last week, a Superior Court Judge handed down the sentence to 50-year old Gregory Robert Roberts for the murder of Ashley Williams in October 2017. He reportedly lived with Williams at her home on the Beaver Run Extension in Bowman […]

EC Alumnus Alex Sobers competed at the 2021 ISCA International Senior Cup March 23-27. First, Sobers finished 3rd in the 100 LCM freestyle in a personal best 49.78 and a new Barbados national record. Next, Sobers had a pair of 1st place finishes, starting with the 200 LCM freestyle in a personal best 1:48.36 (new Barbados national record) winning the […]

There are a number of events happening this week in celebration of Easter. First, the Lavonia Church of God will also host a Good Friday service tonight at 7p at the church on Bear Creek Road. Then it’s full day of Easter events on Saturday for kids and families. Saturday morning, the City of Lavonia’s Downtown Development Authority is hosting […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The staff of all Stephens County Schools will get their second dose of the COVID vaccine today. The vaccine clinic will be held at Stephens County High School, in the atrium and old gym, from 3:30 until 6:00 p.m. During the first vaccine clinic, Stephens County School Superintendent Dr. Daniel Oldham said they were […]

If you were a student of the online school, University of Phoenix and promised a job with a big tech company that never materialized, you might be one of the 147,000 students nationwide who will get a check as part of their settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is sending a total of almost $50 million to students […]