Elberton News

Officers arrested an Elberton man in East Athens early Friday after someone called to report he was stealing from cars, Athens-Clarke police said.

Adams, William L., 78, of Elberton; 2 p.m. at Concord UMC, interment in the church cemetery; Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, has charge of arrangements.

Leonard and Donna Dempski found their perfect home in Elberton after moving up from South Florida 15 years ago.

Two men were arrested at Lake Place Apartments on charges they assaulted an Elberton man who was visiting the estranged wife of one of the suspects.

A representative of Lexington Blue Granite in Elberton Georgia met with Korean War Memorial committee members this week to go over details about the statues, columns and pavers for the memorial.

Deputies In Hart County, Ga. arrested three people on Wednesday in connection with a string of church burglaries and at least one residential burglary, according to a release from Sheriff Mike Cleveland.

Along the quiet banks of Lake Russell, where bees buzz and grass blows lazily in the wind, Elbert County's top development official envisioned a resort that would bring vacationers' dollars to the declining granite quarrying hub.But now she's expecting delays in building the 120-room, lakeside lodge because developers are reluctant to bet on ...

Dr. Woodfin Grady Jones Jr., 89, of Athens, passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.

State labor officials are sponsoring job fairs in Rome and Elberton. Shorter College will host the Rome fair, expected to feature about 60 employers, ranging from Floyd County Schools to Avon cosmetics on Thursday.

Elva Epps Eddleman, age 90, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Interment was held at Concord United Methodist Church Cemetery in Elberton, Georgia, directed by A. S. Turner & Sons.

Bennett Jr., Thomas Bert, of Athens; 11 a.m. at Beech Haven Baptist Church, interment in Evergreen Memorial Park; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, WEST, Bogart, has charge of arrangements.

Jeff Gold, center, and Dena Mehalakes, right, talk to a group from Elberton Christian School on Wednesday during a tour of the new Tornado Alley Trail at the Georgia Nature Center in Farmington.

Dick Ferguson's Clothing Store is celebrating its 75th year. The store is located on Alps Road in the Colonial Promenade Beechwood.

There are still a few tickets left for Saturday's Harvest Moon Dinner, benefiting Athens Land Trust.

GSGA Competitions Preview 12th Annual GSGA Senior Women's Championship Arrowhead Pointe at Richard B. Russell State Park, Elberton Tuesday-Wednesday, September 1-2, 2009 Format and Schedule The 12th annual Georgia State Golf Association Senior Women's Championship takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1-2. The two-day event consists of 118 ...

A couple who managed a funeral home and cemetery in Elberton swindled more than $20,000 from the business owner over the past four years, sheriff's officials say.

In a parking lot in suburban Atlanta, customers mill in the summer heat, waiting for freezer bags full of beef, pork, chicken and other meats.

In a parking lot in suburban Atlanta, customers mill in the summer heat, waiting for freezer bags full of beef, pork, chicken and other meats.

New merchandise, which is about to be inspected, sits in a tray at the store. Workers carry in carpet to install at Tena's Fine Diamonds and Jewelry is located in the old Foster's Jewelers in downtown Athens.

It wasn't that long ago in the urban South that you heard can openers whirring in the summer heat.