Elberton News

Fireworks light up the sky over Lake Russell during the 13th Annual Elbert County Fireworks Show on Friday night at Richard B. Russell State Park in Elberton.

On April 9, 2009, Terry McConnell caught a 63 lb. striped bass on Richard B. Russell Lake in Elberton, Ga.

Avery, Colonel Philip Shuford, 90, of Athens; 10:30 a.m. at Athens First Presbyterian Church, interment in the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

Wayne and Deanna Moon of Royston, Georgia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Tanya Marie Moon of Royston, Georgia to William Ralston Lynch of Elberton, Georgia, son of Ralston and Laura Lynch of Elberton, Georgia.

A Superior Court judge has denied separate trials for two men accused of murdering an Athens man and his female companion three years ago in Lexington County, two days after the man got $50,000 for selling some property.

Countless memoirs and cookbooks have been written in praise of the food from women's kitchens and the influence it had on writers.

Hunter Harrison doesn't normally spend a great deal of time shooting targets with his bow and arrows.

File photo from 2008 BRAG . HIAWASSEE - This year's Bike Ride Across Georgia, or BRAG, got underway Saturday morning in the northeast Georgia mountains.

At Hart State Park on Friday, Justin Pittard was in his element. Dressed for summer and standing under an evergreen canopy, the Hartwell resident poked at a half-dozen hot dogs on the grill while his two young daughters splashed through shallow water at the lakeside park's small beach.

Greg Lawrence gets ready to cast his line as Kathy Moss, left, and Lisa Moss kick back on floats Friday at Hart State Park in Hartwell.

Elberton resident Willie Patmon cleans off the graves of his parents, Willie and Annie Patmon, on May 10 in the cemetery at Shiloh Baptist Church in Carlton.

One of the most impressive monuments on the University of Georgia campus is the Student-Athlete War Memorial in front of the Rankin M. Smith Sr.

An Oconee County grand jury has indicted an Elberton man on felony vehicular homicide charges for a fiery crossover wreck on the Athens Perimeter that killed a 22-year-old woman last June.

For the first time in months, we recently had a day free from sports activities and other engagements.

Loophole that allows Georgia to give driver's license tests in several languages is dangerous and should be closed.

Today begins National Police Week. It's during this time we remember those law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and honor those brave men and women who continue to serve our communities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

SOME HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE OVER A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN AN HOUR.

A reunion for pre-1950 students of Carlton High School is being planned for 11 a.m. May 23 at the Ila Restaurant in Ila.

Last year was tough for many Georgia banks as the economic slowdown hammered profits and increased loan losses.

Madison County's tax assessors dug in further this week in a fight to keep their jobs.