The Elbert County Chamber of Commerce holds an Employ Elbert workforce conference today: it’s underway at 9 o’clock at the Athens Technical college campus in Elberton.
There are major changes on the way for Emmanuel College: the school in Franklin Springs is making plans add graduate programs.
There is a retirement announcement in Gainesville, where Gainesville Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough says he will step down at the end of the year. Yarbrough has been Chief of the Gainesville Fire Department since 2013.
Police in Oakwood are investigating a homicide: a woman was found dead earlier this week, apparently a victim of trauma. Jordan Gooch was 27 years old. There was no immediate word from Oakwood police investigators on suspects or motive in the case.
A 67 year-old man from Pickens County is facing child sex charges: the GBI says Roland Buchanan was booked into the Pickens County jail on counts that also include human trafficking.