On Saturday night, fire broke out at 109 Second Street, causing four families to lose everything they own.

These families need clothing, shoes, food, furniture, and other useable items.

A list of affected victims and their respective sizes is available below.

People are asked to call Mary Ann Smith at the Elberton Housing Authority (706) 283-5801

Or you can drop off your donations to the Housing Authority Office, 410 Elbert Street, or at the City of Elberton Fire Department, 202 North Thomas Street.


The following people need your assistance:

56 year old female: 2x top, Size 18 pants, size 8 shoes

26 year old female: XL top, Size 16-18 pants, size 8 shoes

6 year old male: Boys’ size 5-6 clothes, size 81/2 children's shoes

7 month old female

20 year old female: L top, size 15 pants, size 7 shoes

3 year old female: Girls size 4T, size 8 children’s shoes

2 year old female: Girls size 3T, size 6 children’s shoes

2 year old female: Girls size 2T, size 3 children’s shoes

39 year old female: 5X top, size 26 pants, size 7 shoes

14 year old female: 2X top, size 17/18 pants, size 9 shoes

9 year old female: Girls size 10/12 shirts and pants, size 1 1/2 to 2 shoes

Radio Auction:

Hicks Funeral Home: Grave Space at Forest Hills Cemetery; Quantity 1

Capell Automotive: Dual exhaust job with Chrome tips on all passenger cars and trucks; Quantity 1

Eagle Oil: Coolant Flush up to $59; Quantity 2 ~ Fuel Injection up to $43; Quantity 2

Kimbrells: Cream Woven texture fabric Rocker Recliner; Quantity 1

Bob’s Small Towne Grill: $20 Gift Certificate; Quantity 3

Scratch & Dent Appliances: Coby 12.1” Widescreen digital TV; Quantity 1

Zaxbys: Family 4 pack meal deals Gift Certificated; Quantity 12

Glaze Tire: Tire Rotation; Quantity 4

The Jungle Gym: 3 Month Membership; Quantity 1 ~ 6 Month Membership; Quantity 1

WSGC-FM has moved from 105.1 megahertz (mHz) to 105.3 mHz on the FM dial. The most obvious question being asked of station officials is, Why the change?

The answer: The station now has a clearer signal north of Elberton.

On 105.1 FM, WSGC shared the frequency with our sister station in Helen, WNGA, which, like WSGC, is a Class A FM radio station as licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. Both stations can operate with a maximum of 6000 watts, and the FCC requires that the stations’ transmitter sites must not be less than 71 miles apart. WSGC and WNGA are 76 miles apart, but the terrain near Helen is much higher than around our area; the Helen antenna is 2811 feet above sea level, while WSGC’s antenna is 794 feet above sea level.

FM radio signals travel by line of sight, so Helen's antenna height means their signal goes a greater distance than most Class A FM stations, interfering with WSGC in the northern edge of Elbert County and across Franklin, Hart and Madison Counties. By moving off 105.1 to 105.3, WSGC will reach farther north, and clear the way for the Helen station to reach further south.

The opportunity to improve WSGC-FM’s signal became possible in 2009, when a radio station on 105.3 in Gaffney, SC was granted permission by the FCC to move their station east to the Charlotte, North Carolina area. This cleared the frequency for use by WSGC-FM. Furthermore, the FCC has granted WSGC permission to increase our power from 6000 watts to 21,000 watts and upgrade from a Class A to a Class C3 FM station. (The power increase will take place at a later date.)

In order to increase the power on the station, it was necessary under FCC rules to change the city of license from Elberton to Tignall, but the studios and offices of the station will remain at 562 Jones Street in Elberton where they have been located since sister station WSGC-AM 1400 was built in late 1946. The WSGC-FM transmitter will continue to operate on the new frequency from its tower location on River Road near Highway 17 just north of the Broad River at the Elbert/Wilkes County line.

This is the second FM frequency change for WSGC-FM in the recent years. The station originally operated on 92.1 mHz, but that frequency was moved to Lavonia in 2008 to provide Franklin and Hart Counties their first local FM radio station with the call sign WLHR.