Shunshot by Grayson Williams — Hart County Commissioner R.C. Oglesby enters a bond hearing on Friday, Nov. 8, at the Hart County jail in shackles.

R.C. Oglesby and family members implicated in organized crime scheme

By Michael Hall and Grayson Williams Hart County Commissioner R.C. Oglesby is out of jail on $50,000 bond after being arrested along with several family members last Thursday for his alleged role in a racketeering scheme that involved food stamp…
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations:

Sunshot by Michael Hall - McGee Heating and Air president Robert Kesler, right, talks to students at the Hart College and Career Academy this week about how a central HVAC system works.

McGee creates comfortable futures

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Imagine: It’s near the end of September with the fall season just under way. The leaves are changing, college football is in full swing and the temperatures are nice and crisp.

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Moonrise DIstillery owner Doug Nassaur shows some of the many bourbon-related products offered for sale at the Clayton distillery.

UNWIND: Man and the moonrise

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Friday, November 15, 2019
A small, family-operated craft distillery in Rabun County is poised to make a big splash in the world of artisanal whiskey. Moonrise Distillery is not just another company seeking to cash in on the growing craft distillery business in Georgia. It’s a family affair that takes whiskey-making...
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Be wary of TB in deer

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Monday, October 28, 2019
Earlier this month and in the thick of deer season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that deer “can transmit certain strains of tuberculosis to hunters.”  The danger comes during the field-dressing process. Hunters can come into contact with the pathogen when...
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Elizabeth Harper is now cancer free after being diagnosed in December 2018. She said that it was detected in its early stages and strongly encourages women to get routine mammograms.

Early detection is vital, cancer survivor says

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Just because you can’t see or feel something, doesn’t mean it’s not there and Elizabeth Harper learned this first-hand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last December at age 59. “When they found my cancer, it was very small and in the beginning stages,” Harper said. Harper...
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