City council meets before runoff elections determine new seats

From left to right: Mike McNabb, Stephen Ayers, Tray Hicks, Tony Haynie, Brandon Johnson, Dan Leard, Patrick Guarnella, and Jon Herschell at the Hartwell City Council meeting Dec. 4.
From left to right: Mike McNabb, Stephen Ayers, Tray Hicks, Tony Haynie, Brandon Johnson, Dan Leard, Patrick Guarnella, and Jon Herschell at the Hartwell City Council meeting Dec. 4.

The Hartwell City Council had an eventful meeting on the evening of Nov. 4, right before runoff election night. Members celebrated the service of retiring councilmen and anniversaries of local busines…