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Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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Law enforcement still investigating shootings

Rachel Black - Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), as well as Hartwell Police Department, are still investigating a series of potentially gang-related shootings that occurred on Sunday, July 21 and Friday, July 26. Out of the four shootings on July 21, three occurred inside Hartwell city limits.
Pictured on left is the 2024-2025 Hart County Charter System Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Bridget Hill, a third-grade teacher at Hartwell Elementary School, alongside Superintendent Jennifer Carter, on right, after the district’s Convocation on July 29, 2024.

Pictured on left is the 2024-2025 Hart County Charter System Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Bridget Hill, a third-grade teacher at Hartwell Elementary School, alongside Superintendent Jennifer Carter, on right, after the district’s Convocation on July 29, 2024.

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Hill named 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Bridget Hill, a third-grade teacher at Hartwell Elementary School was named the 2024-25 Teacher of the Year by the Hart County Charter System (HCCS).
Pictured is me getting revenge against Fargason’s Eagles in my first game.

Pictured is me getting revenge against Fargason’s Eagles in my first game.

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Eleven Years Later

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
For the first time in 11 years, I started up the PlayStation and began to have chills as the sound of the drumline filled the background of the loading screen of EA Sports College Football 25, as I had the opportunity to play the new game for the first time.
Pictured is senior Timothy Newton (1) as him and sophomore Faustino Rangel will be the one-two-punch at running back for the Dogs offense this fall.

Pictured is senior Timothy Newton (1) as him and sophomore Faustino Rangel will be the one-two-punch at running back for the Dogs offense this fall.

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2024 Football Position Breakdown: Running Backs

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
After losing 95-percent of the production at running back a season ago, the Bulldogs will look to some new faces to fill the void. For decades, there has always been a dominant running back in the backfield for the Dogs.
Senior outfielder Emma Faust is expected to have a breakout year for the Lady Dogs softball team in 2024.

Senior outfielder Emma Faust is expected to have a breakout year for the Lady Dogs softball team in 2024.

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2024 Softball Position Group Breakdown: Outfield

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Even with the loss of two senior outfielders from a season ago, the Lady Dogs will have three seniors roaming the outfield in 2024. Last season, both senior outfielders Allie O’Bannon and Alexis Davis made the All-Region 8-AAA team as O’Bannon was First Team and Davis was an honorable mention.