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Lori Smith and her father, Richard, scraping paint off the front door from an E. Howell St. historic house last year.

Lori Smith and her father, Richard, scraping paint off the front door from an E. Howell St. historic house last year.

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Homeowners highlight need for historic preservation

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
As Hartwell continues to grow, so does the need for its history to be preserved–specifically the historic architecture that lines its streets and helps maintain the character and charm it is known for. Such is the task of the Hartwell Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
Photo by Zac Gudakov

Photo by Zac Gudakov

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Commissioners discuss road maintenance

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The Hart County Board of Commissioners’ (BOC) May 28 meeting was straightforward coming off of Memorial Day, with commissioners discussing the mobile home and RV park ordinance revisions and the ongoing solar farm moratorium.
Austin McCall (middle) signs with USC-Union on a fishing scholarship.

Austin McCall (middle) signs with USC-Union on a fishing scholarship.

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Five HCHS athletes sign on final signing day

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Five Hart County High School student athletes sign with different colleges and universities within the states of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina at the final signing day of the school year.
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Strickland

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2024 Sun Sports Awards

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
The second annual Sun Sports Awards is here! The awards were inspired by coverage in other communities across the state, The Sun’s sports reporter Benjamin London took the initiative to begin the tradition to recognize these student athletes in The Hartwell Sun in 2023 and 2024.
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Wheless

Thank you, Lexie

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
I will be the first to admit, I had a completely different column written out for this week, as I had planned on writing about the Class of 2024 as a whole and how they will be one of the most talented athletic classes to ever walk the halls of Hart County High School.
Senior midfielder Luis Genchi is the first player in HCHS soccer program history to be named Region Player of the Year.

Senior midfielder Luis Genchi is the first player in HCHS soccer program history to be named Region Player of the Year.

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Genchi becomes first to be named Region Player of the Year

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
For the first time in program history, boys soccer’s senior midfielder Luis Genchi wins Region 8-AAA Player of the Year. At the 2024 soccer banquet on May 16, Soccer Dogs head coach Ben Hudson announced the All-Region team and then proceeded to let everyone exit the stage except Genchi.
Running backs rising sophomore Faustino Rangel and rising senior Timothy Newton (pictured) both had rushing touchdowns in the 2024 Spring Game versus Habersham Central.

Running backs rising sophomore Faustino Rangel and rising senior Timothy Newton (pictured) both had rushing touchdowns in the 2024 Spring Game versus Habersham Central.

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Dogs and Raiders end Spring Game in a tie

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
After turning the ball over three times in the first half, the second half comeback ended the 2024 Spring Game in a tie against the Raiders of Habersham Central. On May 17, the Dogs made the trip up the mountain to Mt. Airy, Ga. to take on the Raiders of Habersham in the 2024 Spring Game.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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First recorded Black marriage in Hart to be honored June 1

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
As the stories of people, places, and events in centuries past intertwine, the work of a historian is never finished–a rule of thumb that local historian Loretta King knows well. King’s idea to organize an upcoming event on June 1 at 10 a.m.
Photo by Joshua Hoehne

Photo by Joshua Hoehne

My favorite Hart County graduate

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
I took over the publisher role for The Hartwell Sun around the same time the Class of 2024 was embarking on their senior year at Hart County High School. When I got here, the paper had been without and editor for nine months and without a reporter for three months.
The Senior Center’s longest-attending member, Idell Morrison (center), surrounded by her family and holding the plaque that will hang in the new porch in her honor.

The Senior Center’s longest-attending member, Idell Morrison (center), surrounded by her family and holding the plaque that will hang in the new porch in her honor.

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Senior Center honors longest-attending member

News Staff
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
By Rachel Black Staff writer On Friday, May 17, the Hart County Senior Center unveiled its new porch, marking the latest in a series of transformational renovations.