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Heating bill help available for seniors

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
As winter approaches, Ninth District Opportunity, Inc, a program serving the elderly community in twenty Northeast Georgia counties including Hart, announces it will soon help with heating bills for the elderly and medically homebound community.
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Firearms Deer Hunting Season Opens Oct. 21

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The wait is almost over as Georgia deer hunting firearms season opens this Saturday, Oct. 21. Many hunters in the state eagerly await the return of the season which continues through January 14, 2024.
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Hart County voters head to the polls Nov. 7

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Hart County Board of Elections and Registration will hold a municipal general and special election on November 7, 2023. The town of Bowersville will hold a general election for the office of mayor as well as council post one and four. John B.
Pictured is the Hart County Board of Education, a Georgia School Boards Association 2023 Exemplary School Board. Pictured, from left to right, are Vice Chair Lonnie Robinson, District 2 Representative Henley Cleary, Chair Kim Pierce, District 4 Representative Richard Sutherland, and District 5 Representative Dennis Dowell.

Pictured is the Hart County Board of Education, a Georgia School Boards Association 2023 Exemplary School Board. Pictured, from left to right, are Vice Chair Lonnie Robinson, District 2 Representative Henley Cleary, Chair Kim Pierce, District 4 Representative Richard Sutherland, and District 5 Representative Dennis Dowell.

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Hart County BOE achieves exemplary school board status

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
The Hart County Charter System was recognized as a 2023 Exemplary School Board by the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA). The recognition program is designed to showcase best practices in school governance and leadership.
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Ribbon cutting for remodeled Hartwell Walmart Oct. 20

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
On Friday, Oct. 20, Walmart customers in Hartwell will be welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter location at 1572 Anderson Highway. Store associates with mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and in-store celebration beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Pictured are the 2023 REACH Hart scholars alongside the program’s community sponsors who were recognized at the signing ceremony. Pictured, from left to right, are OneHartBeat Foundation Director Bobbie Busha, Kennon Keiser, Becky Loggins, Geraldine Vera Saldana, Rotary Club of Hartwell representative Jeff Loggins, South State Bank representative Kayla Poole, Deborah Ingram, Oglethorpe Power representative Davis Warnell, Jorge Aguilar, Hart Telephone Company representative Wyndee McKinnon, Adriana Perez-Lop

Pictured are the 2023 REACH Hart scholars alongside the program’s community sponsors who were recognized at the signing ceremony. Pictured, from left to right, are OneHartBeat Foundation Director Bobbie Busha, Kennon Keiser, Becky Loggins, Geraldine Vera Saldana, Rotary Club of Hartwell representative Jeff Loggins, South State Bank representative Kayla Poole, Deborah Ingram, Oglethorpe Power representative Davis Warnell, Jorge Aguilar, Hart Telephone Company representative Wyndee McKinnon, Adriana Perez-Lop

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Eight HCMS students become REACH Hart Scholars

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Six students from Hart County Middle School have inked their names to become the newest class of  REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Hart scholars. On Oct.
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Hartwell City Council Approves 2024 Budget

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Following a first reading Oct. 2, the Hartwell City Council met Oct. 13 to vote on its proposed 2024 budget. The council voted 7-0 to approve the budget which stands at $7,062,985, and includes a payment of $540,850 towards the construction of the new Hartwell Fire Station.
Pictured is the Fields of Faith leadership team praying before the event.

Pictured is the Fields of Faith leadership team praying before the event.

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Hart County students to host 6th annual Fields of Faith event

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
HARTWELL—Students from Lake Hartwell FCA will join thousands of other youth on athletic fields across the nation on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to share their Christian faith with fellow students during the annual national Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ (FCA, www.fca.org) Fields of Faith event.