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Photo credit: Insung Yoon

Photo credit: Insung Yoon

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# Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
1968: The Plantation Pipeline Company decided that Hart County would be one of many Georgia counties to have their pipeline built in that would stretch from Helena, Alabama to Sartunburb, South Carolina.
Photo credit: David von Diemar

Photo credit: David von Diemar

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   Oct.
A wretched soul begs for help to escape her dark imprisonment at the community theater.

A wretched soul begs for help to escape her dark imprisonment at the community theater.

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Harvey haunts Hartwell

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Thrill seekers got a scare when they entered the haunted halls of Harvey’s Midnight of Carnival Illusions at the Hart County Community Theatre, filling their imaginations with nightmares until next year.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, Athens and the University of Georgia re-enacted the torch run. As chairman of Athens 96, I invited Billy Payne, left, and Vince Dooley, right, to speak at the ceremony.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, Athens and the University of Georgia re-enacted the torch run. As chairman of Athens 96, I invited Billy Payne, left, and Vince Dooley, right, to speak at the ceremony.

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Remembering my friend, Coach Vince Dooley

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
In sports lingo, it’d be a highlights reel. For me, it’s more of a mental scrapbook. I remember that Oct. 8, 1966, Saturday afternoon.
Photo credit: Avi Waxman

Photo credit: Avi Waxman

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Planning commission meeting postponed due to lack of notice

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the Hartwell Planning and Zoning Commission postponed its meeting in which members would have discussed the annexation request by Kenneth Whitworth and Brandt Bentley for the proposed subdivision between Liberty Hill Road and Fairview Avenue.
The old (top) and new (bottom) grave marker for Buffalo Soldier Dewitt Rucker. Rucker is set to receive a new headstone commemorating his sacrIfice on Nov. 12.

The old (top) and new (bottom) grave marker for Buffalo Soldier Dewitt Rucker. Rucker is set to receive a new headstone commemorating his sacrIfice on Nov. 12.

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Buffalo Soldier posthumously receives new grave marker

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Last month, the Hartwell American Legion Post 109 commemorated late Buffalo Soldier DeWitt Rucker with a ceremony and a new tombstone at his gravesite, remembering his sacrifice as one of the many men who gave their lives for their country in a time when he was not considered fully equal as a...
Pictured above is Mark Hummel, acclaimed blues harmonica player, scheduled to play High Cotton Nov. 15-16.

Pictured above is Mark Hummel, acclaimed blues harmonica player, scheduled to play High Cotton Nov. 15-16.

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Pair of high profile shows scheduled for High Cotton Music Hall

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Continuing its custom of hosting top-notch, nationally acclaimed artists, High Cotton Music Hall is bringing two heavy hitting Blues shows to Hartwell in the next few weeks! First, a two-night run with Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors.
Natalie Floyd gets witchy in downtown Hartwell on Halloween night.

Natalie Floyd gets witchy in downtown Hartwell on Halloween night.

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Hartwell celebrates Halloween

News Staff
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
A bewitching amount of Halloween activities were available to Hartwell residents, particularly children, over the past week. Among that group was the Hartwell First United Methodist Church Boo Bash held Oct.
Authorities working with a professional dive team retrieve Carrell's body and plane in Lake Hartwell.

Authorities working with a professional dive team retrieve Carrell's body and plane in Lake Hartwell.

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Report: pilot who crashed in lake radioed mechanical issues

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
New information has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) about the plane crash in Lake Hartwell that resulted in the death of recreational pilot Todd Carrell.
Hart County Sheriff Office emblem

Hart County Sheriff Office emblem

Sheriff: Man found fatally shot in roadway

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
A Hartwell man’s body was found fatally shot and hit by cars in the Bowman Highway roadway early Tuesday, according to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland. Cleveland said that the sheriff’s office received a call at about 1 a.m. concerning a vehicle striking a body in the roadway of Bowman Highway.