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Dakota Phillips goes for the kill against North Oconee on Sept. 8.

Dakota Phillips goes for the kill against North Oconee on Sept. 8.

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Hart adds four wins on the road

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Volleydogs started a winning streak on the road this past week. The Hart County High School volleyball team traveled to Madison County on Thursday, Sept. 8 and faced off against North Oconee and Madison County.
Earl Johnson aboard a boat while cruising the waters near Fripp Island, South Carolina.

Earl Johnson aboard a boat while cruising the waters near Fripp Island, South Carolina.

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Earl Johnson is loving life

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Hart County has incurred a lot of changes since its inception: A dam was installed in 1963, the valley was flooded, an interstate was built in 1960, etc. But structures come and go, businesses grow and fold.
Photo credit: David von Diemar

Photo credit: David von Diemar

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   Sept. 6 •Catherine Harris, 37, of Hartwell, was arrested and charged with burglary, possession of drug related objects, battery and cruelty to children in the third degree.
Photo credit: Insung Yoon

Photo credit: Insung Yoon

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# Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
1916: Twenty cans of black bass fish were brought to Hartwell from a government fishery, and were distributed to various points along the Savannah River by a number of curious Hart County residents.
Kinsey Craft (center) poses for a picture fresh from a diving exercise alongside his fellow firefighters Jason Hawley (left) and James David (right).

Kinsey Craft (center) poses for a picture fresh from a diving exercise alongside his fellow firefighters Jason Hawley (left) and James David (right).

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Call to serve people, pets gives Craft ‘fulfillment’

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
If you play with fire, you get burned. However, if your job is to put fires out and work in them, your chances of getting burned grow substantially higher. Some people have such a calling to go into blazes willingly, and all in the name of service.
If you don’t mind walking, the DR Brush Pro XL 130 self-propelled mower can chew up a thicket. Suggest you wear gloves to avoid scratches from briars, barbed wire and such.

If you don’t mind walking, the DR Brush Pro XL 130 self-propelled mower can chew up a thicket. Suggest you wear gloves to avoid scratches from briars, barbed wire and such.

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Investing in a ‘self-propelled life assurance policy’

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Not once but twice, I thought, “Oh, no. I’m about to die.” I had been mowing on a slope when my tractor tipped at a precarious angle. Once should have been warning enough. But on the second “oops,” I drove the diesel machine straight to the farmhouse.
Photo credit: Cytonn Photography

Photo credit: Cytonn Photography

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County enters leasing agreement for new jail

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
On Tuesday, Sep. 13, the Hart County Board of Commissioners (BOC) adopted a resolution that will authorize a lease agreement between Hart County and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) to finance and build a new jail.
The new MedLink facility is proposed for the plot of land seen above, adjacent to Fairview Ave. along Benson Street.

The new MedLink facility is proposed for the plot of land seen above, adjacent to Fairview Ave. along Benson Street.

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City annexes plot for proposed MedLink facility

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
On Monday, September 12, the Hartwell City Council had the second reading for the annexation and zoning request for the proposed MedLink campus to be built.
A pair of handcuffs owned by Jonathan Merck that were owned by a friend who was killed in Iraq were used to secure Gabrielle Beutler after she was arrested on charges of making up her veteran status and other charges. Merck wears a bracelet with the name of his friend, SPC Daniel Lucas Elliott.

A pair of handcuffs owned by Jonathan Merck that were owned by a friend who was killed in Iraq were used to secure Gabrielle Beutler after she was arrested on charges of making up her veteran status and other charges. Merck wears a bracelet with the name of his friend, SPC Daniel Lucas Elliott.

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Fallen soldier’s cuffs used during arrest

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Lavonia — Throughout his entire law enforcement career, Lavonia Police Officer Jonathan Merck has used handcuffs with SPC Daniel Lucas Elliott’s name inscribed on them. The handcuffs once belonged to Elliott, who was a military police officer. Merck met him through their service in the U.S. Army.