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Aliza Hart signs to Presbyterian College for volleyball.

Aliza Hart signs to Presbyterian College for volleyball.

Bulldogs sign college scholarships for sports, ROTC

Eleven Hart County High School seniors signed to compete at the college level at the spring signing day. On Wednesday, May 11, student-athletes in nine different sports signed to receive scholarships to play at 10 different colleges throughout the southeast. “It’s not an accident.
Senior quarterback Austen Whitworth directs the offense during a run drill at practice on May 12.

Senior quarterback Austen Whitworth directs the offense during a run drill at practice on May 12.

Hart Co. spring football practices underway

The 2022 Hart County High School football team is two weeks deep into its spring practices and will be capping off the spring with a scrimmage against Habersham Central High School on Friday.
Hart County’s boys track team celebrates a second place team finish and several individual achievements at the conclusion of the state championship meets on Saturday, May 14.

Hart County’s boys track team celebrates a second place team finish and several individual achievements at the conclusion of the state championship meets on Saturday, May 14.

Dogs crowned state Champions: Boys track team places 2nd in state; individuals take golds

The Hart County boys track and field team placed second in the 3A state championship, the highest finish in Hart County history. The Hart County boys team finished second with 78 points, only 11 points behind the champion, Westminster at the meet on May 12 in Carrolton. “It was an epic weekend.
Photo credit: David von Diemar

Photo credit: David von Diemar

The Blotter

The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   May 10 •Takenya Teshekey Bess, 29, of Royston, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault, battery, three counts of first degree cruelty to children and possession of a firearm during the commission of a...
Hart County High School Chamber Chorus

Hart County High School Chamber Chorus

Chamber Chorus holds spring concert

The Hart County High School Chamber Chorus presented a concert on Sunday, May 12 in the sanctuary of the Hartwell First United Methodist Chuch (HFUMC).
Photo credit: Fred Moon

Photo credit: Fred Moon

Thanks owed to law enforcement

Depending on how you define it, last week’s apparent double homicide in Hart County was the biggest story this community has seen in quite some time — and certainly one of the most tragic.