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Photo Credit: Dollar Gill

Photo Credit: Dollar Gill

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Hart County named AP Honor School

News Staff
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Georgia Department of Education announced recently that Hart County High School is one of 88 schools in the state being named to the list of Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2022.
Pictured above is the Dan W. Reyen Memorial Dog Park, which offers dog owners a place to relax while their pets socialize and play off the leash.

Pictured above is the Dan W. Reyen Memorial Dog Park, which offers dog owners a place to relax while their pets socialize and play off the leash.

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Dog park to be rededicated

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The Hartwell Service League is holding an event to raise awareness about the dog park in Hart County. “We just decided since so many people didn’t know about it, that we would have an event there just to bring it to the attention of the community,” event co-chairman Lucy Rowland said.
Douglass and June Hiley smile and gaze at each other for their wedding picture. Pictured right are Douglas and June in the same pose 70 years apart. The couple was not told to strike the same pose in the recent picture and did so naturally.

Douglass and June Hiley smile and gaze at each other for their wedding picture. Pictured right are Douglas and June in the same pose 70 years apart. The couple was not told to strike the same pose in the recent picture and did so naturally.

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Couple celebrates 70 years

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Douglas and June Hilley celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on April 5, 2022. They were wed on April 5, 1952 by Reverend Donald Harris at the Sardis Baptist Church Pastorium in Hartwell, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs.
From left to right, Andrea Ploussard, Wendy Risner, Laurie Whitworth (CEO), Kimberely Brewer and Sydney Jordan stand outside Harmony House holding blue pinwheels, which is the national symbol for child abuse prevention month. The pinwheel connotes playfulness, joy, and childhood.

From left to right, Andrea Ploussard, Wendy Risner, Laurie Whitworth (CEO), Kimberely Brewer and Sydney Jordan stand outside Harmony House holding blue pinwheels, which is the national symbol for child abuse prevention month. The pinwheel connotes playfulness, joy, and childhood.

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Harmony House CEO helps victims through trauma

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Victims of child sexual abuse have to grapple with their difficult experiences throughout their lives. April, Child and Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, is an appropriate time to highlight how Harmony House CEO Laurie Whitworth and her team help those victims’ journeys less difficult.
Gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stands outside her campaign bus at Hartwell Ingles.

Gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stands outside her campaign bus at Hartwell Ingles.

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Gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor makes stop in Hartwell

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor stopped in Hartwell on her bus tour through northeast Georgia on Tuesday. Taylor, who has been a school counselor for 19 years and served on the Appling County Board of Education, considers herself a “grassroots” candidate.
Former Hart County High School student athlete and current North Carolina Tar Heel linebacker Kaimon Rucker (far right) joins his peers from Duke University, Villanova University and Kansas University in a rendition of the national anthem before the men’s basketball Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday.

Former Hart County High School student athlete and current North Carolina Tar Heel linebacker Kaimon Rucker (far right) joins his peers from Duke University, Villanova University and Kansas University in a rendition of the national anthem before the men’s basketball Final Four in New Orleans on Saturday.

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Former HCHS Bulldog performs national anthem at final four

News Staff
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Kaimon Rucker, junior linebacker at the University of North Carolina and former Hart County High standout student athlete, had the rare honor of singing the national anthem before the men’s basketball Final Four held Saturday in New Orleans.
Photo Credit: Robin Pierre

Photo Credit: Robin Pierre

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City, DOT discuss traffic study logistics

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Hartwell is moving forward with a traffic study on several intersections, following a traffic committee meeting with the Georgia Department of Transportation. At the April 4 Hartwell City Council meeting, council member Mike MacNabb reflected on the traffic committee’s correspondence with GDOT.
Ryleigh Jordan return a shot in her win against Monroe Area.

Ryleigh Jordan return a shot in her win against Monroe Area.

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Tennis teams win against Monroe

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The Hart County tennis teams had a good week, with the girls team winning three of their match-ups. On Friday, March 25, Hart hosted Monroe Area. The boys team won, 4-1. No. 1 singles Daniel Leard  won, 6-1, 6-0. No. 2 and 3 single Jackson Daniel and Zander Horne won by forfeit. The no.