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A photo inside the Hart County Historical Society Museum depicts the occasion of the first women ever casting her vote in Hart County. Pictured are Mary Morris and Emma Key voting in the 1921 mayoral election.

A photo inside the Hart County Historical Society Museum depicts the occasion of the first women ever casting her vote in Hart County. Pictured are Mary Morris and Emma Key voting in the 1921 mayoral election.

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Dec. 21 marks 100 years of women voting in Hart Co.

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
December 21, 2021, marked the 100th anniversary of the women in Hart County voting for the first time. Kathryn Pfaender, secretary for the Hart County Historical Society, was instrumental in memorializing the first female voters here.
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Man arrested in Hartwell after alleged home invasions

News Staff
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
On Tuesday morning, Dec. 21, Hart County law enforcement apprehended a Texas man who is accused of two alleged home invasions in Anderson, SC. Jeffrey Mixson of Wichita Falls, Texas was arrested in an alleged stolen vehicle on Reed Creek Road by the Hart County’s sheriff’s department.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Shot clock coming to GHSA basketball

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The shot clock, a familiar sight in college and pro basketball, is now a part of the high school game in Georgia as well. The Georgia High School Association approved a proposal to mandate the use of a 30-second shot clock for all varsity games in June 2020.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Mat Dogs add win in Stephens County

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Hart County wrestling team is now 7-6 after defeating Stephens County on Dec. 9. On Nov. 30 the Mat Dogs travelled to Carnesville and beat Franklin County (39-33) but lost to Madison County (30-39). They then went to Flowery Branch for the dual tournament, Battle at The Bluff on Dec. 4.
Front row: Bobby Jones and Bryce Durrett. Second Row: Kenyon Harris, Ethan Stovall, Cameron Risner, Michael Nichols and Jackson Carter. Third Row: Joshua Humphrey, Aiden Hill, Kory Sims, Chad Humphries, and Kaidyn Allen. Fourth Row: Keelan Jordan, Christian Fleming Lake Fuller, Maquae Sims, Colton Fowler. Fifth Row: Camarion Verdell, Champ Blackwell, Carlveon Cheeks, and Jakden Shiflet.

Front row: Bobby Jones and Bryce Durrett. Second Row: Kenyon Harris, Ethan Stovall, Cameron Risner, Michael Nichols and Jackson Carter. Third Row: Joshua Humphrey, Aiden Hill, Kory Sims, Chad Humphries, and Kaidyn Allen. Fourth Row: Keelan Jordan, Christian Fleming Lake Fuller, Maquae Sims, Colton Fowler. Fifth Row: Camarion Verdell, Champ Blackwell, Carlveon Cheeks, and Jakden Shiflet.

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Middle School Mat Dogs win region tournament

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Hart County Middle School wrestling team competed in two region tournaments this weekend in Habersham. The team took first in the NEGIAA Traditional Tournament and second in the NEGIAA Team Duals, narrowly losing to Elbert County by one point.
Tahj Johnson fights off Elbert defenders in the last home basketball game on Dec. 3.

Tahj Johnson fights off Elbert defenders in the last home basketball game on Dec. 3.

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Hoop teams fall in Rabun Gap

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Both the Hart County boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Rabun Gap on Thursday, Dec. 9 to rematch Rabun Gap-Nacoochee. The Lady Dogs lost their rematch against the Eagles, 57-30. Hart kept the score within reach in the first half, trailing 32-23 at half time.
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#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
1925: Mayor A.S. Richardson of Hartwell declared to the City of Hartwell that there would be no “shooting of fireworks during the Christmas holidays” through an ordinance in The Hartwell Sun.
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The Hartwell Sun

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Dec.
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Many Christmas traditions have a way of inventing themselves

News Staff
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Sue Crawford Hirsch and Joyce Cloer Viale have not seen each other in 62 years. But they still remember to send a Christmas card every year. The same card. With 62 signatures. It all started in 1959 when Sue and Joyce were freshmen in school in Franklin, North Carolina.