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Blues musicians from Hartwell and the surrounding areas back in action on Sat, Nov. 20 at High Cotton Music Hall.

Blues musicians from Hartwell and the surrounding areas back in action on Sat, Nov. 20 at High Cotton Music Hall.

Blues Jam returns to High Cotton Music Hall

Blues fans rejoiced Saturday night as High Cotton Music Hall hosted just its second Blues Jam since returning from the pandemic. A full house at the Hartwell venue along Depot Street enjoyed adult beverages and three hours of entertainment from local musicians.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Carols at Cateechee singalong scheduled for Dec. 9

The Hart Community Chorus, The Hartwell Art Center and Cateechee Golf Club announced that Carols at Cateechee, a Community Christmas Singalong event, will be held Thursday, December 9 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Ballroom at the Cateechee Golf Club.
Published author Kathryn Smith exiting a model speakeasy

Published author Kathryn Smith exiting a model speakeasy

Author, Prohibition era expert visiting library

The Friends of the Hart County Library invite you to hear from Kathryn Smith, author of “Baptists and Bootleggers: A Prohibition Expedition Through the South.
The annual Mistletoe Market at the Hartwell Art Center, held Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 11.

The annual Mistletoe Market at the Hartwell Art Center, held Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 11.

Mistletoe Market now open at Hartwell Art Center

On Sunday the Hartwell Art Center opened its doors for the annual Mistletoe Market, welcoming Hart County into the Christmas season. Tia Athens and Ann Stewart are two volunteers that help the art center facilitate events like the Mistletoe Market.
LeCroy

LeCroy

Hartwell teen charged with vehicular homicide

By Rose Scoggins Editor - The Elberton Star   A Hartwell teen has been charged with vehicular homicide, among other charges, after a fatal wreck on Bowman Highway Monday, Nov. 15 claimed the life of a Canon man. John Carter LeCroy, 18, of Hartwell was arrested  Tuesday, Nov.
The Lab Room at Lake Hartwell Escape Room, one of the three rooms inside the venue.

The Lab Room at Lake Hartwell Escape Room, one of the three rooms inside the venue.

Lake Hartwell Escape Room opens venue

Hartwell residents looking to escape the monotony of home and work life have a new option in town courtesy of Hartwell Escape Room. Zak Williamson, owner, had lived in Hartwell for eight years and came to the conclusion that residents who did not have access to the lake needed something new to do.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

City zoning board tables apartment complex proposal

A developer’s request to annex and zone a parcel off Ridge Road in Hartwell in hopes of building an 80-unit apartment complex and 20 townhomes on the lot was tabled by the Hartwell planning and zoning commission Thursday, Nov. 18.
Sisters Trinity (left) and Morgan Carter Freeman (right) smiling as bright as the Hartwell Christmas tree at the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony held Monday, Nov. 22.

Sisters Trinity (left) and Morgan Carter Freeman (right) smiling as bright as the Hartwell Christmas tree at the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony held Monday, Nov. 22.

TREE LIT AT ANNUAL CEREMONY

Hartwell’s annual tree lighting held Monday night brought hundreds downtown to enjoy an evening of family festivities. Local businesses got into the spirit of things by hosting festive activities and children wrote letters to Santa who arrived on his sleigh about 45 minutes into the event.