A tropical storm swirling its way toward Southern Florida could mean more rain for Northeast Georgia on Labor Day and into next week, but isn’t likely to cause major problems, a National Weather Se

Bowersville is set to have a new mayor come 2020.

Local authorities called in a helicopter last Thursday (Aug. 22) to aid the search for three potentially armed men who fled law enforcement.

The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations:

A Dodge Ram caught fire Thursday afternoon just before it entered downtown Hartwell.

Owners of vacant lots looking to tap on to county water will now have to make a long-term commitment.

At the regular Bowersville Town Council meeting on Aug. 15:

Anna Smith wasn’t raised as a farm girl in the traditional sense.
“I lived in a subdivision, but we had horses and I rode horses all my life,” she said.

Hart County Community Theatre is hosting a carnival event in downtown Hartwell.

As many other youth their age were taking in the last few days of summer, five Hart County 4-H’ers were competing among the best in Georgia at the State 4-H Congress in Atlanta.