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Submitted photo - Hartwell Elementary media specialist Erin Gaines, left, Andina Oglesby, middle, and South Hart media specialist Melissa Camp, right, install a story page along the path at the botanical gardens.

Submitted photo - Hartwell Elementary media specialist Erin Gaines, left, Andina Oglesby, middle, and South Hart media specialist Melissa Camp, right, install a story page along the path at the botanical gardens.

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StoryWalks come to Botanical Gardens

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
People enjoying a stroll around the Hart County Botanical Gardens will now be able to read a book while exercising. StoryWalks are story books, usually children’s stories, disassembled and put on signs around a place outside where people walk and exercise.
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GBI: Bowersville man charged with sexual crimes against a minor

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The GBI arrested a Bowersville man for five charges including statutory rape. Jeremy Leonard Green, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, June 15 and charged with criminal attempt to commit a felony, enticing a child for indecent purposes, statutory rape, sodomy and child molestation.
Drew Dotson/The Hartwell Sun - Trash cans line the walls of the alley shared by downtown businesses.

Drew Dotson/The Hartwell Sun - Trash cans line the walls of the alley shared by downtown businesses.

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Hartwell growth prompts questions about trash

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
With Hartwell’s growing downtown, trash is increasingly becoming a problem for businesses and residents nestled between Howell and Depot Street.
Submitted photo - This year’s preschool graduates. Pictured front row left to right: Stella Stone, Carolina Clark, Ava Sanders, and Clara Van Dora. Pictured back row left to right: Korrah Fowler, Madison Dickerson, Kacen Temple, Kanler Temple, and Bryce Graham.

Submitted photo - This year’s preschool graduates. Pictured front row left to right: Stella Stone, Carolina Clark, Ava Sanders, and Clara Van Dora. Pictured back row left to right: Korrah Fowler, Madison Dickerson, Kacen Temple, Kanler Temple, and Bryce Graham.

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Hartwell First Methodist Church Preschool receives certification, celebrates graduates

News Staff
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Hartwell First United Methodist Church Preschool has recently been certified as a “Program of Excellence for Young Children” by the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Dan Hunt/The Hartwell Sun Pictured is the corner of Depot Street, much of which was recently updated with the City of Hartwell’s direction.

Dan Hunt/The Hartwell Sun Pictured is the corner of Depot Street, much of which was recently updated with the City of Hartwell’s direction.

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Main Street America accredits Hartwell

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Hartwell has been reaccredited as a state and national main street city for the  24th year. Hartwell’s main street program has been a part of Main Street America since 1997. The purpose of the program is to revitalize, promote, and beautify downtown Hartwell.
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The Blotter

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: June 1 • James Dylan Williams, 28, 196 Fairview Avenue, was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug related objects and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
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The Hartwell Sun

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#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
1957 - The Hartwell Sun moved to a new location on  the corner of Depot and Carolina Street in Hartwell. The building was formerly occupied by Hart County Electric Membership Corporation and was completely redecorated.
Bill Powell/The Hartwell Sun The Hartwell Dam test was visible from the Louie Morris Bridge along Highway 29, where this photo was taken.

Bill Powell/The Hartwell Sun The Hartwell Dam test was visible from the Louie Morris Bridge along Highway 29, where this photo was taken.

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Hartwell Dam floodgates open

News Staff
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tested the spillway gates at the Hartwell Dam on Wednesday, June, 11. The tests, which result in a spectacle resembling a waterfall for viewers, are done periodically to ensure the gates would open properly in the event of an emergency.
Submitted photo - The John Benson Chapter, NSDAR recently honored veterans at their May luncheon. Pictured left to right: Sara Lesseur, new regent and program director, Dawn Lemay and Emily Temple, past Regent.

Submitted photo - The John Benson Chapter, NSDAR recently honored veterans at their May luncheon. Pictured left to right: Sara Lesseur, new regent and program director, Dawn Lemay and Emily Temple, past Regent.

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NSDAR honors veterans

News Staff
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The  Johnson Benson Chapter, NSDAR, honored veterans recently at their May program luncheon. The theme was “Celebrating America, Honoring Our American Flag and Military Veterans”. Sara Lesseur introduced the program’s speaker, Dawn M. Lemay, of the Department of Georgia, VFW Auxiliary.