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Sunshot by Grayson Williams - A pile of wood, metal and other materials shown is all that is left of a chicken house at a Woodland Way farm as workers clear the damage from a series of storms that swept through Hart County on March 25 and 26.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams - A pile of wood, metal and other materials shown is all that is left of a chicken house at a Woodland Way farm as workers clear the damage from a series of storms that swept through Hart County on March 25 and 26.

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STORMS SWIRL HART

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Tornado sirens blared in the city of Hartwell last Thursday afternoon, but the brunt of the damage from the series of storms didn’t come until the early hours of Friday morning. Heavy winds around 3 a.m.
Left to right: Evelynn Holmes, Scout Lewis, Erin Isbell (Miss HCHS) and Ellie Dodd.

Left to right: Evelynn Holmes, Scout Lewis, Erin Isbell (Miss HCHS) and Ellie Dodd.

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CROWN THE QUEENS : Miss Hart County High School named for 2021

News Staff
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Hart County High School seniors who participated in the 2021 Miss Hart County High School Pageant on Saturday, March 20 at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center are pictured, from left to right, Evelynn Holmes, Scout Lewis, Erin Isbell (Miss HCHS) and Ellie Dodd.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Scam spreading in Hart

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Alleged scammers pretending to be with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office have been calling local residents and telling them if they don’t pay them money or provide their information, they will come arrest them, authorities said. But don’t be fooled, sheriff Mike Cleveland said.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Bowersville passes animal boarding facility ordinance

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Animal care facilities now have a path to open shop in Bowersville. The Bowersville Town Council voted 4-0 at its regular meeting on March 18 to adopt the second and final reading of an animal care facilities ordinance. The ordinance takes effect immediately.
The Blotter

The Blotter

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: March 17 • Byron Keith Drake, 55, 134 Bennett Street, Royston, was arrested and charged with willful obstruction of law enforcement and probation violation.
Pictured are cast members from left to right, front, Simon List, Natalie Berelc, Lyla Pugh, Caroline Hart, Morgan Hurley, Tyler Jensen, Sawyer Brown, back, Paisley McGhee, Gerri Pugh, Morgan Carter, Trinity Freeman, Zachary Simmons, Kenyon Harris, Case Cothran, Maks Hurley and Makenzie Jensen. Not pictured is August Thompson and Scarlet Grace Thompson.

Pictured are cast members from left to right, front, Simon List, Natalie Berelc, Lyla Pugh, Caroline Hart, Morgan Hurley, Tyler Jensen, Sawyer Brown, back, Paisley McGhee, Gerri Pugh, Morgan Carter, Trinity Freeman, Zachary Simmons, Kenyon Harris, Case Cothran, Maks Hurley and Makenzie Jensen. Not pictured is August Thompson and Scarlet Grace Thompson.

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‘The Cactus Wildcat’ opens Friday

News Staff
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The Hartwell Sun

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‘Second-chance’ high school available

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS) provides people throughout north Georgia with a non-traditional evening high school experience and has a location in Bowman. MECHS offers a full range of classes at 100 percent tuition free for full-time students.