Local

Sunshot by Drew Dotson - Major Harris poses outside the old Shoppe on the Square building in downtown Hartwell that now houses his Farmers Insurance agency.

Sunshot by Drew Dotson - Major Harris poses outside the old Shoppe on the Square building in downtown Hartwell that now houses his Farmers Insurance agency.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Insurance agency gives building new life

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Shoppe on the Square building has found new life under the new owner Major Harris. Harris bought the building, renovated it, split the building into two offices with walls downstairs while living in the upstairs apartment.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Bowersville talks pet boarding

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The town council of Bowersville had the first reading of an ordinance for the boarding, grooming and breeding of dogs at a called meeting on March 4. The need for an ordinance was sparked by Anna Roberts, a local pet groomer, wanting to open a boarding and grooming facility in Bowersville.
Provided photo - Terri Partain will take over as the new executive director of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce in April.

Provided photo - Terri Partain will take over as the new executive director of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce in April.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Chamber welcomes new director

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The Hart County Chamber of Commerce has named Terri Partain as its new executive director. Partain has spent 20 years in the healthcare and healthcare sales and marketing fields. She also created her own company, Cardinal Home Partners, a non-medical home-care company, which she sold in 2019.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
March 11, 1927 ­­— There was enough cream shipped from Hartwell the previous Friday to produce 989 pounds of creamery butter. The receipts “surpassed any record since the cream depot was opened” and $410.56 cash was paid out for the cream.
The winter 2020 Lake Living cover.

The winter 2020 Lake Living cover.

The Lake Living photo contest is open

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Do you have a fantastic photo of one of Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes? Lake Living is now accepting submissions for photography that could be featured on the cover of the magazine’s spring 2021 edition. Lake Living is a full-color guide to Northeast Georgia’s lakes region.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Teacher vaccinations begin at Hart Co. schools

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Teachers and other school employees are starting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Hart County Charter System is working with the Hart County Health Department to vaccinate its employees and began administering vaccines to employees this week.
Sunshot by Michael Hall

Sunshot by Michael Hall

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Gas station down

News Staff
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The old EnMark gas station that had been sitting vacant for years in the curve of Franklin Street as it heads east is now rubble, razed to make way for a Starbucks. The Alabama-based developer, Capital Growth Buchalter, Inc.
Sunshot by Michael Hall - Georgia State Troopers examine the scene of a log-truck crash on Thursday, March 4, that killed a Royston man.

Sunshot by Michael Hall - Georgia State Troopers examine the scene of a log-truck crash on Thursday, March 4, that killed a Royston man.

 Exclusive Subscriber Content

Pair of crashes claim two lives in same day

Michael Hall
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
By Grayson Williams Staff writer A pair of crashes on the same day last week claimed two lives in Hart County. In the first, a log truck’s load apparently shifted in a curve on Royston Highway early last Thursday morning, causing a crash that involved a fatality, the Hart County Sheriff said.