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Defensive back Montae Maxwell celebrates after making a play during Hart County's scrimmage game against Washington Wilkes in 2019.

Defensive back Montae Maxwell celebrates after making a play during Hart County's scrimmage game against Washington Wilkes in 2019.

Football scrimmages nixed, cheer delayed

The Hart County High School football team’s planned pre-season scrimmages for Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 won’t happen, according to the Georgia High School Association, but the regular season schedule remains unchanged.
Mindy Wise

Mindy Wise

HYDRA welcomes new director

Hart Youth Development Resource Association (HYDRA) has hired a new director. Mindy Wise was recently named as HYDRA’s youth association director for this year’s program.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Nearly a quarter of students to be online

Nearly one-quarter of all Hart County students are scheduled to spend the coming semester learning through their computers. Approximately 23 percent of the student body, grades K-12, have registered for virtual learning so far, according to the Hart County Charter System.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Jeff Garner, Hart County Charter System transportation director, shows how a disinfecting fogger works that will be used to sanitize buses during the school year.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Jeff Garner, Hart County Charter System transportation director, shows how a disinfecting fogger works that will be used to sanitize buses during the school year.

Prepping for students, schools take extra safety steps in face of COVID-19

Hopping on the bus for the daily commute many school-aged kids make could be where the first novel coronavirus-prompted changes are noticed, as school officials gear up to use new technology and enhanced safety protocols in preparation for a school year that will no doubt be different from anything...
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Police

The Blotter

The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Two stop sign violations; one illegal parking; three unsafe operations of radio, telephone or cell; two failures to yield right of way; one defective equipment; one driving while unlicensed; one driving without...