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A full-page ad in the March 17, 1933 edition of The Hartwell Sun touted two banks' faith in FDR to bring the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

A full-page ad in the March 17, 1933 edition of The Hartwell Sun touted two banks' faith in FDR to bring the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

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News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
March 17, 1933 — An advertisement gave readers hope economic vitality would return during the Great Depression after the stock market crashed in 1929.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at what was Hart State Park, and is becoming Hartwell Lakeside. Campground renovations are the first phase of the transformation.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at what was Hart State Park, and is becoming Hartwell Lakeside. Campground renovations are the first phase of the transformation.

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Hartwell Lakeside campground set to transform

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The former Hart State Park’s campground is transforming.  Hartwell Campground LLC Owner Barry Stern, has taken over the campgrounds at what is now known as Hartwell Lakeside and will begin renovations on April 1.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Author writing history of Hart County football

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Author Alvin Richardson is writing “Friday Nights in Hart County,” a book on the history of Hart County Football, to celebrate 100 years of the sport in Hart County and is available for pre-order now.  The book will go back to Hart County Football’s first season in 1921.
The Hartwell Sun

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Shooting victim recovering

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
A Bowersville man is recovering while a juvenile has been denied bond after allegedly shooting the man in the chest in his home in an attempt to kill him on March 16.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Dan Powell, 90, left, accepts a free meal from Southern Hart Brewing Co. employee Emily Reynolds last Thursday in Hartwell.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Dan Powell, 90, left, accepts a free meal from Southern Hart Brewing Co. employee Emily Reynolds last Thursday in Hartwell.

Community reacts with kindness

Michael Hall
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Dan Powell didn’t know exactly why he was chosen to get a fried chicken sandwich with a side item delivered to him for free last Thursday from Southern Hart Brewing Co., but he sure was happy to have it.  “Thank you.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Andi Swann, a paraprofessional at North Hart Elementary, looks for supplies to give to a family who drove through the parking lot at the school on Friday to pick up learning materials for home learning.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Andi Swann, a paraprofessional at North Hart Elementary, looks for supplies to give to a family who drove through the parking lot at the school on Friday to pick up learning materials for home learning.

Families adapting to e-learning

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Normally she would be at school already, but sixth-grader Mary Charlotte Gordon, and her mother Paige Gordon, are sleeping in today, and probably for many days to come.
Hart County commissioners, the Hartwell City Council and other local officials say the invocation at the Hart County Courthouse on Tuesday during an emergency called meeting to make a local emergency declaration.

Hart County commissioners, the Hartwell City Council and other local officials say the invocation at the Hart County Courthouse on Tuesday during an emergency called meeting to make a local emergency declaration.

Hart County declares emergency

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
A local emergency declaration passed by the Hart County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night in response to the COVID-19 pandemic reaches beyond Gov.