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Sunshot by Michael Hall — Depot street is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Depot street is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

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Depot Street paving set to begin

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Depot Street paving is scheduled to begin this week. City manager Jon Herschell is optimistic that the street will be finished by the Mayor’s Monster Mash, barring any setbacks. The reconstruction is ahead of schedule, according to Herschell, largely due to the dry weather we have been having.
The Price is Right

The Price is Right

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#ThrowbackThursday

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Oct. 17, 1974 Friday night lights got a lot brighter with the addition of four new, modern light fixtures that towered over Herndon Stadium. The four 80-foot steel towers overshadowed the old wooden 60-foot light towers that were once on the sidelines, but later removed.
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Three following too closely citations; one failure to obey stop/yield sign; one display of license plate; one no proof of insurance and one improper lane change. Oct.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — The 2019 class of REACH Scholars, from left to right, Mason Carey, Ethan Cleveland, Emily Evans, Jashon Gaines and Trinity Wilson, watch bubbles fly as keynote speaker Dink NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. president, makes a point about dreams needing to be protected like soap bubbles floating in the wind past jagged rocks.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — The 2019 class of REACH Scholars, from left to right, Mason Carey, Ethan Cleveland, Emily Evans, Jashon Gaines and Trinity Wilson, watch bubbles fly as keynote speaker Dink NeSmith, Community Newspapers Inc. president, makes a point about dreams needing to be protected like soap bubbles floating in the wind past jagged rocks.

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REACH Scholars ready to folow their dreams

Michael Hall
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Dreams are fragile, like soap bubbles blowing past jagged rocks on a windy day, they must be protected so they don’t burst. That was the message passed on by Dink NeSmith to the five new REACH Scholars who signed pledges on Oct.
Photo submitted by DNR — Snakehead fish caught in a private pond in Gwinnett County are the first official sightings of the non-native, invasive fish in Georgia.

Photo submitted by DNR — Snakehead fish caught in a private pond in Gwinnett County are the first official sightings of the non-native, invasive fish in Georgia.

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Snakeheads in Ga., DNR says to look out

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
If you catch a fish resembling a snake, possessing razor sharp teeth, officials say you should kill it and report it immediately.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Teachers earn EMC Bright Ideas grants

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2019
The Hart EMC Foundation awarded Bright Ideas grants to 15 teachers from Hart County schools recently. The grants are awarded to help fund creative and innovative educational projects for students in the classroom.
The Hartwell Sun

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Depot Day festival still open for vendors

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2019
By Drew Dotson Staff writer Spots are still available for vendors at the 14th annual Depot Day Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event is sponsored by the Pilot Club of Hartwell and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunshot by Karen Sokol — Carolyn Mullenix, left, has her hand painted purple by Isabel Bocanegra, right, to take the Purple Pledge with the Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence for Domestic Awareness Month at the Hartwell Helps EXPO on Oct. 5.

Sunshot by Karen Sokol — Carolyn Mullenix, left, has her hand painted purple by Isabel Bocanegra, right, to take the Purple Pledge with the Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence for Domestic Awareness Month at the Hartwell Helps EXPO on Oct. 5.

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Purple Pledge raises domestic violence awareness

Michael Hall
Thursday, October 10, 2019
The 84 women, children and men who died as victims of domestic violence in Georgia in 2018 show how prevalent the issue is. That places the state as the 10th worse in the country for domestic violence deaths.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hart County High School science teacher shows how to convert measurements to her students on Oct. 8.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hart County High School science teacher shows how to convert measurements to her students on Oct. 8.

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Tragedy deepens educator's love of teaching

Michael Hall
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Tragedy proved to Christie Simpson how impactful a teacher can be in the lives of her students.