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The golf course at Cateechee is shown.

The golf course at Cateechee is shown.

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City to sell golf course to Cateechee

Michael Hall
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
The City of Hartwell is selling the golf course at Cateechee to the conference center and golf club’s current owners, a move that will allow private development on the property. The city’s recreation authority voted 4-1 at a meeting Thursday to enter into a purchase agreement that will sell the 356.
The Blotter

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Two following too closely; one adult seat belt law; one stop sign violation; two speeding tickets; two violations of driver’s license restrictions; one red light violation; one failure to obey traffic control device; one...
Sunshot by Michael Hall — The Hart College and Career Academy is shown.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — The Hart College and Career Academy is shown.

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Work-based learning supplies local workforce

Michael Hall
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Educating today’s modern workforce takes some creative thinking. The folks at the Hart College and Career Academy are well aware of that.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — DNR Cpl. Craig Fulghum poses for a photo with a deer that was killed illegally.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — DNR Cpl. Craig Fulghum poses for a photo with a deer that was killed illegally.

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Game wardens patrol where the pavement ends

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
The whitetail deer population in Hart County is on the rise, in part due to the work of local game wardens, who do much more than just checking permits and licenses.
Photo submitted — by Kevin McCraney The Gateway Industrial Park in Hart County is shown in this aerial photograph from a drone flyover video in July.

Photo submitted — by Kevin McCraney The Gateway Industrial Park in Hart County is shown in this aerial photograph from a drone flyover video in July.

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Years of planning paying off in local industry

Michael Hall
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Recruitment of new industries to Hart County has slowed a bit in 2019, but that is not necessarily a bad thing, according to a local official.
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Hartwell Helps EXPO to aid local folks in need

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Local residents looking for volunteer opportunities or answers about where to find assistance for specific needs may find what they are looking for at the fifth-annual Hartwell Helps EXPO. The event, presented again by Hart Interdenominational Minstry, or HIM, is coming back from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Sun

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Cyber security summit coming to Hartwell

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
A CyberArch Summit is planned for Oct. 11 at the Hart County Agriscience Center. Small businesses, government employees, board of education employees and industry professionals are invited to attend. Registration will be limited to the first 50 people.
Photo submitted — A trailer is shown crashed into a porch on the front of the office at Rockland Mini Buildings in Hartwell after an SUV drove through the lot on E. Franklin Street sometime early Sunday morning, Sept. 22, damaging property.

Photo submitted — A trailer is shown crashed into a porch on the front of the office at Rockland Mini Buildings in Hartwell after an SUV drove through the lot on E. Franklin Street sometime early Sunday morning, Sept. 22, damaging property.

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SUV crashes into business, driver flees

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Someone drove a reportedly stolen SUV into a local business’ office on Sunday, causing significant damage, before the suspect fled the scene — and it’s not the first time the owner has dealt with a similar situation.
The Sun

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Teachers of the year announced

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Hart County Charter System announced the new class of Teachers of the Year for the 2020-2021 school year this week. Jenny Martin, a special education teacher, earned the honor for Hartwell Elementary School.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Lainey Moon poses for a photo with her Cabbage Patch dolls, including the one she won in a look-alike contest she holds in her right hand.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Lainey Moon poses for a photo with her Cabbage Patch dolls, including the one she won in a look-alike contest she holds in her right hand.

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Meet Hart's Cabbage Patch Kid

Michael Hall
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Five-year-old Lainey Moon has a head full of thick, curly red hair and an energetic, outgoing personality to match it. She perused the collection of seven Cabbage Patch Kids sitting quietly on the hearth in front of the fireplace in her family’s home in Bowersville.