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The Hart County Community Theatre is looking to raise half of their required grant match, or $25,000, by June 30. The total $50,000 match will be put together with the $500,000 multi-year grant they received in March 2024 from the Fox Theatre’s community partnership program, Fox Gives.

The Hart County Community Theatre is looking to raise half of their required grant match, or $25,000, by June 30. The total $50,000 match will be put together with the $500,000 multi-year grant they received in March 2024 from the Fox Theatre’s community partnership program, Fox Gives.

HCCT looking to raise $25,000 by June 30

As the Hart County Community Theatre (HCCT) prepares for the second half of its 45th season, President Lani Sessoms and the HCCT Board of Directors are working towards raising their 10 percent match for their grant from the Fox Theatre’s community partnership program, Fox Gives.
Liza McCurley Dickson as Winifred Banks, Allie Holden as Jane Banks, Lance Shaffer, Jr. as Michael Banks in the Hart County Community Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins back in December.

Liza McCurley Dickson as Winifred Banks, Allie Holden as Jane Banks, Lance Shaffer, Jr. as Michael Banks in the Hart County Community Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins back in December.

Theatre prepares for second half of ‘Season of Celebration’

The Hart County Community Theatre (HCCT) is gearing up for the second half of its 2024-2025 “Season of Celebration” with performances of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and auditions for “Matilda” scheduled during the first three months of the year.
Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Chris Phelps (right) claps for Hart County Sheriff Chris Carroll (left) after swearing him into office Dec. 30 inside the Hart County Courthouse.

Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Chris Phelps (right) claps for Hart County Sheriff Chris Carroll (left) after swearing him into office Dec. 30 inside the Hart County Courthouse.

A new sheriff in town

As the years go by, it’s hard for people to remember what exactly happened when they celebrated a birthday in their fourth decade. Chris Carroll, who was born on Dec. 30, won’t have that problem because he’ll remember his 42nd birthday for the rest of his life.
Clifford Jones

Clifford Jones

2024’s best of Loving Life

Editor’s note: We at The Hartwell Sun love highlighting our senior citizens in the Hart County community. Accordingly, here’s a list of our favorite Loving Life features in 2024, and we can’t wait to tell those stories in 2025.   Nov.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Top 5 sports moments of 2024

As we get ready to embark on a new year in 2025, The Hartwell Sun staff took some time to reflect back on 2024 and look back at some of the best moments throughout the year. So we dug through the archives and decided to rank the Top 5 sports moments from 2024.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

The Blotter

From Staff Reports   The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at Hart County Jail for Dec. 17-20, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer.