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Hart County Middle School student and junior 4-H'er Nakalegh Cromer is sponsoring the winter clothing drive again this year. Cromer is pictured above with the donations received during last year's drive. Photo submitted by Ruth Tellano-Daniel.

Hart County Middle School student and junior 4-H'er Nakalegh Cromer is sponsoring the winter clothing drive again this year. Cromer is pictured above with the donations received during last year's drive. Photo submitted by Ruth Tellano-Daniel.

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Cromer seeking donations for winter clothing drive

News Staff
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Submitted byRuth Tellano-DanielHart County Middle School student and junior 4-H'er Nakalegh Cromer is sponsoring the winter clothing drive again this year.This project will provide needed new clothing, shoes and coats to foster children in Hart County.
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Where were you 25 years ago?

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 10, 2026
This week's musical listenings are sure to include multiple sessions of Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)?" and Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA."The 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is Friday.
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Bowersville to hold Fall Festival Sept. 19

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Thursday, September 3, 2026
By Madison Lintonnews@thehartwellsun.comThe Town of Bowersville is seeking vendors for its upcoming Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Bowersville.Musician Caleb Hunnicutt will perform from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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GBI arrests five in 2022 fatal shooting

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 3, 2026
A handful of suspects have been arrested and charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on felony murder charges nearly four years to the day since a fatal shooting left two dead outside a former establishment in Hartwell.The GBI announced the arrests Sept. 1 in connection to the Sept.
Hartwell Lake will be lowered to its usual winter 656 foot mean sea level full guide curve year-round as an "interim risk reducation measure" to relieve pressure on a seepage deterioration issue at the Clemson Saddle Dike in South Carolina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released Aug. 26. Graphic courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Hartwell Lake will be lowered to its usual winter 656 foot mean sea level full guide curve year-round as an "interim risk reducation measure" to relieve pressure on a seepage deterioration issue at the Clemson Saddle Dike in South Carolina, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released Aug. 26. Graphic courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Lowering lake levels

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Lake levels won't see a full summer "guide curve" of 660 feet above mean sea level (MSL) for a while longer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Savannah District announced in a press release Aug. 26.
Photo courtesy of Margaret Ayers and the Franklin County Citizen Leader.

Photo courtesy of Margaret Ayers and the Franklin County Citizen Leader.

Remembering Dolly Parton in Hart County

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2026
"Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old," a statement on the singer's social media announced Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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Hold the hammer

News Staff
Thursday, August 27, 2026
No new construction, as well as requests for rezoning, will be permitted in the Town of Bowersville within the next 180 days, following a moratorium approved by the town council Aug. 20.
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Town of Bowersville receives request for gas station

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By Madison Linton- news@thehartwellsun.com The Town of Bowersville could see a gas station within the town limits after the mayor and council received a request for a commercial rezone application.The request was discussed during the council’s Aug.