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Harmony House's Darrin Haley, director of clinical services, (left) and Laurie Whitworth, executive director (right) wore blue and held pinwheels outside the organization's Royston office in recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month earlier in April. The organization, which serves the counties that make up the Northern Judicial Circuit, including Hart County, serves victims of sexual assault and abuse across all ages. Photo courtesy of Harmony House Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center.

Harmony House's Darrin Haley, director of clinical services, (left) and Laurie Whitworth, executive director (right) wore blue and held pinwheels outside the organization's Royston office in recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month earlier in April. The organization, which serves the counties that make up the Northern Judicial Circuit, including Hart County, serves victims of sexual assault and abuse across all ages. Photo courtesy of Harmony House Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center.

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Harmony House works to serve survivors

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
By Madison Linton, Lead news reporterWhat many consider to be the unthinkable is, for others, an unavoidable, constant reality.
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EPD declares statewide drought

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, April 30, 2026
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division declared a Drought Response Level 1 Monday,  in response to "the drought severity and the water resource impacts," across the state, which the press release noted the EPD has been "closely monitoring for months."According to the U.S.
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School budget facing $1 million increase from state mandates

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
By Rose Scogginseditor@thehartwellsun.comand Madison Lintonnews@thehartwellsun.comOver $1 million of the Hart County Charter System's projected, tentative, $1.5 million general fund budget increase for the 2027 fiscal year (FY) is scheduled to stem from "nonnegotiable expenditures" from the state.
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Dropping a 'bomb on an ant hill'

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, April 30, 2026
A request from council member Kay Ankerich in the late hour of the Hartwell City Council's April meeting prompted the council to hold a nearly two-hour long work session Tuesday night, with discussions expected to continue during its upcoming May 4 meeting.
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Early voting continues this week

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Early voting for the General Primary Election/Nonpartisan Election continues this week with voting being held through Saturday, May 2.Early voting hours are from  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both the Hart County Board of Elections and Registration Office, located at 182 Cade St.