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Photo by Blake Wheeler

Bowersville to de-annex 600 acres

News Staff
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
More than a dozen residents of Bowersville, including two town council members and the mayor of Bowersville, filed petitions to annex out of town limits. This came during a regular meeting held on May 18 at the Bowersville Community Center.
A crash on Reed Creek Highway left the Reed Creek community without power for nearly six hours on Mother’s Day.

A crash on Reed Creek Highway left the Reed Creek community without power for nearly six hours on Mother’s Day.

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Reed Creek left without power following Mother’s Day crash

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
The Reed Creek community was left without power for several hours on Mother’s Day due to a single-car collision. “A vehicle accident resulted in a broken 3-phase pole on Reed Creek Highway,” Public Relations Director for Hart EMC Angie Brown said.
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Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   May 9   Derek Coleman, 41, of Prince George, Va.
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Photo by Brady Rogers

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Kemp signs fishing rights bill

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a fishing rights bill the General Assembly passed in the waning seconds of this year’s session. Senate Bill 115, which the governor inked May 1, guarantees Georgians’ right to fish in navigable portions of the state’s rivers and streams.
Sue Couch, a participant in the second installment of the adult welding class, works on her final project at the end of the four-week course.

Sue Couch, a participant in the second installment of the adult welding class, works on her final project at the end of the four-week course.

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High school completes second welding course for adults

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Hart County High School (HCHS) recently concluded its second installment of an adult welding course that is being offered through the Hart County College and Career Academy (HCCA).
Through the ‘Live to Give’ project, the Hart County community and churches have blessed teachers, anonymously, with gifts, food, flowers and more throughout the school year.

Through the ‘Live to Give’ project, the Hart County community and churches have blessed teachers, anonymously, with gifts, food, flowers and more throughout the school year.

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Community ‘Lives to Give’ to school system, teachers

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
The education profession calls on a unique group of people. They are individuals who willingly devote their lives to the service of others, and they are charged with giving our most precious commodity a better start in life.
Dan Bailey received his doctoral degree in theology in a ceremony Saturday at Abundant Life Baptist Church in Hartwell.

Dan Bailey received his doctoral degree in theology in a ceremony Saturday at Abundant Life Baptist Church in Hartwell.

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Preacher achieves 50-plus year goal to obtain doctorate

News Staff
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Dan Bailey was called to preach 51 years ago last month. “Ever since I have been called to preach, my one ultimate goal in my ministry, apart from preaching the gospel and winning souls to Jesus, was to be able to get a Doctor of Theology degree,” he said.
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Virginia men arrested after shooting incident on I-85

News Staff
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A pair of Virginia men were arrested in Hart County Tuesday afternoon following a BOLO alert from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for an apparent road rage shooting incident that occurred on I-85 in South Carolina.