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The intersection of Elberton Highway, Bio Church Road and Coldwater Creek Road/Cokesbury Highway will be a four-way stop Feb. 26. Signs from the Georgia Department of Transportation have been up on both sides on Elberton Highway for the past few weeks warning travelers of the change.

The intersection of Elberton Highway, Bio Church Road and Coldwater Creek Road/Cokesbury Highway will be a four-way stop Feb. 26. Signs from the Georgia Department of Transportation have been up on both sides on Elberton Highway for the past few weeks warning travelers of the change.

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Stop signs, resurfacing coming on Elberton Highway

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
NEWS UPDATE: Following press time Wednesday, signs on Elberton Highway had been updated to reflect a new date of Feb. 26 for the all-way stop in the Nuberg area. The previously reported date was Feb. 20.
JohnieSue Thurman, pictured with her dog, Finn, have had the opportunity to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show not once, but twice. Finn has achieved a double qualifying run during both shows, which Thurman said is the highest achievement.

JohnieSue Thurman, pictured with her dog, Finn, have had the opportunity to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show not once, but twice. Finn has achieved a double qualifying run during both shows, which Thurman said is the highest achievement.

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A Finn-tastic showing at Westminster

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Local resident JohnieSue Thurman and her dog, Finn, have had not one, but two chances of a lifetime competing at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Special to the Hartwell Sun

Special to the Hartwell Sun

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Opt out extension?

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Georgia cities, counties and school districts are scrambling to meet a March 1 deadline for deciding whether to opt out of an amendment to the state constitution the state’s voters approved last fall.
Thomas Morrison, left, and Michael Partlow, right, unveil the new historical marker from the Georgia Historical Society at the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street on Oct. 10, 2020. Photo by former editor/publisher Michael Hall.

Thomas Morrison, left, and Michael Partlow, right, unveil the new historical marker from the Georgia Historical Society at the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street on Oct. 10, 2020. Photo by former editor/publisher Michael Hall.

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Hart County Training School

News Staff
Friday, February 7, 2025
*Editor’s Note: This story, written by former Publisher/Editor Michael Hall, was first published in the Oct. 15, 2020 edition of The Hartwell Sun following the dedication of a historical marker at the former Hart County Training School.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Friday, February 7, 2025
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 Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, 2025. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer.
University of Georgia students from the Grady College of Journalism are partnering with The Hartwell Sun to gather data about Hart County’s workforce. The group met with editor/publisher Rose Scoggins Jan. 30 to learn more about Hart County and took a short tour of downtown. Pictured with Scoggins in front of the mural on the outside of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce building are Ansley Denton, Sophie Strach, Ansley Kelly, Caleb Hensley, Mara Mershon and Kira Doppel.

University of Georgia students from the Grady College of Journalism are partnering with The Hartwell Sun to gather data about Hart County’s workforce. The group met with editor/publisher Rose Scoggins Jan. 30 to learn more about Hart County and took a short tour of downtown. Pictured with Scoggins in front of the mural on the outside of the Hart County Chamber of Commerce building are Ansley Denton, Sophie Strach, Ansley Kelly, Caleb Hensley, Mara Mershon and Kira Doppel.

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UGA students partnering with The Sun to provide research

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Friday, February 7, 2025
A group of students from the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia are spending their spring semester doing data research for The Hartwell Sun. The group met with Editor/Publisher Rose Scoggins Jan. 30 to learn more about Hart County and took a small tour of downtown.
Photo by Emma Harper

Photo by Emma Harper

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Annual Polar Bear Plunge coming March 1

News Staff
Friday, February 7, 2025
The Northeast Georgia (NEGA) Council on Domestic Violence is proud to partner with Purina to present the 29th Annual Polar Bear Plunge and Winter Festival March 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the Gum Branch Mega Ramp located at 1352 Vanna Waller Road.