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Published author Kathryn Smith exiting a model speakeasy

Published author Kathryn Smith exiting a model speakeasy

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Author, Prohibition era expert visiting library

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
The Friends of the Hart County Library invite you to hear from Kathryn Smith, author of “Baptists and Bootleggers: A Prohibition Expedition Through the South.
The annual Mistletoe Market at the Hartwell Art Center, held Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 11.

The annual Mistletoe Market at the Hartwell Art Center, held Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 11.

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Mistletoe Market now open at Hartwell Art Center

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
On Sunday the Hartwell Art Center opened its doors for the annual Mistletoe Market, welcoming Hart County into the Christmas season. Tia Athens and Ann Stewart are two volunteers that help the art center facilitate events like the Mistletoe Market.
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LeCroy

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Hartwell teen charged with vehicular homicide

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
By Rose Scoggins Editor - The Elberton Star   A Hartwell teen has been charged with vehicular homicide, among other charges, after a fatal wreck on Bowman Highway Monday, Nov. 15 claimed the life of a Canon man. John Carter LeCroy, 18, of Hartwell was arrested  Tuesday, Nov.
The Lab Room at Lake Hartwell Escape Room, one of the three rooms inside the venue.

The Lab Room at Lake Hartwell Escape Room, one of the three rooms inside the venue.

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Lake Hartwell Escape Room opens venue

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hartwell residents looking to escape the monotony of home and work life have a new option in town courtesy of Hartwell Escape Room. Zak Williamson, owner, had lived in Hartwell for eight years and came to the conclusion that residents who did not have access to the lake needed something new to do.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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City zoning board tables apartment complex proposal

Dan Hunt
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
A developer’s request to annex and zone a parcel off Ridge Road in Hartwell in hopes of building an 80-unit apartment complex and 20 townhomes on the lot was tabled by the Hartwell planning and zoning commission Thursday, Nov. 18.
Sisters Trinity (left) and Morgan Carter Freeman (right) smiling as bright as the Hartwell Christmas tree at the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony held Monday, Nov. 22.

Sisters Trinity (left) and Morgan Carter Freeman (right) smiling as bright as the Hartwell Christmas tree at the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony held Monday, Nov. 22.

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TREE LIT AT ANNUAL CEREMONY

Dan Hunt
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hartwell’s annual tree lighting held Monday night brought hundreds downtown to enjoy an evening of family festivities. Local businesses got into the spirit of things by hosting festive activities and children wrote letters to Santa who arrived on his sleigh about 45 minutes into the event.
From left to right: Eric Mcallister, post quartermaster; Kelli Schell, chair of the Toughest Kids Board of Directors; Patrick Wireman, post commander and Jud Turpin, post trustee.

From left to right: Eric Mcallister, post quartermaster; Kelli Schell, chair of the Toughest Kids Board of Directors; Patrick Wireman, post commander and Jud Turpin, post trustee.

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VFW makes donation to Toughest Kids

News Staff
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Toughest Kids is an established public charity focusing on making a difference in the lives of children and families left behind when the unexpected happens to Soldiers and Veterans.
Claire Hoy and Tyler Bowers, this year’s youth leaders for the Angel Tree Project.

Claire Hoy and Tyler Bowers, this year’s youth leaders for the Angel Tree Project.

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Angel Tree Project returns for 10th year

News Staff
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Angel Tree Project that provides presents to local foster children enters its 10th year. Claire Hoy, a fifth grader, and Tyler Bowers, a seventh grader, are the youth leaders for the  Angel Tree Project for Hart County this year.