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Hart Co. grad rate highest since 2005

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Georgia Department of Education announced the 2021 graduation rates on October 21, and the Hart County Charter System recorded one of the best in the state with a 97% rate.
Investigators in first responders check out the scene Monday after a 95-year-old woman drove into the side wall of Hartwell Animal Hospital at 60 Leard Street.

Investigators in first responders check out the scene Monday after a 95-year-old woman drove into the side wall of Hartwell Animal Hospital at 60 Leard Street.

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Woman drives into side of animal hospital

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A 95-year-old woman hit the south-facing wall of the Hartwell Animal Hospital Monday afternoon. The woman was pulling into the lot at 60 Leard Street and attempting to park when she struck the building, said Hartwell officer Matthew Dutton.
From left to right, Kassadi Saunders, Sara Castro, Ellen Davenport, Zainab Saccoh, Diane Merritt, Howard Curry, Emily Dukes, Pooja Bangera, Rosanna Cruz-Bibb, Aries Aviles, and Flavio Salgedo Avila. The team was assembled to research the grave site outside Harmony Grove Baptist Church in an attempt to add it to the National Historic Register.

From left to right, Kassadi Saunders, Sara Castro, Ellen Davenport, Zainab Saccoh, Diane Merritt, Howard Curry, Emily Dukes, Pooja Bangera, Rosanna Cruz-Bibb, Aries Aviles, and Flavio Salgedo Avila. The team was assembled to research the grave site outside Harmony Grove Baptist Church in an attempt to add it to the National Historic Register.

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Locals, UGA students study Harmony Grove grave site in hopes of adding it on National Historic Register

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
On Saturday Oct. 30, a group of UGA students came to research a post-American Civil War cemetery that contained the graves of several slaves in hopes of placing it on the National Historic Register for its significance in history. Down the backroads of Canon, GA.
A technician fixes a power line moments after it was entangled with a boom truck, causing a man to be electrocuted.

A technician fixes a power line moments after it was entangled with a boom truck, causing a man to be electrocuted.

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Man survives being electrocuted in power line accident

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A boom truck became entangled in a power line and resulted in a man being electrocuted on Friday, Oct. 29. The truck was leaving Rose Acre Farms on Goldmine Road when the boom raised up and hit the power line, according to Hart County sheriff Mike Cleveland.
Voters cast their ballots for the City of Hartwell elections at the Hart County Recreation Center on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Voters cast their ballots for the City of Hartwell elections at the Hart County Recreation Center on Tuesday, Nov. 2.

Unofficial results: Hartwell elects 3 incumbents

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Incumbents won the day on Election Day 2021 in Hartwell. All of the incumbents running for seats in Hartwell won their spots back, despite them all being contested.
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#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
1944: Three brothers, who were all former Hart County residents, died within a short time of each other, leaving only their wives to carry on their legacies. Dr. Charles Nelms died suddenly at age 53 while on his way to a local pharmacy in Athens, GA.
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Oct. 19 •Quatavious Jacobs, 28, of Stone Mountain, was arrested and charged with speeding 69 in a 55, theft by receiving stolen property and unlawful possession of firearm or weapons.