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Taken around 1950, a year after receiving its charter, are the founding members of the Hartwell Kiwanis Club. The club will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Aug. 29 at Casa Grande.

Taken around 1950, a year after receiving its charter, are the founding members of the Hartwell Kiwanis Club. The club will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Aug. 29 at Casa Grande.

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Hartwell Kiwanis to celebrate diamond anniversary

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The lead story of The Hartwell Sun on  Aug. 26, 1949 broke the news: Local Kiwanis Club given its charter. On a rain soaked Aug. 22 at the old Nancy Hart hotel, Hartwell’s Kiwanis Club received its charter from Kiwanis International, and welcomed guests from two states in celebration of the event.
Commissioner Jeff Brown (left) speaks during the Bowersville Town Council meeting as Chairman Marshall Sayer listens in.

Commissioner Jeff Brown (left) speaks during the Bowersville Town Council meeting as Chairman Marshall Sayer listens in.

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Bowersville, commissioners debate one-way streets

Rachel Black - Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
At the Bowersville Town Council’s meeting on Aug. 15, one of the most prominent topics of conversation was a contentious item that was removed from the agenda: the first reading of a resolution on one-waying some of the town’s streets.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Bankrupt Badcock Home Furniture closing all Georgia stores

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
ATLANTA - A Florida-based furniture chain that has been a fixture in Georgia and other southeastern states for more than a century is going out of business. Badcock Home Furniture & More, with more than two dozen locations in Georgia, announced on Facebook Aug.
Mary Hinson (right) and her daughter Libby Wilson. Hinson, will close her restaurant Mary’s Kitchen on Aug. 16.

Mary Hinson (right) and her daughter Libby Wilson. Hinson, will close her restaurant Mary’s Kitchen on Aug. 16.

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After 22 years, Mary’s Kitchen to close on Aug. 16

Rachel Black - Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
On Aug. 16, 2002, Mary Alice Hinson opened Mary’s Kitchen, which was to quickly become a beloved destination for Southern home-cooking for Hart Countians and visitors alike. This Friday, Aug. 16, the restaurant will officially close after 22 years–to the day–of business.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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 Aug. 5-12, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
From small flatwater streams in South Georgia to raging whitewater runs in North Georgia, the public’s ability to access and recreate on the state’s streams could be determined by the recommendations made by the special House Study Committee on Navigable Streams.

From small flatwater streams in South Georgia to raging whitewater runs in North Georgia, the public’s ability to access and recreate on the state’s streams could be determined by the recommendations made by the special House Study Committee on Navigable Streams.

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Georgia committee on navigable streams to meet today

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
A special House study committee tasked with determining where Georgians have the right to boat, fish and hunt on Georgia’s streams will hold its first meeting today in Atlanta.
The Hartwell Sun

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Tort reform likely front-burner issue for 2025 General Assembly

News Staff
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has made tort reform the main theme of his annual August address to Georgia political and business leaders two years running. But his Aug. 7 speech at this year’s Georgia Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Congressional Luncheon had a different ring to it than the 2023 version.