Chamber banquet tickets on sale now

The Hart County Chamber of Commerce’s 76th annual chamber awards gala will be held Friday, Feb. 20 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Station of Hartwell. "This special evening promises to be one to remember," President and CEO Amanda Brown said.

Coming together on growth

The Hart County Board of Commissioners and Hartwell City Council are expected to come together to discuss issues related to growth during a called meeting Feb. 5.  Chairman Marshall Sayer and Hartwell City Clerk Jayda Thomas notified The Hartwell Sun of the meeting last week.

Error in state auditors’ data center review inflated job production and economic value

ATLANTA — Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday.

Kemp to build roads, bridges during final year as governor

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp will take a hammer to gridlock during his last year in office, spending more than $2 billion to upgrade major highways south and east of Atlanta.

Lavonia man arrested following incidents in Hart, Franklin counties

By Shane Scoggins Franklin County  Citizen Leader and Rose Scoggins  editor@thehartwellsun.com A Lavonia man was arrested last week after reports of a drive-by shooting in Hart and Franklin counties. On Jan. 6 at about 2 p.m.

Hartwell man arrested in Franklin Springs shooting

By Shane Scoggins Franklin County  Citizen Leader A Hartwell man has been charged after a shooting Monday at a Franklin Springs business. The Franklin Springs Police Department responded to the Royston Tobacco and Vape Shop in the Tri-County Plaza Monday at 8:32 p.m.

Lawmakers kick off session focused on affordability, taxes

By Mark Niesse, Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — Lawmakers, lobbyists and protesters swarmed to the Georgia Capitol on Monday, the first day of the annual legislative session in a crucial election year.

Senate bans local gun storage laws with first bill

By Mark Niesse, Staff Writer  Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to ban cities from requiring gun owners to lock up their guns in cars, the first bill approved in this year’s legislative session.

Democratic lawmakers try to rein in ICE

ATLANTA — Democrats in the state Senate fired a political volley at President Donald Trump Tuesday, with a package of bills aimed at the way his administration has enforced the laws, particularly for immigration.

Senate Republicans to address affordability, education

ATLANTA — The Republican leaders of Georgia's Senate will push to reduce both income and property taxes while targeting other cost-of-living issues during a legislative session that will be influenced by election-year politics.