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Rosanna Cruz-Bibb and Bill Leard speak to the BOC on March 26 about the UGA Archway Partnership.

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Commissioners debate annexation request

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

The Board of Commissioners (BOC) convened a meeting on March 26; among the agenda items were discussion of road repair bids and an annexation request.

Bob Corry of Tiger took this photo on a cold January morning. Corry’s photo was featured on the cover of the winter 2023 edition of Lake Living magazine.

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Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Flowers are blooming and temperatures are rising. It’s time to take your boat out of storage and make plans to visit one of Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes. Lake Living magazine is looking for photos that represent this scenic time of year at the lake.

Higginbotham in the present day.

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Libby Higginbotham is loving life

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Libby Higginbotham’s house is filled with mementos from her life–antiques are spread throughout, and framed paintings and black-and-white photos are arranged on every wall. The home tells the story of a long, rich life.

Pictured from left to right are spring horticulture students Kam Mitchell, Crew Franklin, Sevyn Singleton, Caleb Hill, Emma O’Bannon, Madison Cook, Ivan Lopez, Azaria Hickman, Zy’ere Sims, Wyatt Somers, Justice Wilkins, Jonah Ramey, Charlie Bond, Ashton King, Elizabeth Wolf, Sierra Fleeman , Dru Teel, and Justice King.

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HCHS FFA to host Spring plant sale

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Hart County High School Horticulture students have been gearing up for the highly anticipated annual HCHS FFA Spring Plant Sale, set to take place on Friday, March 29, 2024. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

A bus of students from North Hart Elementary crashed into a tree on Harbor Light Marina Rd. March 19.

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School bus with children aboard hits tree

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) responded to a Harbor Light Marina Road school bus crash with children onboard. Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Hart County EMS, and the Hart County Fire Department were also at the scene.

Officials from the city of Hartwell and the Hart County Community Theatre traveled to Atlanta to accept a community grant from the fabulous Fox Theatre.

Hart Community Theatre awarded $500,000 grant

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

The Hart County Community Theatre (HCCT) was awarded a multiyear grant of $500,000 from Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre during a ceremony in Georgia’s capitol city March 14. The grant signifies a landmark moment for the theater and the broader arts community in Georgia.

Hartwell’s Rendarris “Ren” Gaines will be portraying the “Leading Player” in Pippin at the Elbert Theatre.

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Hartwell’s Gaines makes history shining on theatre stage

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

When “Pippin” debuts on The Elbert Theatre stage March 15, Rendarris “Ren” Gaines, will be one of the first, if not the first, leading black actors in the theatre’s history.

Hart County Middle School students bagged up shoes to send to Haiti.

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Hart students help out non-profit

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Students from Hart County Middle School teamed up with students from Franklin County High School to collect an impressive 1,175 pairs of shoes for Love Him Love Them’s ongoing mission to aid Haiti.

Hartwell’s Dawn Milford was named a 2023 National Clinician of the Year by CenterWell Home Health.

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Hartwell nurse named Clinician of the Year

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Hartwell’s Dawn Milford was named a 2023 National Clinician of the Year by CenterWell Home Health, a Division of Humana. For the last 11 years, Milford has supported patients in the Clemson branch with her excellent skills as a Medical Social Worker.

Photo by Arnaud Jaegers

Candidates qualify for May 21 primary

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Hart County Board of Elections and the Hart County Republican Party qualified local candidates last week in the lead up to the general primary election in May. The primary will take place on May 21. With early voting beginning April 29.