Blue Star marker receives facelift

Tom Stelling carefully dabs gold paint on the lettering of the Blue Star Memorial at the corner of Athens and Howell streets in Hartwell on Oct. 25.
Tom Stelling carefully dabs gold paint on the lettering of the Blue Star Memorial at the corner of Athens and Howell streets in Hartwell on Oct. 25.

The Blue Star Memorial on the corner of Athens and Howell Street is not new, but it did just receive a face lift thanks to Tom Stelling of Historical Marker Restorations. It’s common for people to not…