City eyes more growth in 2021

Sunshot from file — A ribbon cutting for Carolina Street in downtown Hartwell in July celebrated the opening of Common Ground, Elizabeth Cakes by Design, Twelve South Artisan Market, the Hart County Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Steakhouse on the same block. A ribbon cutting was later held for Provision, which also opened on Carolina Street in 2020.
Sunshot from file — A ribbon cutting for Carolina Street in downtown Hartwell in July celebrated the opening of Common Ground, Elizabeth Cakes by Design, Twelve South Artisan Market, the Hart County Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Steakhouse on the same block. A ribbon cutting was later held for Provision, which also opened on Carolina Street in 2020.

Hartwell mayor Brandon Johnson is looking for Hartwell to rebound in 2021 after a year in which COVID made progress difficult. “We thought 2020 was going to be our year, but with COVID, that overshado…