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Sunshot from file by Bill Powell - Hart County farmer David King and his crew harvest corn on Labor Day in Hart County.

Sunshot from file by Bill Powell - Hart County farmer David King and his crew harvest corn on Labor Day in Hart County.

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Right to Farm debate likely in General Assembly

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA — A recent court ruling awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog farm is stirring interest among Georgia agribusiness organizations in renewing a push to update the state’s Right to Farm Act.
Photo by Kimberly Brown - Heather Conner, of Clayton, holds a copy of the cover of Lake Living Magazine and her $100 in prize money she won in a photo contest for the cover shot.

Photo by Kimberly Brown - Heather Conner, of Clayton, holds a copy of the cover of Lake Living Magazine and her $100 in prize money she won in a photo contest for the cover shot.

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Clayton woman wins Lake Living contest

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
By Kimberly Brown CNI News Service When Heather Conner went skiing with friends on Lake Rabun in mid-October, her goal was to get some great photographs. She accomplished that goal, and one of her photos has been chosen as the cover art winner for the winter 2020 edition of Lake Living magazine.
The Hartwell Sun

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Rural strike team leader named

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - A Tifton business leader will lead the state’s efforts to attract more businesses to rural Georgia and expand those already there.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Measures aim to smooth election day in Georgia

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service Georgia election officials gearing up for the Nov. 3 general election will have help from big-name companies to troubleshoot technical issues and a new real-time tool that tracks the wait in line at local polling places.
Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Spans of the Past

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
A Toccoa landmark is about to receive new life, as the Broken Bridges area in Toccoa is set to become a focal point of a 10-mile waterway trek. Broken Bridges over the Tugaloo River arm of Lake Hartwell has been a landmark along the Georgia/South Carolina border for well over 140 years.
The Hartwell Sun

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Gurtler, Clyde set to runoff for 9th Dist. House nod

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - State Rep. Matt Gurtler and gun store owner Andrew Clyde appeared headed toward a runoff Tuesday night to decide the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary.