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Submitted photo - Georgia River Network paddle participants explore the 10-mile Tugaloo River Water Trail in celebration of the water trail’s establishment within the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network.

Submitted photo - Georgia River Network paddle participants explore the 10-mile Tugaloo River Water Trail in celebration of the water trail’s establishment within the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network.

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State completes Tugaloo River Water Trail network

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Toccoa, Ga -- On May 29, Georgia River Network (GRN) designated the Tugaloo River Water Trail as an established part of the organization’s Georgia Water Trails Network during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Broken Bridges, the water trail’s end point within Stephens County Park.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Emmanuel College awards semester honors

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Each semester a select number of students at Emmanuel College are awarded academic recognition for their successful study by their inclusion on the President’s List or Dean’s List.   To be named to the President’s List a student must earn a quality point average of 4.
The Hartwell Sun

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Kemp blasts boycott of Home Depot

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp defended Atlanta-based The Home Depot Inc. Tuesday after a group of Black Georgia faith leaders called for a nationwide boycott of the company over its position on the state’s controversial election law.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Gun bill to ease cross-state carry permits in Georgia clears Senate

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Monday, March 29, 2021
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service     Legislation to loosen restrictions on gun owners who carry weapons into Georgia from out of state is close to clearing the General Assembly amid backlash from recent mass shootings in the Atlanta area.   The bill, sponsored by Rep.
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Manhunt for Hart man ends in Lumpkin

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
By Matt Aiken The Nugget A night-long manhunt on the south side of Lumpkin County took on a heightened sense of urgency last week when Dillon Findley disappeared into the woods in the area around Blackburn Elementary School, said Sheriff Stacy Jarrard.