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HCHS head softball coach Gerald Gates will look to sophomore second baseman Carly Dutton (pictured) and junior first baseman Kinsley Duncan to be breakout players in the infield for the Lady Dogs in 2024.

HCHS head softball coach Gerald Gates will look to sophomore second baseman Carly Dutton (pictured) and junior first baseman Kinsley Duncan to be breakout players in the infield for the Lady Dogs in 2024.

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2024 Softball Position Group Breakdown: Infield

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Although the Lady Dogs lost two impact players on the corners in the infield, Hart County High School softball head coach Gearld Gates is confident in his young talent to make their mark.
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressing the media at ACC Kickoff on July 22. Photo by Benjamin London

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips addressing the media at ACC Kickoff on July 22. Photo by Benjamin London

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Are we close to the ACC’s downfall?

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
For the past few years, the college football landscape has changed tremendously. From NIL where players are making more than some coaches, to the new playoff format that started with four teams and has recently expanded to 12.
Pictured is all of the campers, high school players and coaches at the annual Little Bulldogs Kids Football Camp July 19.

Pictured is all of the campers, high school players and coaches at the annual Little Bulldogs Kids Football Camp July 19.

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Bulldog Football host one of the largest Kids Camps in history

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The annual Little Bulldogs Football Camp hosted one of the largest camps in its history, while spending time teaching the fundamentals of football and what it means to be a Bulldog. On June 19, close to 110 campers attended the annual Little Bulldogs Football Camp in Herndon Stadium.
Photo by Austin Pacheco

Photo by Austin Pacheco

Hart County Charter School System bus routes

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
HARTWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL   Bus #2304 Driver: Mark Harris 7:05 AM Skelton Homes Cir. 7:07 AM East Johnson St. 7:09 AM Hardy St. 7:10 AM Hardy St. Ext. 7:15 AM Hardy St. Ext & Chestnut St. 7:18 AM Pecan Dr. 7:19 AM King St. & Patterson St. 7:21 AM Poplar St. 7:23 AM Savannah St.
Photo by Scott Rodgersontt

Photo by Scott Rodgersontt

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   July 16   Eldra Gaines, 39, of Hartwell was arrested and charged with contempt of court - child support. Donna McCormick, 63, of Canon was arrested and charged with probation violation - possession of methamphetamine.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Biden did the right thing

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
President Biden made a decision that was not for Joe Biden; it was for our country. He had the wisdom and dignity to know when it was time to step aside as candidate for President and concentrate his energy on serving out his term effectively.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Vote for those upholding God’s principles

News Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
This nation of ours has strayed far from what our founding fathers envisioned and began 248 years ago. Ours was to be a limited representative government, a republic, not a democracy as people love to call it today.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Let Games of the XXXIII Olympiad begin

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The closest that I’ve ever been to Paris is 4,364 miles. That was squirming in Mrs. Lois Collins’ eighth-grade French class. Correction. On a Delta flight in 1999 to begin a three-week Middle East Travel Seminar (METS), our plane touched down in Berlin.