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Rising senior quarterback and cornerback Jashon Gaines gets set to cover a receiver in the 2023 spring game on Friday, May 19 against Habersham Central.

Rising senior quarterback and cornerback Jashon Gaines gets set to cover a receiver in the 2023 spring game on Friday, May 19 against Habersham Central.

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Football position breakdown: the secondary

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
It’s time for another position breakdown. The Hartwell Sun will be breaking down each position group on the 2023 Hart County High School football team leading all the way up to kickoff versus Elbert County.
Rising senior defensive end Kaimon Rucker participated in UNC’s 2023 Lift for Life.

Rising senior defensive end Kaimon Rucker participated in UNC’s 2023 Lift for Life.

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Rucker Lifts for Life

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Former Hart County and current University of North Carolina (UNC) defensive end Kaimon Rucker participated in Lift for Life June 30. “Lift for Life is an organization that works to fight off different diseases,” Rucker said.
Kingston Durham (left in yellow jersey) tries to dribble around Camber Fenly (right) during the final week of soccer camps at the Bell Family YMCA on June 26-30.

Kingston Durham (left in yellow jersey) tries to dribble around Camber Fenly (right) during the final week of soccer camps at the Bell Family YMCA on June 26-30.

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YMCA finishes final week of summer soccer camps

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The YMCA wrapped up their month of June, which was solely focused on soccer, with their scenarios camp June 26 through June 30. Bell Family YMCA sports director Kerv Augustin spoke about the things that the campers from third grade to 12th grade worked on this past week.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   June 27   Dwishawndrick Brewer, 28, of Hartwell was arrested and charged with probation violation - false name, suspended license, and obstruction to officers.
Photo by Kimberly Farmer

Photo by Kimberly Farmer

Honor Roll Students

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Hartwell Elementary School HONOR ROLL   Fourth Grade – Jaxon Cash, Dakota Christian, William Dickerson, Aubrey Martin, Nathaniel Metzger, Kennedi Pennington and Georgia Shiflet.
Photo by Fred Moon

Photo by Fred Moon

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Kind actions by law enforcers also deserve attention

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
If you have seen the old Andy Griffith Show on television, no doubt you’ve seen Otis, the town drunk who checked himself into Sheriff Andy’s jail after he’d had a few too many. Years ago, Rabun County jail in Clayton, had its own Otis.
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Cleveland

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People are the top priority for Sheriff Cleveland

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Sheriff Mike Cleveland – an institution and all around beloved member of the community that keeps Hart County ticking. Cleveland began his time in law enforcement as a Hart County deputy in 1993, and has been at the helm of the Hart County Sheriff’s Office for the last 23 years.
Connectivity is the name of the game, and a new proposed pedestrian bridge would link Hartwell Lakeside Park to Hartwell Marina. The bridge is part of a proposed regional trail system, through a partnership with Hart Archway Partnership that would connect Downtown Hartwell with Lake Hartwell.

Connectivity is the name of the game, and a new proposed pedestrian bridge would link Hartwell Lakeside Park to Hartwell Marina. The bridge is part of a proposed regional trail system, through a partnership with Hart Archway Partnership that would connect Downtown Hartwell with Lake Hartwell.

Crafting a plan for connectivity

News Staff
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The City of Hartwell may soon be more connected than ever before, as city officials and researchers are proposing the development of a regional trail system that would connect Downtown Hartwell with numerous recreational amenities around Lake Hartwell.