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Pictured above is the Rock Springs Baptist Church float, one of many that traveled through the streets of Hartwell during Sunday’s annual Christmas Parade.

Pictured above is the Rock Springs Baptist Church float, one of many that traveled through the streets of Hartwell during Sunday’s annual Christmas Parade.

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We can, have done better

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
I have been in attendance for or participated in the Hartwell Christmas Parade for the last 15 years or so, and while I have been away at school, I have made it a point to make the drive home to take in the sights and sounds of the parade.
Photo credit: Rod Long

Photo credit: Rod Long

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It is more blessed to give than to receive

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Photo credit: Brooke Campbell

Photo credit: Brooke Campbell

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Preservation Commission wraps up architectural survey

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The Hartwell Preservation Commission (HPC), in association with the City of Hartwell and the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, received an updated version of the Historic Resources Survey Report in October of this year. This report was prepared for the City of Hartwell by Volkert, Inc.
City councilmen expressed an interest Monday in getting serious about extending the type of sidewalks downtown, seen above, towards the schools and elsewhere in the city of Hartwell.

City councilmen expressed an interest Monday in getting serious about extending the type of sidewalks downtown, seen above, towards the schools and elsewhere in the city of Hartwell.

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City adjusts 2022 budget

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
The Hartwell City Council discussed budget amendments and plans for 2023 at a called meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, with city infrastructure a central focus. “We’ve got 11 budget adjustments,” city manager Jon Herschell said.
After requesting supplies for the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter as ninth birthday gifts, Asher Lack donates a haul of items.

After requesting supplies for the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter as ninth birthday gifts, Asher Lack donates a haul of items.

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Birthday wish brings supplies to Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
For most typical 3rd graders, when it comes to his birthday, it would not be unexpected for a young man to ask for a video game console, a new bike or maybe just a crisp $20 bill. For recently turned 9-year-old Asher Lack of Hartwell, his Dec.
A gentleman takes his tractor along Montevideo Road Sunday at the annual Montevideo Christmas parade.

A gentleman takes his tractor along Montevideo Road Sunday at the annual Montevideo Christmas parade.

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Montevideo holds annual parade

News Staff
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Hart County residents made their annual pilgrimage to the southern end of the county on Sunday, Dec. 18 for the Montevideo Christmas Parade.
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Man accused of raping minor out on conditional bail

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Santos Perez-Bartolon, 47, a man charged with the rape of a minor, posted bail with “certain conditions” via property bond for $75,000. Hart County Superior Court judge Jeffrey S. Malcom set Perez-Bartolon’s bond on Dec. 12, which he posted two days later on Dec.
Jeffrey H. Dorfman, a professor of agricultural and applied economics speaks to the public and Hart Co. Board of Commissioners on Dec. 13 about the subdivision proposal off Benson Street in Hartwell and the county’s growth statistics.

Jeffrey H. Dorfman, a professor of agricultural and applied economics speaks to the public and Hart Co. Board of Commissioners on Dec. 13 about the subdivision proposal off Benson Street in Hartwell and the county’s growth statistics.

UGA prof. shares insight on county growth: Stats indicate housing hasn’t kept up with population

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Professor Jeffrey Dorfman from the University of Georgia’s agricultural and applied economics department spoke to the Hart County Board of Commissioners and residents at the Hart County Agriscience Center about managing residential growth in Hart County in hopes of “balancing” local resources.
Senior guard Valasha Carter dishes it to an open teammate in the Lady Dogs close win at Madison County on Dec. 10.

Senior guard Valasha Carter dishes it to an open teammate in the Lady Dogs close win at Madison County on Dec. 10.

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Dogs basketball teams on 2 different streaks

News Staff
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Hart County hit the road this past weekend, taking on Morgan County on Friday, Madison County on Saturday, and Daniel on Monday. On Friday, Dec. 9, Hart County began its long weekend with a trip to Morgan County to play in the battle of the Bulldogs.