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First row from left to right: Julianne Bond, Madalyn Dault, Tristyn Thompson, and Adrianne Pennington. Second row from left to right: Cheyenne Rucker, Emma Kale Garland, and Chastyn Haynie. Third row from left to right: Aeryn Back, Charley Lloyd, and Gracen McAdams. Fourth row from left to right: Maci Dudley and Kennedi Pennington.

First row from left to right: Julianne Bond, Madalyn Dault, Tristyn Thompson, and Adrianne Pennington. Second row from left to right: Cheyenne Rucker, Emma Kale Garland, and Chastyn Haynie. Third row from left to right: Aeryn Back, Charley Lloyd, and Gracen McAdams. Fourth row from left to right: Maci Dudley and Kennedi Pennington.

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Twisters compete in Peppermint Twist

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Hartwell Twisters traveled to Cumming, Georgia on Dec. 3 and 4 to compete in the Peppermint Twist. Both Twisters teams brought home first place overall on Friday and fourth overall on Saturday.
Photo credit: Chris Chow

Photo credit: Chris Chow

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Mat Dogs roar in comeback win at the Lions Den

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Mat Dogs who were down 30-0 on Tuesday, roared back to capture a big win in Franklin County. “We traveled to Franklin County and had the opportunity to wrestle Franklin County and Stephens County,” Mat Dogs head coach Sean Gaddy said.
Senior forward Tahj Johnson drives to the basket in the Dogs’ big win over arch rival Elbert County in the Inferno, 69-45.

Senior forward Tahj Johnson drives to the basket in the Dogs’ big win over arch rival Elbert County in the Inferno, 69-45.

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Dogs basketball teams split against Elbert and Daniel

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Hart County’s basketball teams traveled to Elbert County to take on the Blue Devils on Tuesday in the sold out Inferno, with the girls falling, 68-44 and the boys winning big, 69-45. The 2-4 Lady Dogs started things off as they took on the defending AA state champion Lady Blue Devils.
Photo credit: Dan Meyers

Photo credit: Dan Meyers

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Georgia Foundation for Agriculture to offer $70K in ag scholarships

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Hartwell,  Ga. – The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) is offering $70,000 in scholarships to Georgia students pursuing a degree in agriculture, veterinary medicine, family and consumer sciences or a related field, Larry Haley,  Hart County Farm Bureau president, recently announced.
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Photo credit: Insung Yoon

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# Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
1992: After 23 years apart, Debra Ethridge reunited with her son Jamie before Christmas. With tears of joy streaming down her face, Ethridge extolled the long overdue joy of motherhood and the finding of her son she had only seen one time, just after his birth.
Photo credit: David von Diemar

Photo credit: David von Diemar

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   Nov. 29 •Santos Perez-Bartolon, 47, of Hartwell was charged and arrested for possession of a firearm during commission of a crime. Dec.
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Photo credit: Magnus S

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Environmental ‘ignorance’ isn’t bliss

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
  True or false: “Ignorance is bliss”? If that was true, I was blissfully ignorant—nestled in my Strand Theater seat—watching cowboy-and-Indian movies during my boyhood Saturdays. And how many times, in backyard play, did you choose to be a cowboy rather than an Indian?
Photo credit: Ritz Instrument Transformers

Photo credit: Ritz Instrument Transformers

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Ritz Instrument Transformers announces manufacturing expansion

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Ritz Instrument Transformers, Inc., which has a location at the Lavonia-area industrial park in Hart County, announced last week that it will be expanding its instrument transformer manufacturing capacity in the United States.