Photo credit: BP Miller
Farewell to The Hartwell Sun, my final bark
Drew Dotson
Sooner than expected, my time with The Hartwell Sun has come to an end.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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Hart helmet (left), Monroe Area helmet (right).
Hart to host Monroe Area in final regular-season game
Drew Dotson
The Bulldogs will be playing the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes in the final regular season game of the season this Friday night in Herndon Stadium.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Junior Dakota Phillips brings the ball down the court in a scrimmage to start practice.
Girls basketball looking for youth to step up
Drew Dotson
The Lady Dogs’ young team from last season is now a year older and looking to make is further in the playoffs this season.
The Hart County High School girls basketball team finished 15-13 last season before falling to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in the first round of the state playoffs.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Senior Tahj Johnson finishes at the rim during practice on Nov. 1.
Hart boys basketball expecting continued success under new coach
Drew Dotson
The Hart County boys basketball season is right around the corner.
The team just completed its first week of practice and is looking forward to the season.
“We’ve done some good things. The guys are working hard,” new head coach Matt Gibbs said.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Running back Nori Moore, nicknamed “Duke,” recorded 360 yards from scrimmage against Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula on Friday, Oct. 28.
‘Duke’ Slays the Hebron Lions: Moore sets records in Hart win over Hebron Christian
Drew Dotson
Junior running-back Nori Moore, nicknamed Duke, marked his name in the record books as Hart County snapped its two game losing streak by defeating the Lions of Hebron Christian on the road Friday, 48-27.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Photo credit: Insung Yoon
# Throwback Thursday
News Staff
1968: The Plantation Pipeline Company decided that Hart County would be one of many Georgia counties to have their pipeline built in that would stretch from Helena, Alabama to Sartunburb, South Carolina.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Photo credit: David von Diemar
The Blotter
News Staff
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
A wretched soul begs for help to escape her dark imprisonment at the community theater.
Harvey haunts Hartwell
Josh Brannen
Thrill seekers got a scare when they entered the haunted halls of Harvey’s Midnight of Carnival Illusions at the Hart County Community Theatre, filling their imaginations with nightmares until next year.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, Athens and the University of Georgia re-enacted the torch run. As chairman of Athens 96, I invited Billy Payne, left, and Vince Dooley, right, to speak at the ceremony.
Remembering my friend, Coach Vince Dooley
Dink NeSmith
In sports lingo, it’d be a highlights reel. For me, it’s more of a mental scrapbook. I remember that Oct. 8, 1966, Saturday afternoon.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Photo credit: Avi Waxman
Planning commission meeting postponed due to lack of notice
Josh Brannen
On Thursday, Oct. 27, the Hartwell Planning and Zoning Commission postponed its meeting in which members would have discussed the annexation request by Kenneth Whitworth and Brandt Bentley for the proposed subdivision between Liberty Hill Road and Fairview Avenue.
Wednesday, November 2, 2022