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Pictured left to right top are Associate Superintendent Brooks Mewborn, Hart County Education Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Busha, Hart Telephone Company Executive Vice President Wyndee McKinnon, and Hart College and Career Academy CEO Steve Burton.

Pictured left to right top are Associate Superintendent Brooks Mewborn, Hart County Education Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Busha, Hart Telephone Company Executive Vice President Wyndee McKinnon, and Hart College and Career Academy CEO Steve Burton.

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REACH program highlights the best of our community

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Six soon-to-be high schoolers signed contracts last week to become the newest class of REACH Hart scholars. We were proud to be able to share their achievements with our community and explain a little about Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH), which has a positive impact on so many.
Pictured left to right are Phobe Cain York, Morgan Johnson, Emma Shift, Paige Wilson, Easton Saylors, Lukas Smith, Grace Wilson and Jacob Smith (coach and Hart County 4-H Program Assistant).

Pictured left to right are Phobe Cain York, Morgan Johnson, Emma Shift, Paige Wilson, Easton Saylors, Lukas Smith, Grace Wilson and Jacob Smith (coach and Hart County 4-H Program Assistant).

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Hart County 4-H’ers win first place

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Staff reports   Seven middle and elementary school 4-H’ers from Hart County participated in the Northeast District 4-H Forestry Field Day competition at Wahsega 4-H Center in Dahlonega, Georgia on September 7.
Photo credit: Olga Guryanova

Photo credit: Olga Guryanova

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Man loses arm in workplace incident

News Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
A man working at Fenner Dunlop Americas Inc. lost his arm while on the job Monday, Hart County EMS director Terrell Partain confirmed. “He got his arm caught in some kind of machinery,” Partain said.
Pictured above, the bar/restaurant portion of WillaDeans-Tavern catches fire in the 5 a.m. hour Tuesday, Oct. 4. City of Hartwell firefighters work to put out the flames, doing so successfully. The fire, of which the cause is still under investigation, largely left the popular Reed Creek area restaurant in ruins. The fire occurred after-hours and none were injured.

Pictured above, the bar/restaurant portion of WillaDeans-Tavern catches fire in the 5 a.m. hour Tuesday, Oct. 4. City of Hartwell firefighters work to put out the flames, doing so successfully. The fire, of which the cause is still under investigation, largely left the popular Reed Creek area restaurant in ruins. The fire occurred after-hours and none were injured.

WillaDean’s Tavern burns down: Fire under investigation

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
The locally popular barbecue and southern restaurant WillaDean’s Tavern burned down between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Hartwell Fire Chief Alan Daniel said dispatch received a call reporting the fire at 5:17 a.m., with his unit responding from there.
Photo credit: ModCatShop

Photo credit: ModCatShop

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Tips on cat adoption

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says approximately 1.3 million cats are adopted from animal shelters each year. However, of the cats entering shelters, only around 37 percent are ultimately adopted, according to the National Kitten Coalition.
Officer Michael Tyler

Officer Michael Tyler

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School resource officers ‘there to protect everyone’

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Children are among any nation’s most vulnerable population and need protecting. Hart County and Hartwell recognize that safety is a priority for children and provide it through school resource officers, who guard their schools like a castle under siege, ready to protect it from any invader.
Photo credit: Insung Yoon

Photo credit: Insung Yoon

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# Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
1940: Minister William Edgar Brown drowned in the Tugaloo River while trying to save his brother Rev. J.H. Brown when he fell off the boat they were traveling on. Brown and his minister brothers Robert and J.H. were traveling on Tugaloo River when J.H.