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During the City of Hartwell’s Comprehensive Plan meeting Monday, members of the public including (L-R) Tamyra Hyatt, Rita Smith, Rita Chapman and commissioners Jeff Brown and Marshall Sayer study the public comment form before crafting their input. Results from the comments will be discussed during the final meeting Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

During the City of Hartwell’s Comprehensive Plan meeting Monday, members of the public including (L-R) Tamyra Hyatt, Rita Smith, Rita Chapman and commissioners Jeff Brown and Marshall Sayer study the public comment form before crafting their input. Results from the comments will be discussed during the final meeting Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

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Comprehensive plan meeting puts planning in public’s hands

Adriana Cascio – Leading News Reporter
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Hartwell residents offered crucial input on the City of Hartwell’s 2025 comprehensive plan draft during Monday’s local planning open house, utilizing a format that allowed them to visualize and shape future land use.
An additional 20,000 feet of new sidewalks that will connect Hart County schools to residential neighborhoods and the downtown area are set to be placed in the City of Hartwell after the city council approved a $1 million Appalachian Regional Commission Sidewalk Grant Project during Monday night’s meeting. In the proposed map of the sidewalk locations above, the blue lines reflect the new sidewalks while the orange lines reflect current sidewalks. (Map courtesy of the City of Hartwell)

An additional 20,000 feet of new sidewalks that will connect Hart County schools to residential neighborhoods and the downtown area are set to be placed in the City of Hartwell after the city council approved a $1 million Appalachian Regional Commission Sidewalk Grant Project during Monday night’s meeting. In the proposed map of the sidewalk locations above, the blue lines reflect the new sidewalks while the orange lines reflect current sidewalks. (Map courtesy of the City of Hartwell)

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City approves multi-million infrastructure projects

Adriana Cascio – Leading News Reporter
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The Hartwell City Council approved three significant projects during Monday’s regular meeting, including a 20,000 feet sidewalk expansion, a $1.5 million purchase of property for a new gas department facility and road-widening for College Avenue.
Images that can be seen as part of the Smithsonian Institute’s “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition that will be on display at the Arts Center of Hartwell June 7 to July 19, 2026 include (above) a “Remember the 4th” holiday banner from the 1860s. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute)

Images that can be seen as part of the Smithsonian Institute’s “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” exhibition that will be on display at the Arts Center of Hartwell June 7 to July 19, 2026 include (above) a “Remember the 4th” holiday banner from the 1860s. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institute)

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Exhibiting 250 years of democracy

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The City of Hartwell has been selected as one of just six communities in the state of Georgia to host the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.