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Pictured left to right are HCCT and TORCH board members Lani Sessoms, Morgan Haymes (Harvey), Kerri Prutt, Ayoca Freeman, Mary Gidley, Christopher Milford, Lenford Smith, Kristin Joyner and Larry Torrence.

Pictured left to right are HCCT and TORCH board members Lani Sessoms, Morgan Haymes (Harvey), Kerri Prutt, Ayoca Freeman, Mary Gidley, Christopher Milford, Lenford Smith, Kristin Joyner and Larry Torrence.

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TORCH, HCCT receive grant

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
TORCH of Hartwell, Inc. and the Hart County Community Theatre is pleased to announce the organizations have jointly been awarded a Georgia Council of the Arts, Vibrant Community Grant for $5000. Torch and HCCT competed against 57 grants applications.
GRSP student and Colombian-native Catalina Velez Aristizabal stands alongside her Hartwell hosts Marcie and Joe Garringer.

GRSP student and Colombian-native Catalina Velez Aristizabal stands alongside her Hartwell hosts Marcie and Joe Garringer.

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Hartwell welcomes Colombian student

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) has been bringing students from around the world to the area since 1946, even to a little lake town like Hartwell.
Amelia and Alexis Hays show off their fashion line at the Hartwell Makers Festival.

Amelia and Alexis Hays show off their fashion line at the Hartwell Makers Festival.

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Hart Co. ‘makers’ show off creativity

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Hartwell welcomed a new festival to its seasonal repertoire with the Hartwell Makers Festival held Oct. 23. The festival was exclusively marketed for original artists and craft-makers to display their works for customers and browsers to find local talent hidden in Hartwell’s ranks.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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‘Time this board put their foot down’: BOC talks annexations

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Allowing the annexation of properties into the city became the topic of debate again at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 26. An annexation request for a property on Ridge Road transitioned into a debate on whether they should allow the city to continue annexing property.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Hart EMC surprises teachers with grants

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Hart EMC surprised 19 Hart County teachers with Bright Ideas Grants on Oct. 12. There were winners selected at every school in the Hart County Charter System totalling $11,102 for teachers to use in the classroom.
Booster vaccine doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been approved locally for specific groups of fully vaccinated individuals.

Booster vaccine doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been approved locally for specific groups of fully vaccinated individuals.

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Moderna, J&J boosters to begin

News Staff
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Booster vaccine doses for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have been approved locally for specific groups of fully vaccinated individuals, the Georgia Department of Public Health announced Tuesday, Oct. 26.
Hartwell's newest road sign waiting in production. The sign is currently under black paper, which will be stripped off at the ceremony Nov. 11.

Hartwell's newest road sign waiting in production. The sign is currently under black paper, which will be stripped off at the ceremony Nov. 11.

Royston Highway in Hartwell to be renamed ‘Veterans Memorial Highway’

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Hartwell will soon be the home of a state-sanctioned Veterans Memorial Highway thanks to a year-long effort by American Legion Post 109. The Legion will host a special Veterans Day ceremony at 2 p.m. on Nov.