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Photo submitted - Pictured above from left to right, Julian Mills, Jonathan McClain, Landyn Chapman after receiving drafting certifications.

Photo submitted - Pictured above from left to right, Julian Mills, Jonathan McClain, Landyn Chapman after receiving drafting certifications.

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HCHS students become CTAE certified, SkillsUSA team places at national event

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Six Hart County High School students became certified in drafting in June. Congratulations to Julian Mills certified in autodesk inventor, Jonathan McClain in autodesk revit, Landyn Chapman in SkillsUSA technical drafting.
Chris Minervino with his grandsons, Wyatt and Ethan.

Chris Minervino with his grandsons, Wyatt and Ethan.

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Hartwell man survives fall from bucket truck

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
A Georgia state trooper may have saved the life of a Hartwell-native after he fell out of his bucket truck. Hart Telephone Company worker, Chris Minervino,  50, fell out of his bucket truck while working in Martin on June 25.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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HCHS selected to receive COVID grant funding

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
By Josh Brannen Staff writer In wake of the pandemic that swept the nation last year, Georgia needed an education plan to aid students who could not meet in-person during the 2020 and 2021 school year.
Photo submitted - Rendering of what the large wayfinding signs planned for Hartwell could look like.

Photo submitted - Rendering of what the large wayfinding signs planned for Hartwell could look like.

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City planning wayfinding signs for Hartwell

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
By Josh Brannen Staff Writer The City of Hartwell could soon be adding wayfinding signs to the downtown area. Main Street coordinator Peggy Vickery is spearheading the efforts to install the directional signs which point to Hartwell landmarks and amentities. “It has been on our wish list.
Deputy Jarod Tollison alongside K9 unit Parker Jean.

Deputy Jarod Tollison alongside K9 unit Parker Jean.

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Sheriff’s Office introduces scent kits for wanderers

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The Hart County Sheriff’s office is offering Scent Evidence kits to better track people with a propensity to wander. The kits are comprised of an airtight jar and a piece of gauze that can be used to swab the person’s underarm and save the scent for bloodhounds to track if the person gets lost.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Man found drowned at Big Oaks on July 4

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
A man drowned at Big Oaks Recreation Area on Independence Day. Armando Esteban  Sanchez Martinez, 22, of Greer, S.C. was pulled out of Lake Hartwell by another individual in the area on the afternoon of Sunday, July 4.
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Barnes Academy teacher charged with sex with student

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The Anderson County Sheriff’s office arrested a woman regarding a  sexual relationship between a teacher and student at Barnes Academy. Heather Kathleen Laun, 34, was arrested and charged with sex / sexual battery with a student 16 or 17 years of age on June 22.
Bill Powell/The Hartwell Sun - Triathletes jump in at Big Oaks Recreation Area on Lake Hartwell.

Bill Powell/The Hartwell Sun - Triathletes jump in at Big Oaks Recreation Area on Lake Hartwell.

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Hartwell Tri draws region’s athletes

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Triathletes from across the southeast U.S. gathered in Hartwell on June 26 to compete in the annual Hartwell Y Triathlon. The event, hosted by the Bell Family YMCA, took place at the Big Oaks Recreation Area on Lake Hartwell and offered two race distances to accommodate athletes of all levels.
Submitted photo - Hart County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee chair, Patti York, right, Hart County Farm Bureau office manager, Tina Simmons, left, and Angie Brown, Hart EMC, present a copy of the children’s book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish” to Richard Sanders, who accepts the book for the Hart County Public Library.

Submitted photo - Hart County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee chair, Patti York, right, Hart County Farm Bureau office manager, Tina Simmons, left, and Angie Brown, Hart EMC, present a copy of the children’s book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish” to Richard Sanders, who accepts the book for the Hart County Public Library.

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GFA, Georgia EMC donate books to Hart library

News Staff
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
For the sixth year in a row, The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) are jointly promoting agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish” to the more than 400 libraries in...