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Volunteers put together Thanksgiving dinners during a recent event hosted by Love Him Love Them Ministries.

Volunteers put together Thanksgiving dinners during a recent event hosted by Love Him Love Them Ministries.

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Local ministry feeds needy in Northeast Georgia

News Staff
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Love Him Love Them Ministry has heeded the call to arms against world hunger once again. Love Him Love Them Ministry is based in Lavonia. While serving people in need around Northeast Georgia, the missions group also serves people overseas in Haiti and the Ukraine.
Sunshot by Drew Dotson - The exterior of Glow Up Tanning Salon is shown on Depot Street in downtown Hartwell.

Sunshot by Drew Dotson - The exterior of Glow Up Tanning Salon is shown on Depot Street in downtown Hartwell.

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Glow Up Tanning opens on Depot

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
People in Hartwell striving for a bronze glow now will have a new tanning salon to keep up their tan year round. Jessica Fortson decided to open Glow Up Tanning Salon after she saw the need for more tanning options in Hartwell. “It was a service that wasn’t offered.”  Fortson said.
Voters in Hart County have spoken and want restaurants to be able to serve liquor by the drink

Voters in Hart County have spoken and want restaurants to be able to serve liquor by the drink

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Liquor-by-drink rules in works

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Voters in Hart County have spoken and want restaurants to be able to serve liquor by the drink, putting them on par with city businesses, but first the details of a distilled spirits ordinance must be ironed out and passed.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Dec. 4, 1936 — The Hartwell Sun reported that there were no fatalities on Thanksgiving locally. There was “an auto wreck or two” and one man was injured when a he fell out of a tree trying to get to a squirrel that her shot.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Poverty task force powers through 2020

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
In its third year of meeting, the Hart County Poverty Task Force has continued to fight poverty in the Hart community through a turbulent year. The poverty task force is a collection of people from more than 20 partner agencies that work together to fight poverty.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Local business leader noted for acumen

Michael Hall
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Betty Barton Barker will be remembered as a local business pioneer who helped focus a Hartwell institution on community and who always took time to show love to her family. Barker, 84, a former co-owner of Hart Telephone Company, died Nov. 19.
Santa waves to his elves as they greet him and Mrs. Claus, who hitched a ride to the event with the Hartwell Fire Department.

Santa waves to his elves as they greet him and Mrs. Claus, who hitched a ride to the event with the Hartwell Fire Department.

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Santa Claus is coming to Hartwell

News Staff
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Santa Claus made his first visit of the holiday season in Hartwell on Tuesday, Nov. 24 when he and Mrs. Claus arrived for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree ceremony in Hartwell on the courthouse square.
Capt. Josh Fowler, deputy Matt Sparrow, deputy Brian Anderson, Inv. Michael Davis and K-9 unit “Chuck” pose for a photo with more than 11 pounds of cocaine and an AR-15 seized from a charter bus traveling on Interstate 85 on Friday.

Capt. Josh Fowler, deputy Matt Sparrow, deputy Brian Anderson, Inv. Michael Davis and K-9 unit “Chuck” pose for a photo with more than 11 pounds of cocaine and an AR-15 seized from a charter bus traveling on Interstate 85 on Friday.

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Cocaine bust nets 11 pounds

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
A charter bus carrying more than 11 pounds of cocaine didn’t make it to its destination with the contraband Friday night. Instead, it was stopped by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office around 10 p.m. on Nov. 27 just before reaching the South Carolina border on Interstate 85.
The Hartwell Sun

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How to cook a turkey

News Staff
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
The Hartwell Sun collected the best recipes from local first-grade students so you can get a few ideas for this year’s Thanksgiving feast. These instructions are printed as they were written, including the names, and provided to The Sun. Happy Thanksgving and enjoy your turkey feast.