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Virus cases continue increasing in Hart County

Grayson Williams
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Local coronavirus cases are continuing to rise, nearing 700 cumulative cases since it first arrived in Hart County, but the county is no longer considered a “high transmission” area as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.
Pictured from left to right are, Inv. Chris Carroll, deputy Josh Fowler, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, District Attorney Parks White, Inv. Kevin White and Inv. Joseph Haley with 47 pounds of methamphetamine disguised as candles that were seized in September 2019.

Pictured from left to right are, Inv. Chris Carroll, deputy Josh Fowler, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, District Attorney Parks White, Inv. Kevin White and Inv. Joseph Haley with 47 pounds of methamphetamine disguised as candles that were seized in September 2019.

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Meth candle case nets guilty plea

Grayson Williams
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
A man who allegedly had nearly 50 pounds of methamphetamine — disguised as candles — sent from Mexico to his Bowersville residence will spend the next 13 years in state prison before being deported.
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Commission talks ethics ordinance

Grayson Williams
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
By Grayson Williams Staff writer A code of ethics ordinance is being put into place in Hart County that could exclude commissioners from executive sessions in the future for violating it.
Brooklyn Vassar, left, and Mia Dancause, right, both fifth-graders, duel with cans of silly string during the Silly String Club Day activity.

Brooklyn Vassar, left, and Mia Dancause, right, both fifth-graders, duel with cans of silly string during the Silly String Club Day activity.

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North Hart students get Friday Funday

News Staff
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
North Hart Elementary School students had a special day on Friday, Nov. 20, the last day of school before the Thanksgiving break.
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Food drive set for Dec. 5

News Staff
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The annual food drive of Hart County will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, in the parking lot of Hart County High School. Eligibility requirements must be met to receive a food box. Applications will be given out from Quality Foods parking lot from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 28.
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Woman charged with sneaking meth into jail

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
A woman allegedly attempted to bring a trafficking amount of methamphetamine into the Hart County Jail — through her private parts. Kayla Michelle Baxter, 31, of Danielsville, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 after a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 29.
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Homestead exemption changes coming to Hart

News Staff
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Hart County voters passed an increase to the local homestead exemption for property owners who are 65 or older with 80 percent of voters casting ballots for the increase. This exemption may be or may not be automatically applied.
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Comprehensive plan update is community process

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The city of Hartwell is working with the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission (GMRC) to update its comprehensive plan for the city. The plan, which needs to be updated every 10 years, is a requirement by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to be eligible for different grants.
Photo submitted - Ben Tellano poses for a photo with the Angel Tree display at the Bell Family YMCA recently.

Photo submitted - Ben Tellano poses for a photo with the Angel Tree display at the Bell Family YMCA recently.

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Angel Tree is back at the YMCA again this Christmas

News Staff
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Ben Tellano, a senior 4-H’er, is organizing an Angel Tree project for Hart County again this year. He is sponsoring 100 needy children from the Hart County Department of Family and Child Services system.
Photo submitted - The new fountain that replaced the one damaged by vandals at the Anne King Garden in the Hart County Botanical Garden is shown.

Photo submitted - The new fountain that replaced the one damaged by vandals at the Anne King Garden in the Hart County Botanical Garden is shown.

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Officials find alleged botanical garden vandals

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The alleged perpetrators of a vandalism incident at the Hart County Botanical Gardens have been caught and a new fountain has been installed to replace the destroyed one.