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Sunshot by Michael Hall - Doris Mahannah works on a onsie for a newborn at her home in Hart County recently. Mahannah is 104 years old and contributes regularly to Tiny Stitches.

Sunshot by Michael Hall - Doris Mahannah works on a onsie for a newborn at her home in Hart County recently. Mahannah is 104 years old and contributes regularly to Tiny Stitches.

104 years of life and 2 pandemics can't stop Doris Mahannah

Michael Hall
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
One of Doris Mahannah’s earliest memories is of waking up as a small child in Virginia, unable to get out of bed because of how sick she was. Her mother came and picked her up and made sure she ate and was cared for until she was nursed back to health.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Virus cancels football game; infection rate slows

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
COVID-19 prompted the Hart County High School versus Elbert County football game to be canceled after the Elbert County School District made the announcement Tuesday night, but Hart County won’t be without a game Friday night.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Hart County vs. Elbert County canceled

News Staff
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Elbert County Schools canceled the annual rivarly game between the Bulldogs and the Blue Devils that was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at The Granite Bowl. The statement posted to elbertbluedevils.
Virus

Virus

New COVID infections appear to be slowing

Michael Hall
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Hart County’s two-week rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 appears to be dropping as Georgia shed the distinction of being the state where the virus was spreading fastest, according to reports. There were 38 new cases added to the cumulative total in the past week, as of Tuesday, Aug.
Emilee Williams

Emilee Williams

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Scholarship awarded to local 2020 graduate

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Emilee Williams, a 2020 graduate of Hart County High School, received the Gene Higginbotham Memorial Scholarship, which will go toward her college education beginning this upcoming semester at University of Georgia. She plans to major in biology and pre-medicine.
The Hartwell Sun

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BOC talks ethics, comments

Michael Hall
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Three of four sitting Hart County commissioners signed an ethics pledge Tuesday and changed the public comment policy at meetings while all four approved the next fiscal year’s budget with a rolled back millage rate.
Photo submitted - An Atlanta-based program is expanding statewide to promote methods to boost native pollinators around Georgia.

Photo submitted - An Atlanta-based program is expanding statewide to promote methods to boost native pollinators around Georgia.

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Pollinator program expands statewide

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
An Atlanta-based effort to provide and restore needed habitat for butterflies, bees and other pollinators is expanding statewide. Previously known as the Greater Atlanta Pollinator Partnership, the program has broadened to become the Georgia Pollinator Partnership, or GAPP.
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Funeral homes, cops see spike in area deaths

Michael Hall
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Local law enforcement and funeral homes have seen a spike in deaths over the past several weeks, but COVID-19 doesn’t necessarily seem to be the cause. Just what the cause is, however, is difficult to pinpoint.
The Hartwell Sun

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Local parties plan election season events

News Staff
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Both local chapters of the political parties field candidates in the November election are hosting upcoming events as the 2020 election season heats up. The Hart County Republican Party is hosting a kickoff meeting for the Women for Trump movement at 10 a.m., Aug.