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Defensive back Montae Maxwell celebrates after making a play during Hart County's scrimmage game against Washington Wilkes in 2019.

Defensive back Montae Maxwell celebrates after making a play during Hart County's scrimmage game against Washington Wilkes in 2019.

Football scrimmages nixed, cheer delayed

News Staff
Thursday, August 6, 2020
The Hart County High School football team’s planned pre-season scrimmages for Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 won’t happen, according to the Georgia High School Association, but the regular season schedule remains unchanged.
Mindy Wise

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HYDRA welcomes new director

News Staff
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Hart Youth Development Resource Association (HYDRA) has hired a new director. Mindy Wise was recently named as HYDRA’s youth association director for this year’s program.
The Hartwell Sun

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Nearly a quarter of students to be online

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Nearly one-quarter of all Hart County students are scheduled to spend the coming semester learning through their computers. Approximately 23 percent of the student body, grades K-12, have registered for virtual learning so far, according to the Hart County Charter System.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Jeff Garner, Hart County Charter System transportation director, shows how a disinfecting fogger works that will be used to sanitize buses during the school year.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — Jeff Garner, Hart County Charter System transportation director, shows how a disinfecting fogger works that will be used to sanitize buses during the school year.

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Prepping for students, schools take extra safety steps in face of COVID-19

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Hopping on the bus for the daily commute many school-aged kids make could be where the first novel coronavirus-prompted changes are noticed, as school officials gear up to use new technology and enhanced safety protocols in preparation for a school year that will no doubt be different from anything...
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Two stop sign violations; one illegal parking; three unsafe operations of radio, telephone or cell; two failures to yield right of way; one defective equipment; one driving while unlicensed; one driving without...
Sunshot from file by Bill Powell — Wassie Vickery holds a newspaper fresh off the press at The Hartwell Sun in 2006.

Sunshot from file by Bill Powell — Wassie Vickery holds a newspaper fresh off the press at The Hartwell Sun in 2006.

Vickery kept Hartwell, family in her heart

Michael Hall
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
A life dedicated to telling the stories of the people and communities of Hart County came to an end July 31 when long-time editor of The Hartwell Sun, Juanelle “Wassie” Vickery, died from complications with COVID-19. She was 91.