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Warrants detail Oglesby investigation

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
A more than 900 page stack of court documents recently unsealed suggests Hart County Commissioner R.C. Oglesby and several of his family members were involved in what authorities say was an organized crime scheme involving drug sales, EBT card fraud, theft and an abuse of power.
Violet Ayers, left, 6, and Jasper Ayers, 4, right, hold signs in support of their cousin Emma Ayers on Saturday, May 23, during the Parade of Graduates in Hartwell. — Sunshot by Michael Hall

Violet Ayers, left, 6, and Jasper Ayers, 4, right, hold signs in support of their cousin Emma Ayers on Saturday, May 23, during the Parade of Graduates in Hartwell. — Sunshot by Michael Hall

Hartwell honors Class of 2020 with a parade

Michael Hall
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Violet and Jasper Ayers peeked over and under signs made from posterboard Saturday afternoon, May 23, in Hartwell in eager anticipation for the arrival of their cousin, Emma Ayers.
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: May 19 • Jonathan Andrew Harned, 30, 402 Providence Church Road, Lavonia, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and third-degree cruelty to children.
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#Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
May 17, 1912 Cattle ticks seemed to stir up some trouble for local farmers in 1912. The Sun reported that the quarantine law was raised from Hart County except for a few farms where the cattle tick had not yet been eradicated. A letter sent to the cattle inspector, C.H.N.
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Food, shelter assistance available for residents

News Staff
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Ninth District Opportunity, Inc. has been awarded federal funding under The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program Phase 37 and CARES Act to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Hart County.
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Kemp urges patience for state's COVID-19 data

News Staff
Friday, May 22, 2020
By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service Gov. Brian Kemp urged Georgians Thursday to have patience with public health officials amid reports over questionable data-keeping methods for positive cases of coronavirus in the state.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hart County kicker Tucker Kim, No. 42, raises his hands in victory along with Caden Hart, No. 71, while quarterback Luke Lee tackles Kim after Kim’s game winning field goal on Nov. 22, 2019 in Blackshear over the Pierce County Bears.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hart County kicker Tucker Kim, No. 42, raises his hands in victory along with Caden Hart, No. 71, while quarterback Luke Lee tackles Kim after Kim’s game winning field goal on Nov. 22, 2019 in Blackshear over the Pierce County Bears.

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High school sports activities can begin again June 8

Grayson Williams
Thursday, May 21, 2020
High school sports teams in Georgia will be permitted to begin conditioning on June 8 with certain restrictions in place. The Georgia High School Association met with its Board of Trustees Thursday afternoon to discuss the plans for returning to team sports activities.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — John Milner shows off a zucchini squash bloom in his Hartwell garden. Milner, a former plant protection inspector for the USDA and an entomologist, has poured his efforts into his garden during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — John Milner shows off a zucchini squash bloom in his Hartwell garden. Milner, a former plant protection inspector for the USDA and an entomologist, has poured his efforts into his garden during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.

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John Milner is loving life

Michael Hall
Thursday, May 21, 2020
John Milner and quarantines are not strangers.  The idea of keeping one potentially dangerous thing away from another was part of his career as a plant protection inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture.