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The Hartwell Sun

Board of education talks budget

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
A 14 percent budget cut to the local school system is challenging the board of education with some tough decisions, and could lead to higher property taxes, furlough days, a cut to the local pay supplement or a reduction in force.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — A message reading “Heroes work here” is displayed in the front lawn of Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation on Wednesday morning on Cade Street in Hartwell.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — A message reading “Heroes work here” is displayed in the front lawn of Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation on Wednesday morning on Cade Street in Hartwell.

Virus numbers growing in Hart County

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The number of COVID-19 infections in a local nursing home continued to rise over the past week as the cumulative total of confirmed cases in Hart County grew to 18 and state officials continued to lay out plans for re-opening businesses shuttered due to the pandemic.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

#Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
May 12, 1911 — A local business leader narrowly escaped death after he was lodged armpit-deep in a truckload of coal. Hartwell Mills superintendent C.H.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Cumulative cases of COVID-19 now at 18 in Hart County

News Staff
Monday, May 11, 2020
There have now been 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Hart County residents since the state Department of Public Health began tracking them in March.  The number has now nearly doubled in the past two weeks since Georgia began phase one of reopening businesses that were closed under Gov.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hartwell Police investigator Sherod Blackwell pets Justice, the recently retired K-9 unit Blackwell handled for all of Justice’s years of service to the department. Justice now lives with Blackwell as a pet.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Hartwell Police investigator Sherod Blackwell pets Justice, the recently retired K-9 unit Blackwell handled for all of Justice’s years of service to the department. Justice now lives with Blackwell as a pet.

K-9 Justice retires to life of leisure

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Police officer Sherod Blackwell won’t have his best partner riding the streets of Hartwell with him at work anymore. Instead, his four-legged companion of nine years will enjoy the finer things in life as he enters retirement.
School lunch heroes

School lunch heroes

School lunch heroes honored

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Photo submitted The eighth-annual School Lunch Hero Day took on a whole new meaning last Friday, May 1, when the 2020 day was observed. The day is a chance to showcase the difference school nutrition professionals make for children who dine in their cafeterias daily.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Art Center programs set to continue

News Staff
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
The Art Center is planning to reopen on May 14 and will do so by bringing back the student art exhibit that was closed three days after it opened due to the novel coronavirus pandemic response.