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Sunshot by Michael Hall — The roof of a boat storage building was blown off its structure and into the entrance of the Hart County Parks and Recreation Department park on Elberton Highway early Monday.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — The roof of a boat storage building was blown off its structure and into the entrance of the Hart County Parks and Recreation Department park on Elberton Highway early Monday.

Strong storms cause damage in Hart

Michael Hall
Monday, April 13, 2020
A line of severe weather that spawned tornados and is reported to have killed more than 30 people from Louisiana to South Carolina on Easter Sunday and Monday downed trees and damaged property in Hart County.
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Shelter in place extended through April

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday he plans to extend Georgia’s shelter-in-place order through the rest of April as coronavirus continues to spread and hit local hospitals hard.
A message of love as written on a window by teacher Kristen Zemaitis at Hartwell Health and Rehab.

A message of love as written on a window by teacher Kristen Zemaitis at Hartwell Health and Rehab.

Kindness matters

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Helping others in need Many people in the community have gotten involved with the Hart Co. COVID-19 Community Outreach Facebook page on which folks are connecting with others to pitch in during their times of need.
Police

Police

The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: March 31 • Lebarron Gray, 30, 64 Vickery Street, was arrested and charged with DUI alcohol. He was released on $2,000 bond.
Sunshot from file — Fabritex metal fabricators Martin Neal, left, and Jon Grubbs, right, layout the wheel at Fabritex in 2018 that is now part of a mechanisim used to ring the Victory Bell at Hart County High School. The company refurbished the bell and renewed a longstanding tradition for Hart County Schools, one of many ways Fabritex partners with local schools.

Sunshot from file — Fabritex metal fabricators Martin Neal, left, and Jon Grubbs, right, layout the wheel at Fabritex in 2018 that is now part of a mechanisim used to ring the Victory Bell at Hart County High School. The company refurbished the bell and renewed a longstanding tradition for Hart County Schools, one of many ways Fabritex partners with local schools.

Fabritex a model school partner

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
By Anna Hall Hart County Charter System In front of Lee Adam’s office on U.S. Highway 29 South, a large monument soaked in history swells from the ground.
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Man shot in apparent drive-by shooting

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
A man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the back and investigators are looking for a person of interest after a drive-by shooting in Hart County on Friday. Hart County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Pierce Brown Road around 5:30 p.m.
Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday

#Throwback Thursday

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
April 13, 1945 — Private First Class J.T. House joined the more than 405,000 Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice during World War II, when he was killed in action on March 30 in Germany. The 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lester House was from the Bethesda section of Hart County.
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City considers new zoning rules

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Proposed amendments to Hartwell’s zoning ordinances would scrap the potential for mobile homes in single and multiple-family residential districts, while also modernizing rules within the city limits, city leaders said Monday night.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Annie Dunn, owner of Annie’s Pretty Pieces, shows off a mask in progress at her store last week in Hartwell.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Annie Dunn, owner of Annie’s Pretty Pieces, shows off a mask in progress at her store last week in Hartwell.

Quilters patching holes in mask production

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Visitors have been far-and-few-between for the past few weeks at Annie’s Pretty Pieces in Hartwell, but a steady stream of quilters have been coming through to pick-up supplies for a local effort aiming to ease the shortage of masks during the novel coronavirus pandemic.