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Sunshot by Michael Hall — Brittany Cobb, a medical secretary for MedLink in Hartwell, shows the thermometer she uses to take the temperature of every patient, well or ill, who comes to the community clinic.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Brittany Cobb, a medical secretary for MedLink in Hartwell, shows the thermometer she uses to take the temperature of every patient, well or ill, who comes to the community clinic.

Local doctors take precautions, prep for more cases

Michael Hall
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Doctors in Hartwell have “dramatically” altered their operations to both treat potentially ill people and to ensure healthy patients stay that way as the number of COVID-19 cases locally is poised to increase.  To start, Dr.
Easter

Easter

Creativity a must for churches this Easter

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Easter is typically a holiday during which Christians gather to worship the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but this Sunday will remind churchgoers what it was like in Jesus’s time, Impact Church Pastor Nick Rucker says.
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference on April 1 announcing his intentions to sign a shelter-in-place order.

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a news conference on April 1 announcing his intentions to sign a shelter-in-place order.

GEORGIA SHELTERS IN PLACE

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Georgia residents are under a shelter-in-place order and school is canceled for the rest of the academic calendar following a week of new developments in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Georgia chief justice extends judicial emergency

News Staff
Monday, April 6, 2020
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton Monday extended the statewide judicial emergency in effect because of the coronavirus pandemic until May 13. Melton first declared the emergency on March 14 and set it to expire on April 13.
schools

schools

Graduation postponed, not canceled

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2020
Graduation for Hart County seniors is postponed, but not canceled, the school system announced Thursday, following the statewide order from Governor Brian Kemp to cancel in-person instruction for the remainder of the academic year at all public schools.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Executive order to shelter in place signed, released

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Starting at 6 p.m. Friday and until 11:59 p.m. April 13, all residents of Georgia are ordered to shelter in place, or stay at home, unless they leave to conduct essential business, maintain minimal business operations or to obtain necessary supplies.
virus

virus

Confirmed cases in Hart drop to three

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2020
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Hart County dropped to three in Wednesday evening’s statewide status update and stayed that way in the noon report Thursday.  Meanwhile, Stephens and Franklin counties’ numbers moved up to five cases and Madison’s is at four.