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Hart County now has 2 confirmed cases

News Staff
Monday, March 30, 2020
Hart County now has two confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the noon status update from the Georgia Department of Public Health.  The first case in the county was confirmed in the 7 p.m. report released Friday, March 27.
Marigolds at the 2019 FFA plant sale.

Marigolds at the 2019 FFA plant sale.

FFA plant sale a drive-through event this year

News Staff
Monday, March 30, 2020
The Hart County FFA plant sale on April 3 and 4 will be a drive-through event this year. “Obviously it will be a bit different this year,” said Hart County High School’s FFA advisor Anna Smith.
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First COVID-19 case confirmed in Hart County

News Staff
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Hart County's first case of COVID-19 was reported by the state Department of Public Health in its 7 p.m. status update on Friday. No information about the case was immediately available. More details will be reported as they become available.
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News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The  Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: March 17 • Linda Michelle Early, 34, 14465 West Highway 55, Blacksburg, N.C.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Josh Owen shows off the $100 he won by submitting the winning photo for the Hello Hart cover photo contest.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Josh Owen shows off the $100 he won by submitting the winning photo for the Hello Hart cover photo contest.

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Photo winner in right place, right time

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The winner of the photo contest to be featured on the cover of this year’s edition of Hello Hart, Josh Owen, happened to be at the right place at the right time.
A full-page ad in the March 17, 1933 edition of The Hartwell Sun touted two banks' faith in FDR to bring the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

A full-page ad in the March 17, 1933 edition of The Hartwell Sun touted two banks' faith in FDR to bring the U.S. out of the Great Depression.

#ThrowbackThursday

News Staff
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
March 17, 1933 — An advertisement gave readers hope economic vitality would return during the Great Depression after the stock market crashed in 1929.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at what was Hart State Park, and is becoming Hartwell Lakeside. Campground renovations are the first phase of the transformation.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at what was Hart State Park, and is becoming Hartwell Lakeside. Campground renovations are the first phase of the transformation.

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Hartwell Lakeside campground set to transform

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The former Hart State Park’s campground is transforming.  Hartwell Campground LLC Owner Barry Stern, has taken over the campgrounds at what is now known as Hartwell Lakeside and will begin renovations on April 1.
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Author writing history of Hart County football

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Author Alvin Richardson is writing “Friday Nights in Hart County,” a book on the history of Hart County Football, to celebrate 100 years of the sport in Hart County and is available for pre-order now.  The book will go back to Hart County Football’s first season in 1921.