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Sunshot from file — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at Hartwell Lakeside earlier this spring.

Sunshot from file — A fifth-wheel camper is parked at a campsite at Hartwell Lakeside earlier this spring.

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Annexation of Hartwell Lakeside hits snag

Michael Hall
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Hartwell Lakeside is open and the campground is nearly full at what was Hart State Park, but some area residents are concerned the next step of annexation will lead to nearby properties being forced to do the same.
Photo submitted — Hart County Sheriff’s deputies pull David Michael Booker, of Anderson, out of a window at the Georgia State Patrol Post in Lavonia in this photo taken from body cam footage.

Photo submitted — Hart County Sheriff’s deputies pull David Michael Booker, of Anderson, out of a window at the Georgia State Patrol Post in Lavonia in this photo taken from body cam footage.

Cops: Patrol post raid leaves heister hungry

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
An Anderson man who allegedly burglarized the local state patrol post early last Thursday rummaged through a refrigerator before deputies pulled him out of the same window he threw a rock at to gain entry to the building, authorities say. David Michael Booker, 33, of Anderson, S.C.
Hunter Grizzell in a photo posted to his Facebook page on March 20.

Hunter Grizzell in a photo posted to his Facebook page on March 20.

Teen accidental shooting victim loved outdoors, making people laugh

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
A teenager is dead and a family is grieving after what police say was an accidental shooting in Hart County Thursday afternoon. Deputies responded on April 23 in the afternoon to a residence on Cokesbury Highway where a report of an accidental shooting occurred.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Beards and Shears Barbershop owner, Julie Thomas, cuts the hair of Clint Bridges last Friday, April 24, on the first day she was allowed to open again following a closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Beards and Shears Barbershop owner, Julie Thomas, cuts the hair of Clint Bridges last Friday, April 24, on the first day she was allowed to open again following a closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hartwell is open for business

News Staff
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
By Michael Hall and Grayson Williams The Hartwell Sun Julie Thomas was back cutting hair for the first time in more than a month last Friday at Beards and Shears, her Hartwell barbershop, only this time she wore a mask over her nose and mouth.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

Gov. Kemp undecided on when to end Georgia shelter-in-place

News Staff
Monday, April 27, 2020
By Beau Evans Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA - Ahead of an April 30 end to the state’s shelter-in-place order, Gov. Brian Kemp urged Georgians to continue social distancing and to seek testing if they experience common coronavirus symptoms like coughing, fever and shortness of breath.
Hunter Grizzell in a photo posted to his Facebook page on March 20.

Hunter Grizzell in a photo posted to his Facebook page on March 20.

Accidental shooting leads to teen’s death in Hart County

Grayson Williams
Friday, April 24, 2020
A teenager is dead after what police say was an accidental shooting in Hart County Thursday afternoon. Deputies responded on April 23 in the afternoon to a residence on Cokesbury Highway to a report of an accidental shooting.