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Trees on Benson Street.

Trees on Benson Street.

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Hartwell is a tree city again

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Hartwell is a tree city once again. The city was named a 2020 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. This year’s recognition marks the 25th year Hartwell has received this recognition.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Airport authority tables loan and bylaw talks

Michael Hall
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The Franklin-Hart Airport Authority plans to seek help from both counties’ industrial building authorities to cover its part of a grant match to start work on Phase 2 of a taxiway project at the airport in Canon.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Spelling Bee to raise money for literacy

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The Nancy Hart Literacy Council is hosting its 19th Annual Spelling Bee on March 19 to raise money for  the Adult Learning Center. Teams of three adult spellers will compete against each other at the lower level of the Hart County Adult Learning Center.
The highlight of the free festival will be the more than 50 hand-crafted boats on display.

The highlight of the free festival will be the more than 50 hand-crafted boats on display.

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Antique Boat Show returns to Hartwell

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
The unofficial kickoff of the 2020 lake season is right around the corner with the Lake Hartwell Antique Boat Festival on Saturday, April 18. The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will host the festival for the 31st consecutive year at Hartwell Marina.
The Hartwell Sun in 1963

The Hartwell Sun in 1963

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#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
March 14, 1963 — Both the Hart County girls’ and boys’ basketball teams took home AA state championship trophies on the same night, in the same venue, under the same head coach.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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Officials hope for more tourism

Michael Hall
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tourism had a $25.88 million impact on Hart County in 2018, according to the U.S. Travel Association, but local officials have plans they hope will make that number grow.
Photo submitted - The house at 998 Zipps Road is shown after it was destroyed by a fire on Feb. 28.

Photo submitted - The house at 998 Zipps Road is shown after it was destroyed by a fire on Feb. 28.

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Hart County fire called arson by investigators

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Fire investigators are offering $10,000 for information leading to answers after a house in Hart County they say was intentionally lit on fire burned to the ground. An unoccupied home at 998 Zipps Road went up in flames around 6:40 p.m. on Feb.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams - South Hart Elementary fifth-grade teacher Josh McCurley, right, works on a robotics project with students recently. McCurley was recently honored as a Georgia STEM Scholar.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams - South Hart Elementary fifth-grade teacher Josh McCurley, right, works on a robotics project with students recently. McCurley was recently honored as a Georgia STEM Scholar.

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Elementary teacher honored for work with STEM

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
When you walk into Josh McCurley’s classroom at South Hart Elementary, you’d be remiss not to notice that it looks more like a toy shop than a fifth-grade classroom.
Melony Hogan, 38

Melony Hogan, 38

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Traffic crash leads to meth arrest

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
An allegedly intoxicated driver, who plowed her car into the guardrail on Interstate 85, led to one deputy’s first-ever methamphetamine-trafficking bust late Sunday night. Melony Hogan, 38, of 305 26th Street, Ellijay, was arrested around 11:30 p.m.