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The boating safety course at the Adult Learning Center earlier in March was taught by Senior Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors (L-R) Bruce Lindsey, Bea Cole and Larry Cole.

The boating safety course at the Adult Learning Center earlier in March was taught by Senior Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors (L-R) Bruce Lindsey, Bea Cole and Larry Cole.

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25 holds boating safety course

News Staff
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Submitted by Bill Fogerty   Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25 of Lake Hartwell held its first Boat America class at the lower lever of Adult learning Center early in March.  The class had very good attendance with audience members ranging from teens to grandparents.
Hart County Farm Bureau art contest winners pictured with HCFB Women’s Committee Chair Stephanie Guzman and HCFB’s Tina Simmons include (clockwise, L-R) Guzman, Academic Christian Collective’s (ACC) Lila Layton and Simmons; Simmons, Hart County High School’s Maggie Rodrigues-Morales, Brooklyn Vassar, Maggie Noriega and Guzman; Guzman, ACC’s Layla Throckmorton and Simmons; and Guzman, ACC’s Titus McCall and Simmons. (Photo submitted by Tina Simmons)

Hart County Farm Bureau art contest winners pictured with HCFB Women’s Committee Chair Stephanie Guzman and HCFB’s Tina Simmons include (clockwise, L-R) Guzman, Academic Christian Collective’s (ACC) Lila Layton and Simmons; Simmons, Hart County High School’s Maggie Rodrigues-Morales, Brooklyn Vassar, Maggie Noriega and Guzman; Guzman, ACC’s Layla Throckmorton and Simmons; and Guzman, ACC’s Titus McCall and Simmons. (Photo submitted by Tina Simmons)

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Hart County Farm Bureau announces winners of art contest(s)

News Staff
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Submitted by Tina  Simmons  Hart County Farm Bureau    Hart County student Lila Layton and Mary Noriega are the winners of the Hart County Farm Bureau Middle School Bookmark and High School Art Contests, respectively.
Clovers and Company, featuring local 4-H’er Tyler Bowers (left), will be performing their high energy show in Hartwell Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center at Hart County High School. (Photo submitted by Brandi Shiflet)

Clovers and Company, featuring local 4-H’er Tyler Bowers (left), will be performing their high energy show in Hartwell Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center at Hart County High School. (Photo submitted by Brandi Shiflet)

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Clovers and Company to perform at HCHS April 12

News Staff
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Submitted by Brandi Shiflet  Hart County 4-H   Clovers and Company will be performing their high energy show in Hartwell Saturday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center at Hart County High School.
The 2024 Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase packed the Hart County High School Gymnasium last year, and school officials are hoping to see the same turnout this year. The Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase is set for Thursday, April 3, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the HCHS Gym. (Photo/Grayson Williams)

The 2024 Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase packed the Hart County High School Gymnasium last year, and school officials are hoping to see the same turnout this year. The Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase is set for Thursday, April 3, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the HCHS Gym. (Photo/Grayson Williams)

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Annual Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase set for April 3

Grayson Williams
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The annual Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase, displaying student projects from every school in the district, is set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at the Hart County High School Gymnasium.
Pictured are the Hart County Middle School TSA students who recently attended the 2025 Georgia TSA State Conference: (front row, L-R) Easton Saylors, Nathaniel Metzger, John Bryant, Chance Vang, Connor Lewis, Kenzie McDuffie and Steve Franco; (back row, L-R) Joshua McCurley (advisor), Case Cothran, Henley Skelton, Garrett Ray, Jyrese Quillian and Johnson Dang. (Photo/Grayson Williams)

Pictured are the Hart County Middle School TSA students who recently attended the 2025 Georgia TSA State Conference: (front row, L-R) Easton Saylors, Nathaniel Metzger, John Bryant, Chance Vang, Connor Lewis, Kenzie McDuffie and Steve Franco; (back row, L-R) Joshua McCurley (advisor), Case Cothran, Henley Skelton, Garrett Ray, Jyrese Quillian and Johnson Dang. (Photo/Grayson Williams)

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HCMS TSA headed to nationals

Grayson Williams
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Submitted by  Grayson Williams  Hart County Charter System    The Hart County Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter had an outstanding weekend at the Georgia TSA State Conference, bringing home two 1st place trophies and two 3rd place trophies, along with a prestigious...
Phillip Henderson, 51, strikes a pickleball while maneuvering his wheelchair at the YMCA on Monday. Henderson, paralyzed at 14, has played sports his entire life and continues to exercise almost daily. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

Phillip Henderson, 51, strikes a pickleball while maneuvering his wheelchair at the YMCA on Monday. Henderson, paralyzed at 14, has played sports his entire life and continues to exercise almost daily. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

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Phillip Henderson: Wheelchair pickleball star

Adriana Cascio – Leading News Reporter
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Despite being paralyzed from the waist down, 51-year-old Phillip Henderson has become a top pickleball player at the Hartwell YMCA, inspiring others with his skill and determination. Henderson became paralyzed at 14-years-old after complications during open heart surgery to repair an artery.