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The front page from Jan. 13, 1972, featured a photograph of students getting ready for the Miss Hart County High pageant. Pictured are, kneeling, from left to right are, Anne Black and Becky McLane. Standing left to right are David Eaves, Hellen Dowis, Bobby Little, Beth Cacchioli and Debra Bagwell.

The front page from Jan. 13, 1972, featured a photograph of students getting ready for the Miss Hart County High pageant. Pictured are, kneeling, from left to right are, Anne Black and Becky McLane. Standing left to right are David Eaves, Hellen Dowis, Bobby Little, Beth Cacchioli and Debra Bagwell.

#THROWBACK THURSDAY

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Jan. 5, 1951 — Selective Service drafted 15 Hart County men at the start of the year in 1951 during the Korean War. The U.S. Army ordered 80,000 men be drafted due to an increasing need for manpower, The Hartwell Sun reported.
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Commissioners plan reelection bids

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Hart County Commissioners Joey Dorsey and Marshall Sayer both announced at the Hart County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, that they will run for reelection this year. Dorsey, current chairman of District 5, has been in office since 2001.
Pictured from left to right are Theo Derleth, Larry Torrence, Lynn Argo, Lara Gaines, Joan Kimbrell, Richard Silpe, Shannon Vickery, Tony Lark, Eddie Bond, Curtis Seymour, Tex Maxwell, Nikki Peters, Ray Stowers, Tiffany Rucker and Christine Blomberg.

Pictured from left to right are Theo Derleth, Larry Torrence, Lynn Argo, Lara Gaines, Joan Kimbrell, Richard Silpe, Shannon Vickery, Tony Lark, Eddie Bond, Curtis Seymour, Tex Maxwell, Nikki Peters, Ray Stowers, Tiffany Rucker and Christine Blomberg.

QUALITY FOODS IS BUSINESS OF MONTH

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Quality Foods has been named the Hart County Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month for January. Quality Foods has been a long-time supporter and sponsor of many churches and organizations in the community as well as the school system and athletic teams. In 2018 the store partnered with St.
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Superintendent hoping for great 2020

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Hart County Superintendent Jay Floyd hopes to add some programs at the Hart College and Career Academy in 2020 and said he plans for the Hart County Charter System to continue improving in the new year.  Floyd said he is looking forward to “another great year.
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Four loud music offenses; one stop sign violation; one following too closely; one dog at large citation; one speeding citation; one driving without a license on person; one too fast for conditions; Jan.
Temperatures expected to drop after storms

Temperatures expected to drop after storms

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Cooler weather set to arrive

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
After storms pummeled  Hart County this week, cooler weather appears to be around the corner. A strong band of storms blew through Hart County over the past weekend and brought with them unusually warm weather, with highs reaching the 70s.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams - Hart County deputies Steve Williams, left, and Matt Sparrow, right, pose for a photo with special plaques presented to them by Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland, center, for saving a man’s life.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams - Hart County deputies Steve Williams, left, and Matt Sparrow, right, pose for a photo with special plaques presented to them by Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland, center, for saving a man’s life.

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Deputies credited with saving man from overdose

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
A man is alive today and recovering from an overdose thanks to the quick thinking of Hart County deputies Steve Williams and Matt Sparrow. The two Hart County Sheriff’s deputies were working third-shift, the late-night hours, on Jan.
A Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies above Lake Hartwell Thursday morning in search of a missing 69-year-old Illinois man who rented a boat from Hartwell Marina Wednesday that was later found unoccupied.

A Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies above Lake Hartwell Thursday morning in search of a missing 69-year-old Illinois man who rented a boat from Hartwell Marina Wednesday that was later found unoccupied.

Searchers find body of missing boater

News Staff
Friday, January 10, 2020
The body of a boater missing on Lake Hartwell since Wednesday was found Friday in the area around Sadlers Creek State Park in South Carolina.  Searchers located the body of David Dean, 69, in the water around 10:30 a.m. Friday near the South Carolina park, said Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland.
A Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies above Lake Hartwell Thursday morning in search of a missing 69-year-old Illinois man who rented a boat from Hartwell Marina Wednesday that was later found unoccupied.

A Georgia Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies above Lake Hartwell Thursday morning in search of a missing 69-year-old Illinois man who rented a boat from Hartwell Marina Wednesday that was later found unoccupied.

Authorities continue search for missing boater in Hart County

News Staff
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Authorities from several area agencies deployed sonar and a helicopter Thursday morning in the area around the Carters Ferry Boat Ramp to continue their search for a missing boater that began Wednesday on Lake Hartwell in Hart County.
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County worker arrested on drug, theft charges

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
A Hart County Road Department official was arrested on felony drug and theft charges last week while he was at work, authorities say. Roads superintendent Jeffrey Dean Smart, 36, of Hartwell, was arrested on Dec.