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Photo submitted Vonnie Brown, left, and her husband Tony Brown, second from right, are pictured with two unidentified girls during a trip with Lavonia Church of God.

Photo submitted Vonnie Brown, left, and her husband Tony Brown, second from right, are pictured with two unidentified girls during a trip with Lavonia Church of God.

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Vonnie Brown is loving life

Michael Hall
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Orphans must find family wherever they can. That is a lesson Bowersville resident Vonnie Bentley Brown was forced to learn early in life. The family she knew until she was 10 years old was torn apart by tragedy on a chilly and rainy October day in 1962 in Morganton, N.C.
Beer and pretzels

Beer and pretzels

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HartOberFest to bring music, fun to downtown Hartwell

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Southern Hart Brewing Company will host the first ever HartOberFest on Oct. 26, on Carolina St. in downtown Hartwell. The event will consist of a beer garden, live music, and many local vendors including a bouncy house and face painting. The event will kick-off at 10 a.m.
Hart County Community Garden leader Frank Spenger looks over his plots at the garden this past summer.

Hart County Community Garden leader Frank Spenger looks over his plots at the garden this past summer.

Community garden seeks help for fence

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The Hart County Community Garden needs help putting a fence around its garden plots to keep out deer. The  garden, located on Benson St., is set up to give people who don’t have a place to garden the opportunity to rent out a small plot for the growing season.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — North Hart Elementary School Teacher of the Year Emilee Patrick helps Ryan Belanger put a jetpack he invented on his back during the recent Invention Convention at the Agriscience Center.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — North Hart Elementary School Teacher of the Year Emilee Patrick helps Ryan Belanger put a jetpack he invented on his back during the recent Invention Convention at the Agriscience Center.

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Teacher does it for the 'light-bulb moments'

Michael Hall
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Emilee Patrick loves what she calls the “light-bulb moments,” those times when she sees her fifth-grade students learn something new. Plenty of those moments were on full display on Oct. 10 at the Agriscience Center during North Hart Elementary School’s Invention Convention.
Photo submitted — Hart County High School senior Kate Hobson performs at the 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 11 in Chevy Chase, Md.

Photo submitted — Hart County High School senior Kate Hobson performs at the 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Oct. 11 in Chevy Chase, Md.

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Hobson sings at 4-H Hall of Fame

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
“As you can tell, I like to sing,” Kate Hobson said over the phone on her way to the airport to fly into Washington D.C. recently. Kate not only likes to sing, but she has also been recognized nationally for her vocal prowess.
File photo — Drum Major Rendarris Gaines leads the Bulldog Band on the field this season.

File photo — Drum Major Rendarris Gaines leads the Bulldog Band on the field this season.

Band competition set for Saturday

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Hart County High School will host the Lake Hartwell Marching Competition this weekend.   Twenty-five high school bands will be performing at Herndon Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 11:40 a.m. until 9:10 p.m. The competition will serve as a fundraiser for  the Hart County band.
Sunshot by Michael Hall — Depot street is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Sunshot by Michael Hall — Depot street is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

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Depot Street paving set to begin

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Depot Street paving is scheduled to begin this week. City manager Jon Herschell is optimistic that the street will be finished by the Mayor’s Monster Mash, barring any setbacks. The reconstruction is ahead of schedule, according to Herschell, largely due to the dry weather we have been having.
The Price is Right

The Price is Right

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#ThrowbackThursday

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Oct. 17, 1974 Friday night lights got a lot brighter with the addition of four new, modern light fixtures that towered over Herndon Stadium. The four 80-foot steel towers overshadowed the old wooden 60-foot light towers that were once on the sidelines, but later removed.
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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Three following too closely citations; one failure to obey stop/yield sign; one display of license plate; one no proof of insurance and one improper lane change. Oct.