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New Georgia ID

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Changes coming for Georgia IDs

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Atlanta — The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) recently began issuing new, more secure driver’s licenses and identification cards at its 67 Customer Service Centers.
Dove

Dove

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Dove hunters to have 2 more weeks this season

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Dove hunting season opens Sept. 7 and will include an extra two weeks more than in previous years to bag the birds. Dove season hunting dates are Sept. 7–30, Nov. 23–Dec. 1, and Dec. 6–Jan. 31. A complete summary of migratory bird hunting season dates and bag limits is online at www.georgiawildlife.
Photo submitted by NOAA — Tropical Storm Dorian is shown in NOAA satellite imagery approaching Puerto Rico Tuesday morning.

Photo submitted by NOAA — Tropical Storm Dorian is shown in NOAA satellite imagery approaching Puerto Rico Tuesday morning.

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Dorian could make wet Labor Day week

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
A tropical storm swirling its way toward Southern Florida could mean more rain for Northeast Georgia on Labor Day and into next week, but isn’t likely to cause major problems, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
The Hartwell Sun

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Bowersville wil get a new mayor, councilmen in 2020

Michael Hall
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Bowersville is set to have a new mayor come 2020. Pruitt Manley was the only town resident who qualified last week at the Hart County Board of Elections to run for the seat being left open by now outgoing mayor Jim Jordan. The mayoral seat is the only uncontested race in Bowersville.
Sunshot by Grayson Williams — A Georgia State Patrol helicopter aids local law enforcement in a search for a man who ran during the execution of a search warrant on Liberty Hill Church Road.

Sunshot by Grayson Williams — A Georgia State Patrol helicopter aids local law enforcement in a search for a man who ran during the execution of a search warrant on Liberty Hill Church Road.

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Helicopter-aided chase nets arrests

Grayson Williams
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Local authorities called in a helicopter last Thursday (Aug. 22) to aid the search for three potentially armed men who fled law enforcement. The search came to an end Monday when the third and final suspect surrendered — but the investigation is not done.
The Blotter

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Hartwell Police Department reported the following incidents and citations: Two hands free citations; one failure to stop at red light; one following too closely; one blue light violation; one open container; one driving wrong way on a one-way street; one failure to yield right of way; one...
Photo submitted by Anna Hall — A Dodge Ram is engulfed in flames Thursday in the parking lot of the old Bells Shopping Center on Athens Street.

Photo submitted by Anna Hall — A Dodge Ram is engulfed in flames Thursday in the parking lot of the old Bells Shopping Center on Athens Street.

Firefighters battle truck ablaze

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2019
A Dodge Ram caught fire Thursday afternoon just before it entered downtown Hartwell. Hartwell firefighters were dispatched to the parking lot of the old Bells Shopping Center, 136 Athens St., at around 4:30 p.m. to a report of a four-door truck on fire.