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Mister Charlie

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
*Editor’s Note: Jon Hunt grew up in Nuberg and is a 1965 graduate of Hart County High School. He now lives in Florida and is a Senior Associate with Florida Business Exchange, Inc.   It already felt like mid-July one hot June day in Nuberg, Georgia.
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Who’ll need all of this stuff from 58 years of marriage?

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
   As I sit in my tiny, overstuffed study at home, I am almost embarrassed, So much material, so many books, so many clippings, so many letters, files, cabinets. Memorabilia galore. Somebody, or somebodies, will have to go through this overkill after my wife and I are gone.
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Lake Hartwell Association’s annual meeting streaming March 11

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Current and perspective members of the Lake Hartwell Association will have the opportunity to participate in the organization’s annual meeting March 11 by watching the live stream at the Hartwell Art Center. The actual event will take place at the Civic Center of Anderson.
Rotary Club of Hartwell members who attended the installation of the new members of the Rotary Club of Lavonia Feb. 6 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia include (L-R) Mike Everett, Rich Mewborn, Melissa NeSmith, Theo Derleth, Jeff Loggins, Nancy Butler, Debbie Kulcsar, Jason Ford, Mike Alexander, Wyndee McKinnon, Frank Slovenic, Billy Kidd and Brian Metzger. The Lavonia club will be considered a satellite club of the Hartwell club until it reaches 20 members and can apply for its own charter.

Rotary Club of Hartwell members who attended the installation of the new members of the Rotary Club of Lavonia Feb. 6 at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia include (L-R) Mike Everett, Rich Mewborn, Melissa NeSmith, Theo Derleth, Jeff Loggins, Nancy Butler, Debbie Kulcsar, Jason Ford, Mike Alexander, Wyndee McKinnon, Frank Slovenic, Billy Kidd and Brian Metzger. The Lavonia club will be considered a satellite club of the Hartwell club until it reaches 20 members and can apply for its own charter.

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Hartwell Rotary helps establish new Lavonia club

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Rotary Club of Hartwell has helped expand Rotary’s reach as it sponsored the creation of the Rotary Club of Lavonia Feb. 6. The club is now one of the 45,000 clubs that make up Rotary International, “a global network of more than 1.
Photo by Tim Wildsmith

Photo by Tim Wildsmith

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Bowersville water rates to increase April 1

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Water customers of the Town of Bowersville will see increased water rates beginning with the April 1 billing cycle after the council approved new rates Feb. 20. The approved rates increase the base rates, as well as the per gallon incremental rates, for both residential and commercial customers.
See (L-R) Cooper Holden as Dill Harris, Allie Holden as Jem Finch and Averylynn Richardson as Scout Finch during one of the weekends “To Kill a Mockingbird” is on stage at the Hart County Community Theatre.

See (L-R) Cooper Holden as Dill Harris, Allie Holden as Jem Finch and Averylynn Richardson as Scout Finch during one of the weekends “To Kill a Mockingbird” is on stage at the Hart County Community Theatre.

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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ debuts Friday

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The timeless story of “To Kill a Mockingbird” will be told on the Hart County Community Theatre stage for the next three weekends as the play opens Feb. 28. The tragedy is adapted from Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in Alabama during the Great Depression.
Debbie Kulcsar reacts to being named the Community Champion by Hart County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amanda Brown as Downtown Development Authority Director Jason Ford smiles in the background during the chamber’s annual awards banquet Feb. 21 at The Station of Hartwell.

Debbie Kulcsar reacts to being named the Community Champion by Hart County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amanda Brown as Downtown Development Authority Director Jason Ford smiles in the background during the chamber’s annual awards banquet Feb. 21 at The Station of Hartwell.

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Celebrating the community’s finest

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Hart County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the achievements of its 75th year Feb. 21 with its annual awards banquet at The Station of Hartwell.