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Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Chris Phelps (right) claps for Hart County Sheriff Chris Carroll (left) after swearing him into office Dec. 30 inside the Hart County Courthouse.

Northern Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Chris Phelps (right) claps for Hart County Sheriff Chris Carroll (left) after swearing him into office Dec. 30 inside the Hart County Courthouse.

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A new sheriff in town

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
As the years go by, it’s hard for people to remember what exactly happened when they celebrated a birthday in their fourth decade. Chris Carroll, who was born on Dec. 30, won’t have that problem because he’ll remember his 42nd birthday for the rest of his life.
Clifford Jones

Clifford Jones

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2024’s best of Loving Life

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Editor’s note: We at The Hartwell Sun love highlighting our senior citizens in the Hart County community. Accordingly, here’s a list of our favorite Loving Life features in 2024, and we can’t wait to tell those stories in 2025.   Nov.
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Top 5 sports moments of 2024

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
As we get ready to embark on a new year in 2025, The Hartwell Sun staff took some time to reflect back on 2024 and look back at some of the best moments throughout the year. So we dug through the archives and decided to rank the Top 5 sports moments from 2024.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
From Staff Reports   The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at Hart County Jail for Dec. 17-20, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer.
The new concrete path extends through the perimeter of the Hart County Botanical Garden allowing wheelchair and stroller access.

The new concrete path extends through the perimeter of the Hart County Botanical Garden allowing wheelchair and stroller access.

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Hart County Botanical Garden installs concrete path

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Hart County Botanical Garden recently completed a concrete path that will allow wheelchair, walker and stroller access to the entire garden. Previously, half the path encircling the garden was gravel.
Governor Brian Kemp accepts the award for Georgian of the Year by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

Governor Brian Kemp accepts the award for Georgian of the Year by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

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Kemp wins ‘Georgian of the Year’ Award

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
On Monday, December 16th, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters presented Georgia Gov.Brian Kemp with the Association’s Georgian of the Year Award.
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Man plans and God laughs

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
As a new year unfolds, take a moment to reflect on these words from Paul, “Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead” (Philippians 3:13 NASB). Dividing that verse into thirds, take a moment to focus on the following.