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Former Bulldog and current UNC defensive end Kaimon Rucker holds up the UNC WWE turnover belt after collecting an interception in the Tar Heels 41-10 win in Charlottesville against the Cavaliers of Virginia. Photo by UNC Athletics.

Former Bulldog and current UNC defensive end Kaimon Rucker holds up the UNC WWE turnover belt after collecting an interception in the Tar Heels 41-10 win in Charlottesville against the Cavaliers of Virginia. Photo by UNC Athletics.

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Rucker earns multiple honors after stellar performance at UVA

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
After spending most of the season out with a knee injury, a fully healthy Kaimon Rucker had his career best performance to earn him national honors. Former Hart County and current UNC defensive end Kaimon Rucker and the Tar Heels traveled to Charlottesville, Va.
The Hartwell Sun

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Grand Jury Indictments

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
•Jesse Landon Parkins, one count criminal attempt to commit a felony; four counts possession of a knife during commission of a felony; two counts aggravated assault; one count aggravated assault, family violence; four counts obstruction of an officer; three counts simple battery; and one count...
Alexandria "Lexy" Doherty

Alexandria "Lexy" Doherty

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Five questions with Lexy Doherty

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Editor’s note: The Hartwell Sun reached out to Representative Mike Collins, Doherty’s opponent, multiple times for an interview request with the same five questions without any official response from the Collins campaign or his House office.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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 Oct. 22-27, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
2024 YBC T-shirt Art Contest Middle School and Grand Prize Winner: Barred owl by Aleena Huang, 13, of SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth.

2024 YBC T-shirt Art Contest Middle School and Grand Prize Winner: Barred owl by Aleena Huang, 13, of SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth.

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DNR opens youth birding T-shirt art contest

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of Georgia’s 19th annual Youth Birding Competition which asks children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt art contest.
The Piedmont University Singers will present a fall concert Nov. 14 in the Piedmont University Chapel.

The Piedmont University Singers will present a fall concert Nov. 14 in the Piedmont University Chapel.

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Piedmont University Singers performs fall concert

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
DEMOREST - The Piedmont University Singers, under the direction of Bobby Ivey, will present a Fall Concert, Thurs., Nov. 14, at 7:30 P.M. in the Piedmont University Chapel.  This concert will feature a variety of songs by several contemporary composers including Dan Forrest, Daniel E.
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Musical time machine took us back to UGA days

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
When you hear certain oldies, it’s as if you’ve stepped into a time machine. A few beats are all it takes to have you hurtling backward to an era forever etched in your mind. That’s what the Tams’ mantra of the Carolina-beach-music explosion does to legions of my generation.