Category: News

People across the Country will gather to pray for our nation today. Today is the National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is PRAY FERVENTLY IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND AVAIL MUCH based on the Letter from James Chapter 5:16b. In Hart County, pastors from seven area churches will gather on the lawn of the Hart County Courthouse Square in downtown Hartwell at […]

Hart County Charter School System’s annual STEAM Showcase, now known as the Buddenbaum STEAM Showcase, takes place tonight at the Hart County High School Gymnasium beginning at 6p. The event features various students’ Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics projects from every school in the district across all grade levels. The purpose of the event is to share Project-based Learning […]

A three-month-long investigation has led to the arrest of a Royston man on charges of distributing prescription pills illegally. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas tells WLHR News that 48-year-old David Louis Dutton of Royston was arrested following an investigation initiated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Dutton was charged with two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance, one count […]

An effort by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to streamline the inspections and permitting process for people wanting to build a home got a little more complicated at Monday night’s regular meeting. As a result, those citizens will have to wait a little longer due to a miscommunication on the part of Jerry Weitz and the Board. Weitz was […]

A Hartwell Agriculture student at Emmanuel College has been recognized as the Department’s Outstanding Agriculture Student. Graduating Senior Zoe Walraven was selected by the Agriculture instructors and presented with the award at Emmanuel’s 7th Annual Founding Farmer’s Gala. The award recognizes a student who has shown leadership, personal growth, and dedication to the Agriculture Department. The Emmanuel College Agriculture Department […]