Hart County News

Julia M. Bacon, 84, of Athens, died Sunday, June 21, 2009. Winfrey's Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of the arrangements.

Kulah Monfort, 88, of White Plains, died Thursday, June 18, 2009. Watts Funeral Home, Union Point, has charge of arrangements.

The Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, a $52 million, 56-bed hospital that would consolidate two hospitals in the region could open in Lavonia in 2011.

A rendering of the planned Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center. View Larger A new $52 million hospital is planned for Lavonia in rural Northeast Georgia.

Northeast Georgia residents are rallying around a few local state parks and historic sites stymied by state budget cuts.

At Hart State Park on Friday, Justin Pittard was in his element. Dressed for summer and standing under an evergreen canopy, the Hartwell resident poked at a half-dozen hot dogs on the grill while his two young daughters splashed through shallow water at the lakeside park's small beach.

Greg Lawrence gets ready to cast his line as Kathy Moss, left, and Lisa Moss kick back on floats Friday at Hart State Park in Hartwell.

Under the watchful eye of his country music-loving parents, Comer resident Chris Fleming earned his first pay as a musician - a drummer, in fact - at the crusty old age of 4. "That was the first time I ever made money playing," recalled Fleming, a Madison County native.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for Hart County and upstate South Carolina after trained weather spotters reported a funnel cloud nine miles northeast of Carnesville or about five miles south of Lake Hartwell.

A Winterville company broke ground this week on a seed-oil processing plant in Hart County that will employ 10 people and provide a market for local farmers growing canola and sunflowers.

Parents, students and teachers protested and petitioned Thursday night against the demotion of a Hartwell principal.

The GBI is investigating after a Hartwell man says he was beaten up by a police officer.

The family of Hartwell man who was allegedly beaten by a police officer called a community gathering Friday night.

Hart County wants the federal transportation stimulus package to pay $785,195 toward the northeast Georgia community's "Mega Ramp Fishing Tournament Park." Augusta wants $355,350 for a "Lover's Lane Evacuation ...

Staff writer The Hart County Board of Commissioners don't want any more talk about an animal shelter this year.

Editor Tenneco's Hartwell plant will remain open for now says plant manager Roger Seabrook.

'The Nuberger's' friendship, life remembered by friends By Megan E. Davis Staff writer There is an empty seat at the coffee club and conversation will not be quite as lively for a while.

All of Georgia's publicly funded institutions are on a forced economic diet these days, and your public library isn't exempt.

Staff writer A stand-off between a Hart County man and officers lasting more than two hours ended without bloodshed Dec.

Commentary: By Judy Salter, Editor This issue of The Hartwell Sun is dedicated to a look back at 2008 - admittedly not a very good year.