Lake Hartwell was the site of only one recreation-related death in 2016, which reflected a pattern of fewer deaths in recent years at the 56,000-acre reservoir.

DNR officers will be at River Forks Boat Ramp on Lake Hartwell from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and at South Cove Landing on Lake Keowee from 10 a.m. to noon. “This is not to catch anyone doing anything ...

LAKE HARTWELL — Lake Hartwell has always been a hotspot for crowds when it comes to Memorial Day weekend, or the unofficial kickoff to summer. Ashley Grantham, her fiancé Matt, their family and ...

LAKE HARTWELL – A day after at least 30 boats were damaged or destroyed in a fire at a popular weekend spot for people in metro Atlanta, 11Alive got an exclusive up-close look at the damage.

CENTRAL, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Two teenagers who died after a tragic incident at Lake Hartwell over the weekend were laid to rest on Thursday. Rayan Al-Nasser, 16, and Zakaria Chaar, 15, died ...

Lake Hartwell, which spans nearly 56,000 acres along the Georgia-South Carolina border, is a legendary bass fishing location. Hartwell is in a three-way tie for “most Bassmaster Classics ...

Angler Peyton Dunn, 20, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, was fishing solo in an ABA bass tournament on Lake Hartwell the morning of March 16. It was cold and windy, and only about 20 anglers were competing ...

Lake Hartwell was also listed as the most affordable lake in South Carolina (with an average price of $610,423), while Lake Keowee was most expensive ($1.655 million).

CLEMSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) -A proposed development project near Lake Hartwell is stirring up strong opposition from locals. Named “The Hub,” the project has become a point of contention ...

Les Gaines has lived on the shores of Hartwell for 42 years, he said. He always wanted to live on the lake and in 1978, he built a house there and has never left. People have wanted to buy it from ...

SENECA, S.C. — Just a 50-minute drive from Greenville, Getaway Lake Hartwell boasts 40 cabins spread across 54 acres. Company officials said the cabins have views of dense, old-growth forests ...

That doesn't mean he's not the best bass fisherman on Lake Hartwell. For proof, look back to Feb. 24, 1976, when Dunn, of Anderson, caught a largemouth bass from Hartwell that tipped the scales at ...