Tax assessments to be mailed July 23

Chief appraiser Shane Hix anticipates tax assessments will be mailed out July 23 at the latest.

Oglethorpe upping commitment to natural gas

ATLANTA - Oglethorpe Power is going all-in on natural gas as a source of electrical generation. The Tucker-based utility, which serves 38 electric cooperatives, announced plans Thursday to build two new natural gas projects in Monroe and Talbot counties.

The Blotter

The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   July 8   Austin Johnson, 23, of Hartwell was arrested and charged with entering an automobile, theft by taking, and terroristic threats and acts.

It Starts in the Mind

I heard about a physician who said, “Many of my patients have nothing wrong with them except their thoughts. So I have a favorite prescription I write for some. But it is not a prescription that you can fill at a drugstore.

Insect Gall on Pecan Trees

You may have noticed that the leaves or stems on your pecan trees are covered with wart-like galls on the leaves. This gall is actually the result of tiny aphid-like insects, properly known as phylloxerans, feeding on the leaf and stem tissue.

The driving force

Jill Biden is really the driving force behind Biden to say in the race. The fear over the ‘brand’ name that is stamped on tthe Biden name over the Hunter/Joe Biden case. Is Jill Biden really worried that she is also involved in the ‘brand’ name?

Take a look at Project 2025

Thursday night at the White House, while President Joe Biden was demonstrating his command of the complexities and nuances of international politics, former President Donald Trump was entertaining Hungarian strong man and Prime Minister, Victor Orban, at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Enough is enough

After the near assassination of a presidential candidate, and the harming of three innocent bystanders by a disturbed person armed with an assault rifle, when are we going to say Enough!?

Don’t be shocked by another assassination attempt

The nation is focused on the attempt by a 20-year-old to assassinate a candidate for President of the United States. In 2024, the nation has experienced 300 mass shootings (four or more people shot killed, excluding the shooter). We could experience 500 by years end.

A failed assassination and a campaign strategy collapses

Amid the emotions and questions resulting from the assassination attempt of Donald J. Trump on Saturday—three things resonate. First, the absolute steeliness displayed by Donald J.