Ace Hardware opens at ‘Bell’s Shopping Center’

The newest hardware store in Hartwell recently opened its doors along with a pop-up store and a future outdoor store in the same shopping center.

# Throwback Thursday

1920: L.H. Vickery brought in a hen egg to The Hartwell Sun that weighed up to four ounces. Vickery said that the egg was laid that morning and that it was “some egg.

The Blotter

The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   May 4 •Todd Anthony Porterfield, 56, of Colbert, was arrested and charged with adult restraint law, criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor, possession and use of drug-related objects and possession of methamphetamine.

The path that angels fear

Lately I’ve found myself using this phrase often: “Well, I’m going to take the path of least resistance on this one!” And that’s what I proceed to do — survey the situation, take the easiest route possible, get it done.

Letters to the editor: On Hartwell’s generosity

Recently Hartwell has seen a lot of families relocating to our beautiful city and asking about life here. Well let me tell you that you won’t find a better to place to call home. There are many reasons that Hartwell is a great place but none as good as the people that live and work here.

Letters to the editor: On growth, candidates

We have all noticed a considerable increase in building activity in the county. Requests for approval, by our board of commissioners (BOC), for new subdivisions has overloaded the system resulting in the construction of poorly planned and oversized developments.

Racism series part 4: It’s time to complete the healing process

It’s difficult sharing one’s thoughts in the arena of racism, because I know that it is not easy to address both sides of a controversy. There are some who believe that America is racist and there are those who maintain that it is not.

‘Ain’t no right way to do the wrong thing’

Entitlement: “The condition of having a right to have, do, or get something.” –The Britannica Dictionary. If you are wondering why Georgia Power is so determined to have its way with toxic coal-ash disposal, reread the definition of “entitlement.” In a dozen words, that’s why.

GICH is getting the job done

We live in a community full of people who go out of the way to help their neighbors. We all know making a big difference often takes a lot of money and a lot of effort procuring that funding.

Gubernatorial candidate says she would tear down ‘Luciferian’ Elberton Guide Stones if elected

Gubernatorial candidate Kandiss Taylor announced May 2 that she would demolish the Georgia Guidestones with her 10th executive order she pledges to sign on the first day she takes over as Georgia’s governor. Taylor is one of five  Republican candidates in the May 24 primary race for governor.