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Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at Hart County Jail for Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
A picture viewing a snowy mountain range and snow-covered fence at Lake Burton taken by Chip Goen of Clayton is now featured on the cover of the Winter 2024 Lake Living magazine. Lin Goen submitted the photograph to the contest. The Goens are pictured here with their dog Charley, the Lake Living magazine cover and $100, with the same backdrop in a different season.

A picture viewing a snowy mountain range and snow-covered fence at Lake Burton taken by Chip Goen of Clayton is now featured on the cover of the Winter 2024 Lake Living magazine. Lin Goen submitted the photograph to the contest. The Goens are pictured here with their dog Charley, the Lake Living magazine cover and $100, with the same backdrop in a different season.

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Lake Living cover winner donates to North Carolina Hurricane Relief efforts

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
The Northeast Georgia mountains are beautiful any season of the year, so opportunities for great pictures present themselves all year long. The Winter 2024 edition of Lake Living magazine features on its cover a snowy mountain view of Lake Burton taken by Chip Goen in Clayton.
The Hartwell Sun

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No Hands But Yours

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
Years ago, a group of college students decided to form an “Apathy Club” on their campus. They advertised the meeting but unfortunately, no one showed up. The explanation was, students  were too apathetic to attend. Much has been reported about the huge problems plaguing the world.
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Christmas: Shattered. My Parenting Rep: In Shambles

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
It’s happened. My last-born found out the truth about good, old St. Nick. It did not go well. I’ll cut to the end and just tell you that I’m the biggest liar ever to live; that’s the primary takeaway. It was just over a year ago now, but this time of year, obviously, brings it flooding back.
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A theological dimension on homelessness

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
I’d like to add a theological dimension to Staff Writer Rachel Black’s article, “Homelessness in Hart: ‘a vicious cycle’” November 28, 2024. In Christian theology there is no question that God favors the poor. God calls upon human beings to love one another, and to care for the poor in particular.
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A memory-lane ride through Brantley County

Dink NeSmith
Friday, December 6, 2024
Somewhere around Hortense, I began to wonder: “When was the last time I was on this stretch of U.S. 301 South?” By the time I got to Raybon—home of Wayne Morgan, my friend and world-class outdoor photographer—I decided that I couldn’t remember when.
The Hartwell Sun

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In Georgia, we do things right

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
Rivalry week in college football is always the last weekend in November, and stands at a time where tensions between rival schools are at a fever pitch.
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Animal shelter closed for ‘updates’

News Staff
Friday, December 6, 2024
LAVONIA – The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter will be closed for the first half of December to make state-mandated changes to its facilities. The closure came after the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s most recent inspection in November.
Rev. Greg Hearn (left) was sworn-in as the tenth president of Emmanuel College Nov. 15.

Rev. Greg Hearn (left) was sworn-in as the tenth president of Emmanuel College Nov. 15.

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Hearn sworn-in as Emmanuel’s tenth president

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Friday, December 6, 2024
On Nov. 15, Rev. Gregory K. Hearn was inaugurated as Emmanuel University’s tenth president during a campus ceremony in the John W. Swails Center. Hearn, an alumnus of Emmanuel, has served the University for 13 years and has a forward-thinking vision for its future.