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St. Andrews to study homelessness

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is beginning a yearlong study of housing insecurity or homelessness in Hart County. Our goal is to identify causes, complications, etc. and educate our members on the issues that contribute to homelessness.
When I entered the business in 1971, one of the first newspaper families that I met were the Maxwells in Oglethorpe County. After graduating from the University of Georgia and a short time working elsewhere, Ralph Maxwell Jr. came home to eventually take over The Oglethorpe Echo from his father, Ralph Sr. Following Ralph’s stroke in recent years, he began to slow down. I was not surprised when he called to tell me of his plans to close the 147-year-old newspaper.

When I entered the business in 1971, one of the first newspaper families that I met were the Maxwells in Oglethorpe County. After graduating from the University of Georgia and a short time working elsewhere, Ralph Maxwell Jr. came home to eventually take over The Oglethorpe Echo from his father, Ralph Sr. Following Ralph’s stroke in recent years, he began to slow down. I was not surprised when he called to tell me of his plans to close the 147-year-old newspaper.

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A newspaper is the glue that holds a community together

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Three years ago, I got a Monday-afternoon phone call. Little did I know that 1,095 days ago my first crack at retirement—about 65 days—was over. Calling was my friend of a half-century, Ralph Maxwell, editor and publisher of The Oglethorpe Echo.
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Relax, It’s Just DEFCON 3 Thunder

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
My wife Janet and I are the keepers of two indoor cats, Sissie and Sally. They are sisters, likely with different fathers but a shared mother. They have been with us since they were kittens, almost thirteen years, now.
Photo by Joel Moysuh

Photo by Joel Moysuh

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A not-so speedy delivery

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Earlier this week, a man walked into our office to show us something he couldn’t believe. He received a letter in the mail last week that was postdated from the United States Postal Service’s new Regional Distribution Center in Palmetto on June 4.
St. Mary’s Hospital in Lavonia will offer no-cost mammograms to uninsured women in our area over the age of 40 Oct. 2-3.

St. Mary’s Hospital in Lavonia will offer no-cost mammograms to uninsured women in our area over the age of 40 Oct. 2-3.

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St. Mary’s to offer free mammograms

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia is offering no-cost mammograms to uninsured women over 40 Oct. 2-3 to aid in the fight against breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Army Corps of Engineers Chief Ranger Jason Whiting addressed the Hart County Property Owners Association Sept. 16.

Army Corps of Engineers Chief Ranger Jason Whiting addressed the Hart County Property Owners Association Sept. 16.

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Corps of Engineers speak to property owners

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Chief Ranger Jason Whiting and Scott Kelley from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) were the guests of the Hart County Property Owners (HCPOA) during its monthly meeting Sept. 16. The duo presented many facts and figures and fielded questions from a crowd of 60.
Hartwell Helps Expo

Hartwell Helps Expo

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YMCA to host Hartwell Helps Expo

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
For the ninth year in a row, the Bell Family YMCA in Hartwell will host the Hartwell Helps Expo next Saturday Oct. 5 from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. The event brings together non-profit and government agencies who provide assistance to Hart County residents in need.
Alton Craft speaking before the BOC about the intersection of Liberty Hill Rd. and Liberty Church Rd. on Sept. 24.

Alton Craft speaking before the BOC about the intersection of Liberty Hill Rd. and Liberty Church Rd. on Sept. 24.

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Commissioners adopt budget, millage rate draft

Rachel Black - Staff Writer
Thursday, September 26, 2024
On Tuesday evening, the Hart County Board of Commissioners (BOC) approved its draft of the FY 2025 general fund draft and the 2024 millage rate. Prior to this, they heard from a Hart County resident concerned about a prominent topic in numerous BOC meetings--road safety.