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Happy Anniversary

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By Lorin Sinn-Clark, Local columnist  “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Mr. Clark and I just celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary, some 50 years together.What an accomplishment, joy and challenge.
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Dalton's creation is a glimpse of AI’s future

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Thursday, August 20, 2026
By Dink NeSmith- CNI Food and music are very different.But when it comes to the taste of either, they are first cousins. You like it, or you can leave it.I understand eating liver can be good for you, but it’s a “no thanks” for me.And that’s a ditto for opera and rap music.
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Buffaloes lost, but Dawgs and our family won

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, August 13, 2026
The Georgia Bulldogs are gearing up for 2026’s kickoff.But let’s roll back the clock 20 years to a game in Athens.With a name like Ralphie, you’d think the University of Colorado’s mascot would be a boy. But it’s not. The burly bison should have pink bows on its curled horns.On Sept.
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Celebrate a top industry at the Ag Expo

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
A host of activities celebrating one of the top industries in our community – agriculture – will take place Saturday at the annual Northeast Georgia Ag Expo at the Hart County Agriscience Center.
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Some marriage proposals are TV-worthy; others are not

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By Phil Hudgins - CNI Dear Michele and Marcia: Well, girls, your mother and I are racking our brains for suitable stories to include in the memory book you requested.“Why don’t you do something on our engagement, and I’ll cover the wedding?” your mother asked me diplomatically.
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Join the count

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Thursday, August 13, 2026
By Sierra Burke- Local columnist Each year in the month of August, thousands of community scientists across the Southeast join to accomplish one goal, count pollinators.
After three games of watching the Braves lose and two more with rain delays, we've decided our Scoggins family trio is cursed. We were able to get in this selfie before the rain poured last Thursday. Pictured are (L-R) Shane, Rose and Marlie Scoggins. Photo courtesy of Rose Scoggins.

After three games of watching the Braves lose and two more with rain delays, we've decided our Scoggins family trio is cursed. We were able to get in this selfie before the rain poured last Thursday. Pictured are (L-R) Shane, Rose and Marlie Scoggins. Photo courtesy of Rose Scoggins.

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The Scoggins/Braves curse strikes again

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, August 13, 2026
My family has determined that we're cursed, specifically when it comes to attending Braves games.When my Papa Bird, my daddy's dad, died in 2023, I decided I'd start taking daddy to Braves games for Father's Day. I got the tickets for the 2024 game and off he and I went.
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Get ready to vote 'Yes' to TSPLOST

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
There are now less than 90 days until the Nov. 3 midterm election. While there are important state and federal races on the ballot, one of the most important boxes will be Hart County's transportation special purpose local option sales tax (TSPLOST) referendum.
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Dog days

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Thursday, August 6, 2026
By Lorin Sinn-Clark - Local columnist What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” – Jane Austin The Dog Days are here – that sultry, hot, humid time between July 3 and Aug. 11 - following the rising of Sirius, the “Dog Star.