The Hartwell Sun
Editorial: Bulldog band is heart and soul of school
News Staff
Few local, southern traditions are more beloved than high school football games.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Opinion & Editorial
The final stop on our grand fall adventure Saturday was Ellijay’s Georgia Apple Festival. My cousin, Chloe Peace (left), and sister, Marlie Scoggins (right) posed for a photo in front of the festival stage. (Photo by Rose Scoggins)
Opinion: Put Georgia on your bucket list
Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Think of the top location on your bucket list.
Is it somewhere in Europe? Asia? Australia? South America?
Or maybe somewhere in the U.S.? A trip to all 50 states?
I guarantee nearly none of your top locations are in your backyard.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Tony craved attention and really wanted to please
Dink NeSmith
It’s been 13 years now.
And I still think about Tony, wondering.
If we dig in our mental closets, most of us are likely to find a few demons hiding. There wasn’t enough room for one more hanger or shoebox in Tony’s packed closet.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Preventing winter weeds
News Staff
By Sierra Burke
Local Columnist
You may think that weeds are purely a problem for the spring and summer seasons, however, we do have some pesky weeds that prefer the winter season.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Thankful for a resilient spirit
News Staff
By Lorin Sinn-Clark
Local Columnist
Forty-eight years ago last week, my mother died; she was 36, I was 18. She died unexpectedly – an accident in the ocean. She and my dad had just divorced. It was a very difficult time.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Pledging our heads to clearer thinking
Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
It seems that the month of October is the one chosen for every “national insert thing or organization here” week on the planet.
Last week’s editorial page was an homage to National Newspaper Week, which began Sunday and runs through Saturday.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Newspapers are soul and conscience of community
News Staff
By Dink NeSmith
CNI
Preachers and columnists are expected to say something.
And sometimes, they repeat their messages.
This is National Newspaper Week.
You may recognize parts of this “sermon.”
Flash back to 1958.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Editorial: Strong communities start by being healthy
News Staff
Did you know women have a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS)?
Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Editorial: Strong newspapers build strong communities
News Staff
The Hartwell Sun joins newspapers across the country in celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 5 through Oct. 11.
The week’s purpose is to highlight why local journalism matters, specifically why The Sun matters to the people of Hart County.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
The Hartwell Sun
Opinion: Thankful to celebrate National Newspaper Week
Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Sometimes this job randomly wakes me up at night and keeps me from falling asleep in the evenings.
Not because I’m being inundated with calls or texts – my boundaries are healthy enough for that.
It’s the random thoughts that plague me and wake me.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025