Opinion & Editorial

A photo collage I made my senior year of high school with one of my senior photos and a photo from my very first Franklin County football game ironically popped up in my Facebook memories Wednesday morning after this column was written. (Photo submitted by Rose Scoggins)

A photo collage I made my senior year of high school with one of my senior photos and a photo from my very first Franklin County football game ironically popped up in my Facebook memories Wednesday morning after this column was written. (Photo submitted by Rose Scoggins)

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Opinion: Thankful for that hometown field

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
I’ll be honest with you: My transition to Hart County orange wasn’t as bad as I thought it’d be.    It may be because I’ve actually worn orange before.    Shocker, right?    This Elbert and Franklin county-raised girl should’ve never had a piece of orange clothing in her wardrobe.
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Editorial: Help maintain an Op-Ed with letters to the editor

News Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
The Hartwell Sun has received a handful of questions about where our letters to the editor section/Op-Ed pages have been in recent weeks.    Our answer has been the same each time: there have not been enough letters/columns to warrant the page.
One of the highlights of the 10-day Alaska adventure was rafting down the Chulitna River in Talkeetna and getting a rare view of North America’s tallest mountain, unobstructed by clouds. With Denali, aka Mount McKinley, in the background are, from left, Dink NeSmith, Heather NeSmith, William NeSmith, Fenn NeSmith, Alan NeSmith, Emily N. Wilson, Smith Wilson, Wyatt Wilson, Henry Wilson, Hayes Wilson, Tom Wilson, Stella NeSmith, Eric NeSmith, Connell NeSmith, Bayard NeSmith and Pam NeSmith. (SubmittedNeSmith)

One of the highlights of the 10-day Alaska adventure was rafting down the Chulitna River in Talkeetna and getting a rare view of North America’s tallest mountain, unobstructed by clouds. With Denali, aka Mount McKinley, in the background are, from left, Dink NeSmith, Heather NeSmith, William NeSmith, Fenn NeSmith, Alan NeSmith, Emily N. Wilson, Smith Wilson, Wyatt Wilson, Henry Wilson, Hayes Wilson, Tom Wilson, Stella NeSmith, Eric NeSmith, Connell NeSmith, Bayard NeSmith and Pam NeSmith. (SubmittedNeSmith)

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Opinion: Memory-making adventure in Alaska

News Staff
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
How long does it take to get from Homer, Georgia, to Homer, Alaska?   Well, that depends.   Northeast Georgia’s Homer is 33 miles from where I live. And the journey to Alaska took me 76 years, seven months, 27 days, 10 hours and 36 minutes.   But why did I wind up 4,578 miles from home anyway?
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Editorial: Consider running for local office

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A half-a-dozen seats between the Hartwell City Council and Bowersville Town Council will be on the ballot in November.    Seats up for election include the mayor and three council members in the City of Hartwell and two council members in the Town of Bowersville.
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Opinion: What is the ‘bottom line’ concerning eternal life?

News Staff
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Many churches are teaching a theology of non-accountability by teaching that “Jesus did it all,” and therefore there is nothing that one needs to do to obtain eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven other than recite a short prayer acknowledging Jesus as Savior.