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Opinion: Going native in your landscape

News Staff
Monday, May 12, 2025
By Sierra Burke Local Columnist   Georgia is home to many beautiful native wildlife species. In recent years, there has been an ongoing movement to increase the use of native plants in gardens and landscapes.
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2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 16

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Alan Powell State Rep.   It has been four weeks since the 2025 Legislative Session ended, and Governor Kemp has signed 11 House Bills into law and nine Senate Bills.  This week I will provide legislative highlights, including the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
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Opinion: It was blackberry jam

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Dan Moorhead Local Columnist   I suppose there are lots of grown up people who have memories of their mother’s cooking expertise and recall how good her food tasted, that it was indeed the best.
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Opinion: 2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 15

News Staff
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Alan Powell State Rep.   Last Tuesday, Governor Kemp signed House Bill 111 and House Bill 112 into law. House Bill 111 builds on our efforts to reduce the tax burden on hardworking Georgians by accelerating the largest state income tax cut in Georgia history by another 20 basis points.
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Opinion:Suggested summer reading for high school students

News Staff
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Eugene Ashby Local Columnist   Since this writer has written much about the deterioration of American culture and the role it is playing in our present struggles, every thinking person should now be alerted to what actions are necessary in order to avert the predicted coming disaster in America.
The Hartwell Sun and Franklin County Citizen Leader publisher daddy-daughter duo (L-R) Shane and Rose Scoggins loaded up in The Sun’s van to deliver newspapers after press delays last week. (Photo/Rose Scoggins)

The Hartwell Sun and Franklin County Citizen Leader publisher daddy-daughter duo (L-R) Shane and Rose Scoggins loaded up in The Sun’s van to deliver newspapers after press delays last week. (Photo/Rose Scoggins)

Opinion: Lessons from the printing press

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
It didn’t take long for us to start getting phone calls last Thursday when, for the first time anyone could remember, The Hartwell Sun didn’t make it off the press as scheduled. In fact, we started getting calls from the Hartwell Post Office and readers at 8 a.m.