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What to do when there were no April showers

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By Sierra Burke - Local columnistApril showers bring May flowers, but what happens when there are not enough April showers? Now that it is May, the temperatures are starting to warm, and with the humidity rising as well, plants are in desperate need of moisture reserves in the soil.
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Today's message for all of God's children

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By Eugene Ashby - Local columnistWhat is God saying today to all of His children?  God is not silent!  God has never been silent, even when many have decided not to listen to His voice.
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Nobody loves the weather lady when she gets it wrong

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By Phil HudginsIf they didn’t look so prosperous in their expensive suits and dresses, I would feel sorry for TV weather predictors. They can’t win. When they get the forecast right, nobody says anything. When they get it wrong, everybody says something.
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2026 Legislative Session recap – Week 4

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By Rep. Alan Powell*Editor's note: Rep. Alan Powell's recap of many of the bills in this year's legislative session has been organized into categories and will be printed across several weeks, in alphabetical order by category.
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Everyone is important, no exceptions

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
By Eugene Ashby -- Local columnistThis writer knows what it is like not to feel important, to be ignored, to be raised in a home of violence where love did not exist.  Thankfully, that time lasted for only the first 20 years of my life.
In 2013 Elliott Brack was honored by The Red & Black, UGA’s independent newspaper. He had served as its board chairman for 33 years. Before the celebratory dinner, my sons, Alan, left, and Eric, right, and I got an opportunity to visit with Elliott, second from right. He died May 15 at the age of 90. Photo courtesy of Dink NeSmith.

In 2013 Elliott Brack was honored by The Red & Black, UGA’s independent newspaper. He had served as its board chairman for 33 years. Before the celebratory dinner, my sons, Alan, left, and Eric, right, and I got an opportunity to visit with Elliott, second from right. He died May 15 at the age of 90. Photo courtesy of Dink NeSmith.

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Elliott Brack’s purple pen inspired journalists to excel

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, May 21, 2026
An old feed and seed store is why you are reading this.How’s that?Go back with me to 1962. What was once Strickland Feed & Seed was then the office of the Wayne County Press, an upstart weekly, a stone’s throw from the railroad tracks that split my hometown. That’s where I met Elliott Earl Brack.
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From a 2016 graduate to the class of 2026

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
Yesterday marked a whole decade since I graduated from Franklin County High School.As I've thought back over the last 10 years, I've realized that  graduation ceremonies were not in my favor for either high school or college.
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2026 Legislative Session recap – Week 3

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
By Rep. Alan Powell*Editor's note: Rep. Alan Powell's recap of many of the bills in this year's legislative session has been organized into categories and will be printed across several weeks, in alphabetical order by category.
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You will always have a home in Bulldog Nation

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
By Jennifer Carter - superintendentCongratulations to the Hart County High School Class of 2026! Four years ago, you entered Hart County High School with uncertainty, excitement and big dreams. Now, you stand ready to “Finish What You Start” together as the Class of 2026.
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Remember all the moments that helped shape you

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
By Kevin Gaines - Hart County High School principalAs your time at Hart County High School comes to a close, it is hard to believe the moment you have worked toward is finally here. Graduation is no longer something in the distance—it is now.