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The convenience of inconvenience

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Thursday, July 16, 2026
By Madison Lintonnews@thehartwellsun.comMy usual Sunday scaries routine of dread and sitting silently in my bedroom changed this past weekend.
A home-grown tomato sandwich is a celebration of summer. All you need is a slice of juicy tomato big enough to cover a piece of white bread, a slathering of Duke’s mayonnaise and sprinkles of salt and pepper. And if you like BLTs, by all means, add bacon and lettuce. Photo by Dink NeSmith.

A home-grown tomato sandwich is a celebration of summer. All you need is a slice of juicy tomato big enough to cover a piece of white bread, a slathering of Duke’s mayonnaise and sprinkles of salt and pepper. And if you like BLTs, by all means, add bacon and lettuce. Photo by Dink NeSmith.

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Rainy-day traveling on hodgepodge highway

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Here I sit.For the last two hours, my brain has been idling in neutral. There’s something about rain on a tin roof. Inducing laziness, I guess.And then, I put on my thinking cap, shifting my gray matter into gear.I can’t explain why my brain chose to ramble along this hodgepodge highway.
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Celebrate America 250 all year

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
Saturday marked the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.The monumental occasion has been talked about for months.According to WYFF 4, Fourth of July cookouts were set to cost on average $94.
There's nothing like a bag of fresh peaches in the summer, ready to turn into peach cobbler. Photo by Rose Scoggins.

There's nothing like a bag of fresh peaches in the summer, ready to turn into peach cobbler. Photo by Rose Scoggins.

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Peach perfect

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, July 9, 2026
There's nothing like a fresh, juicy, ripe peach in the summertime.You know, those kind where you can scrape the peeling off with your fingers as you work to de-pitt the fruits for a fresh cobbler or homemade ice cream.Peaches are hands-down my favorite fruit.
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Hello Horsey!

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
By Lorin Sinn-Clark, local columnist “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” – William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream There is a new love in my life – no, Mr. Clark hasn’t been replaced.
In 2017 four of our eight grandchildren visited the graves of their ancestors at Pilgrims Home Free Will Baptist Church on Hwy. 91 in Baker County, Georgia. The Wilsons are, from left, Hayes, Henry, Wyatt and Smith. They are posing by the granite tombstone of my mother’s parents, Howell and Essie (Nanny) Vines. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.

In 2017 four of our eight grandchildren visited the graves of their ancestors at Pilgrims Home Free Will Baptist Church on Hwy. 91 in Baker County, Georgia. The Wilsons are, from left, Hayes, Henry, Wyatt and Smith. They are posing by the granite tombstone of my mother’s parents, Howell and Essie (Nanny) Vines. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.

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Yeah, it’s been hotter, much hotter

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Whew!As I was working on the farm—with sweat dripping off my nose—I wondered, “Has it ever been this hot?”And then I remembered.Summer of 1957.Baker County, Georgia.Pilgrims Home Free Will Baptist Church.But first, how did my great-grandparents’ church get that name?
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The grace and mercy of God knows no bounds

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Thursday, July 9, 2026
By Eugene Ashby, Local columnistJohn the Baptist preached a “Baptism of Repentance” for the forgiveness of sins.  The message was exactly what the Jews needed to hear, especially because of the anticipated coming of Jesus.
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She loved

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, July 2, 2026
I'll never forget the words my Daddy told me after his grandfather, my great-grandfather, died. I was a sophomore in high school, and it was the first "real" loss of a loved one I'd experienced.