Opinion & Editorial

This is not everything picked up in the roadside ditch, but it’s a sampling of the litter. Some was tossed from the windows of vehicles, and many of the items probably blew out of the back of pickups. Either way, the result was a trashy mess. (Photo/Nesmith)

This is not everything picked up in the roadside ditch, but it’s a sampling of the litter. Some was tossed from the windows of vehicles, and many of the items probably blew out of the back of pickups. Either way, the result was a trashy mess. (Photo/Nesmith)

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Litter in ditches says something about people

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, March 27, 2025
J.P. Morris was a thinker.  And when he spoke, he didn’t waste words.  I relished every visit with him. When I was involved in the ownership of The Baxley News-Banner, I could expect calls from the Appling County land baron and entrepreneur. He never tried to influence what was in the newspaper.
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WKLY, finally

News Staff
Monday, March 24, 2025
By Jon Hunt Guest Columnist   *Editor’s Note: Jon Hunt grew up in Nuberg and is a 1965 graduate of Hart County High School. He now lives in Florida and is a Senior Associate with Florida Business Exchange, Inc.   WKLY came on the air in September 1947.
Five emu eggs, in a digitized incubator, are under the watchful eyes of grandsons William and Fenn NeSmith. The first hatchlings are due around Easter. (Photo/Heather NeSmith)

Five emu eggs, in a digitized incubator, are under the watchful eyes of grandsons William and Fenn NeSmith. The first hatchlings are due around Easter. (Photo/Heather NeSmith)

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Neighbor’s ‘gifts’ bring new barnyard adventure

Dink NeSmith
Monday, March 24, 2025
Ninety-nine percent of the time, our grandchildren know what to expect from me. It’s the other 1 percent that keeps them guessing. And that’s when the unexpected leads to adventure. Here’s the latest surprise. William, 16, and Fenn, 14, had no idea what was in the Styrofoam cooler.
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Step up and demand a real action plan

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Our national debt is too big, but there’s a reasonable way to go about cutting costs and there’s a reckless way to do it. What we see is just reckless and mean-spirited. Voters simply wanted prices to come down and immigration brought under control. We’re still waiting.
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Stand up, speak out

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The good shepherd provides his sheep with adequate food and water while protecting them from wolves and other dangers.
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Our opinions do not carry the force of law

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
When the Supreme Court issues its rulings on any matter, it is called an opinion even though it carries the force of law. That was determined early in the history of our nation when the court decided in the Marbury vs. Madison case in 1803 that the Supreme Court has the power of judicial review.
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What about us?

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The article in last week’s paper included an article about the Hart County Board of Commissioners approving $2.4 million in paving projects.  I did not see where any of the roads to be repaved included any in the Tugaloo Bay Subdivision. We are a large subdivision.
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2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 8

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
The Georgia House of Representatives reconvened on Monday, February 24th and my colleagues and I diligently worked to move legislation through the committee process.
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She’s the boss

News Staff
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
I’ll bet that some of you reading this, when you saw the title, perhaps assumed that it was referring to my wife, Janet. That would’ve been a good guess, but no, she’s not what this piece is about. The SHE in the title refers to our thoroughly black cat Boo.