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Is it only older people who check weather forecast?

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Several days ago, someone told our grandson Alex that Lynchburg, Virginia, would get a foot of snow overnight. Lynchburg is his temporary residence as he studies to beçome a counselor. “No way are we getting a foot of snow,” Alex thought to himself.
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A grandpa’s mission: Be a memory-maker

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
If you asked me to count my one-on-one memories of both grandfathers, I wouldn’t need all my fingers. Starting with the firstborn, I was determined to change that with our eight grandchildren. Wyatt Wilson and I drove to New Orleans for the 2020 Sugar Bowl to see Georgia beat Baylor, 26-14.
Photo by Aaron Burden

Photo by Aaron Burden

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Thanking those who couldn’t take a ‘snow day’

News Staff
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
While a forecast of snow brings excitement here in the south, the irregularity of the occurrence leaves our area of the country ill-equipped to handle the affects of the often-accompanying ice accumulation. As many jokingly say, we “shut down” around here  in precaution for the phenomenon.
Pictured is 17,000-plus students worshiping Jesus in State Farm Arena at Passion 2025 on Jan. 2-4.

Pictured is 17,000-plus students worshiping Jesus in State Farm Arena at Passion 2025 on Jan. 2-4.

Glorifying Him in 2025

Benjamin London - Sports Editor and Staff Writer
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Last week I took some time off to head to Atlanta and spend some time in State Farm Arena. Now I know what you’re thinking. You’re probably thinking since I am the sports reporter, I spent that time watching the Atlanta Hawks play basketball. Well, that was not the case.
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Does God always answer prayer?

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2025
It is hard to understand fully the incredible love that God has for His children. When we have a very difficult situation in our life, we sometimes tend to neutralize God since He did not answer a previous prayer to our liking.
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Suggestions for Social Security

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Although contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and employer sponsored plans (401k) have advantages over participation in Social Security, the fact is that we don’t have  much choice in the matter and most of us have to participate.
In 2012 photographer and friend Wayne Morgan wanted to produce a children’s book to encourage better stewardship of Georgia’s rivers, especially the Little Satilla near his home in Brantley County. I volunteered to write the story in the voice of his grandson Kase. Knowing that Jimmy Carter, as a boy, loved fishing in the Little Satilla with his father, I asked the 39th president to endorse our book. Here is what’s on the back cover of Kase for the Environment (left): “The Satilla Rivers were one of my favo

In 2012 photographer and friend Wayne Morgan wanted to produce a children’s book to encourage better stewardship of Georgia’s rivers, especially the Little Satilla near his home in Brantley County. I volunteered to write the story in the voice of his grandson Kase. Knowing that Jimmy Carter, as a boy, loved fishing in the Little Satilla with his father, I asked the 39th president to endorse our book. Here is what’s on the back cover of Kase for the Environment (left): “The Satilla Rivers were one of my favo

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Jimmy Carter leaves 100-year legacy of making world better

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, January 9, 2025
*Editor’s note: A version of this column was first published on Oct. 3, 2024, commemorating President Carter’s 100th birthday.   In 2017 three black SUVs streaked by our older son’s truck on South Georgia’s Corridor Z. His wife, Heather, turned and said, “Alan, there goes President and Mrs.
Pictured in April 2017 at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains with the now late former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the late former President Jimmy Carter are (L-R) Shane Scoggins, Rose Scoggins, Angela Scoggins and Marlie Scoggins.

Pictured in April 2017 at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains with the now late former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the late former President Jimmy Carter are (L-R) Shane Scoggins, Rose Scoggins, Angela Scoggins and Marlie Scoggins.

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Striving to be like Jimmy Carter

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, January 9, 2025
*Editor’s note: A portion of this column was previously written for a March 1, 2023 edition of The Elberton Star after it was announced former President Jimmy Carter had entered into hospice care.
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For 2025, here’s my Don’t-Do List

Dink NeSmith
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Ready or not, Happy New Year! Have you made a list of 2025 resolutions? I haven’t. Instead, I know what I won’t be doing. That’s an easier list to compile.
Patrick Fargason - Editor/Publisher

Patrick Fargason - Editor/Publisher

A Hart County farewell

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
For a few weeks now, I’ve been formulating a final column to give a proper goodbye to the people and places that made me fall in love with Hart County. However, when I sat down next to my computer over the weekend to compose this piece, former President Jimmy Carter passed away.