Chamber banquet will be a highlight for everyone

In less than a month from now, the Hart County Chamber of Commerce will gather for its annual award banquet. The banquet, which was recently moved up one day to Feb. 21 in order to not conflict with a benefit concert for the local YMCA, is set to honor the best of the best in Hart County.

A handful of cobwebs

Once upon a time, the renowned 18th Century English preacher George Whitfield  was getting the people of Edinburgh, Scotland out of bed at 5:00 am to come hear him speak.

2025 Legislative Newsletter – Week 1

The 158th Georgia General Assembly convened at 10:00 a.m. for the 2025 Regular Session, Monday, January 13, 2025, marking the start of the first year of our biennial General Assembly.

How not to adopt profane and vulgar language

I guess this comes under the heading of ‘you probably can but shouldn’t teach old dogs new tricks’, because I just found out that I have a tendency to adopt other people’s speech patterns. I see them in characters I watch on certain streaming channels or movies.

Is it only older people who check weather forecast?

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.

A grandpa’s mission: Be a memory-maker

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.

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

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.

Glorifying Him in 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.

Does God always answer prayer?

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.

Suggestions for Social Security

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.