Opinion & Editorial

After three games of watching the Braves lose and two more with rain delays, we've decided our Scoggins family trio is cursed. We were able to get in this selfie before the rain poured last Thursday. Pictured are (L-R) Shane, Rose and Marlie Scoggins. Photo courtesy of Rose Scoggins.

After three games of watching the Braves lose and two more with rain delays, we've decided our Scoggins family trio is cursed. We were able to get in this selfie before the rain poured last Thursday. Pictured are (L-R) Shane, Rose and Marlie Scoggins. Photo courtesy of Rose Scoggins.

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The Scoggins/Braves curse strikes again

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, August 13, 2026
My family has determined that we're cursed, specifically when it comes to attending Braves games.When my Papa Bird, my daddy's dad, died in 2023, I decided I'd start taking daddy to Braves games for Father's Day. I got the tickets for the 2024 game and off he and I went.
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Dog days

News Staff
Thursday, August 6, 2026
By Lorin Sinn-Clark - Local columnist What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” – Jane Austin The Dog Days are here – that sultry, hot, humid time between July 3 and Aug. 11 - following the rising of Sirius, the “Dog Star.”
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Water woes abounded for authority, customers alike

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
A significant portion of the Hart County Water and Sewer Authority's customers experienced a lengthy amount of time without water that spanned from last weekend into early last week.The disruption in a valuable, and essential service, had to have been aggravating, frustrating and inconvenient, to...
Atop an oak bookcase in my office sits the Olympic torch that I carried in 1996. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.

Atop an oak bookcase in my office sits the Olympic torch that I carried in 1996. Photo submitted by Dink NeSmith.

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After 30 years, Olympic memories still flicker

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, July 23, 2026
One touch.That’s all it takes.And I’m back in the middle of Georgia’s hosting the Centennial Olympics.I keep the metal tube—with its intricate engravings and wooden handle—on an oak bookcase in my office. I must walk past it to get to the file room and copier.
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Another big good-bye

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2026
By Lorin Sinn-Clark, local columnist “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — UnknownMy son moved to Canada on Tuesday and, while he is 45 and this is a positive step in a grand new adventure for him, my heart is aching.
Michael holds one of the three Lego sets we've put together in the past month, the spaceship from the movie "Project Hail Mary." Photo by Rose Scoggins.

Michael holds one of the three Lego sets we've put together in the past month, the spaceship from the movie "Project Hail Mary." Photo by Rose Scoggins.

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Building Lego sets is a great relationship test

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, July 23, 2026
I've often heard before that building furniture is a real test of a relationship. While Michael and I haven't built any furniture together, I could see how that could be true.