Opinion & Editorial

My wife Madison and I after the 2019 home game against Monroe Area.

My wife Madison and I after the 2019 home game against Monroe Area.

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Greetings from the new sports reporter

News Staff
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
To the Hartwell and Hart County community. I am beyond excited to announce that I am the new sports writer for The Hartwell Sun. I am 24 years old from Hartwell but I was born in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Watkinsville, Georgia.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, Athens and the University of Georgia re-enacted the torch run. As chairman of Athens 96, I invited Billy Payne, left, and Vince Dooley, right, to speak at the ceremony.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics, Athens and the University of Georgia re-enacted the torch run. As chairman of Athens 96, I invited Billy Payne, left, and Vince Dooley, right, to speak at the ceremony.

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Remembering my friend, Coach Vince Dooley

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
In sports lingo, it’d be a highlights reel. For me, it’s more of a mental scrapbook. I remember that Oct. 8, 1966, Saturday afternoon.
Marshall Walker, pictured above, doing what he loves most: playing bass with “Big C” at High Cotton Music Hall Blues Jam.

Marshall Walker, pictured above, doing what he loves most: playing bass with “Big C” at High Cotton Music Hall Blues Jam.

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Marshall Walker is loving life

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
To live what most people regard as a good life requires a combination of things: luck, pizazz, and character. Marshall Walker, 75, has that exact combination and it has left him wanting more of the life that he loves.
Photo credit: Cristina Gottardi

Photo credit: Cristina Gottardi

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Observing Residents’ Rights Month

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Last month, a representative reached out to us from the advocacy group, Ombudsman North Georgia Programs and Services Long-Term Care. Regional coordinator Liz Schulze asked if we’d be interested in spreading awareness about Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month, which is October.
Sunflowers growing on a farm.

Sunflowers growing on a farm.

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Why grow patches of sunflowers?

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The love affair goes way back. I’ve always loved digging in the dirt. Maybe it’s the agrarian roots on my mother’s side. Her daddy and his daddy and his daddy walked a thousand miles behind mules. Little wonder I had to have a mule or two or three in my barnyard.
Photo credit: BP Miller

Photo credit: BP Miller

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The Dawg Bark: Hart County needs more sports for adults

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
From the time many of us first started walking, some sport or physical activity was a staple of our childhood. From little league to dance, kids have the opportunity to get a break from school and homework to play and exercise with friends.
Pictured left to right top are Associate Superintendent Brooks Mewborn, Hart County Education Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Busha, Hart Telephone Company Executive Vice President Wyndee McKinnon, and Hart College and Career Academy CEO Steve Burton.

Pictured left to right top are Associate Superintendent Brooks Mewborn, Hart County Education Foundation Executive Director Bobbie Busha, Hart Telephone Company Executive Vice President Wyndee McKinnon, and Hart College and Career Academy CEO Steve Burton.

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REACH program highlights the best of our community

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Six soon-to-be high schoolers signed contracts last week to become the newest class of REACH Hart scholars. We were proud to be able to share their achievements with our community and explain a little about Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH), which has a positive impact on so many.