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Tips on cat adoption

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says approximately 1.3 million cats are adopted from animal shelters each year. However, of the cats entering shelters, only around 37 percent are ultimately adopted, according to the National Kitten Coalition.
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Photo credit: Hayes Potter

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How to keep pets occupied while you’re at work

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
If one had to find a silver lining during the global pandemic that kept people close to home for an extended period of time, the chance to spend more time with pets is worthy of consideration. Cats, dogs, birds, and other animals reaped the rewards of having humans nearby for much of the day.
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Photo credit: Richard Brutyo

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The right type of pet for your family

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Welcoming a pet into one’s life can be a rewarding experience. Pets promote compassion and discipline in their owners, and their companionship can be incredibly rewarding. They also can be helpful tools for teaching children responsibility.
Cedric Martin

Cedric Martin

Hart County loses friend to many

News Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
By Vivian Morgan Former Editor   A ripple ran through Hart County on Monday and the effects of it are life-altering. Our friend, our family, and our confidant Cedric (Satchamo) Martin transitioned from this life to the next.
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The problem with Women’s professional sports

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
It’s clear that in the game of basketball, height gives you an advantage over your opponent. The average height of NBA basketball players are around 6’5” and guys under six feet tall are few and far between. Yet height is a trait completely out of the player’s control.
A plane which crashed in Lake Hartwell killing one on Sept. 10 is towed out of the water by specialists on the evening of Sept. 15 after a long recovery operation orchestrated by federal, state, local and out-of-state groups and agencies.

A plane which crashed in Lake Hartwell killing one on Sept. 10 is towed out of the water by specialists on the evening of Sept. 15 after a long recovery operation orchestrated by federal, state, local and out-of-state groups and agencies.

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No precedent for this plane crash

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Earl Johnson aboard a boat while cruising the waters near Fripp Island, South Carolina.

Earl Johnson aboard a boat while cruising the waters near Fripp Island, South Carolina.

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Earl Johnson is loving life

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Hart County has incurred a lot of changes since its inception: A dam was installed in 1963, the valley was flooded, an interstate was built in 1960, etc. But structures come and go, businesses grow and fold.
If you don’t mind walking, the DR Brush Pro XL 130 self-propelled mower can chew up a thicket. Suggest you wear gloves to avoid scratches from briars, barbed wire and such.

If you don’t mind walking, the DR Brush Pro XL 130 self-propelled mower can chew up a thicket. Suggest you wear gloves to avoid scratches from briars, barbed wire and such.

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Investing in a ‘self-propelled life assurance policy’

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Not once but twice, I thought, “Oh, no. I’m about to die.” I had been mowing on a slope when my tractor tipped at a precarious angle. Once should have been warning enough. But on the second “oops,” I drove the diesel machine straight to the farmhouse.
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The Dawg Bark: A surprising first performance

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Like most people, I was expecting UGA to beat Oregon on Saturday. I expected a close first half, but for the Dawgs to pull away in the third and win by two touchdowns or so. But it looked like duck season came early in Georgia with the way the Dawgs dominated the game from the very beginning.