Opinion & Editorial

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.
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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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Photo credit: BP Miller

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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