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Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

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New chairs come with new friends

gailmanter
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Once upon a time I bought a little chair from someone on Facebook Marketplace. It was $5. My idea was to use it in my bathroom. So on a beautiful late summer afternoon I met the lady in the Sardis Baptist Church parking lot to pick it up. She was so kind.
Photo Credit: Donald Teel

Photo Credit: Donald Teel

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This is your body, brain after age 70

Dan Moorehead
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
A few years back there was this public service announcement that stated, “This is your brain”, followed by, “this is your brain on drugs.” The ensuing visuals left no doubt about the potential horrors of drug addiction.
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Photo Credit: Jon Tyson

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Lessons in Faith: Test the Spirit

News Staff
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
1 Kings 18:21 (NLT) reads: 21Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling  between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent. It seems Elijah was saying, “make up your mind”!
Photo Credit: Alex Shute

Photo Credit: Alex Shute

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Addressing unforgiveness in the U.S.

News Staff
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
There are no words that can justify the actions of some white Americans in the past involving the treatment of African Americans; however today the reasons for unforgiveness by some people can be no longer justified.
Photo submitted: Perhaps you remember John Hammock’s picture on Georgia billboards. In our family, he was also famous for driving a NeSmith Funeral Home ambulance to the hospital while my dad finished delivering a baby in the back.

Photo submitted: Perhaps you remember John Hammock’s picture on Georgia billboards. In our family, he was also famous for driving a NeSmith Funeral Home ambulance to the hospital while my dad finished delivering a baby in the back.

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New clue surfaces in old family mystery

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Big Dink went to his grave never knowing the names of two Georgia state patrolmen who came to his aid. That bothered me for more than 60 years. A pair of telephone calls—14 years apart—have solved the mysteries. One for certain. The other, most likely. Go back to Sept. 27, 1958.
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Photo Credit: Aideal Hwa

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Free from Google Lady

Dan Moorehead
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
I just solved an interesting problem. Here’s its description: A few years ago my son and daughter-in-law gave us a well-intentioned Christmas gift that was a new bit of technology for Janet and me.
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Photo Credit: Jeff Vanderspank

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Lake Hartwell blessed to host Bassmaster Classic again

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Sometimes we like to take a step back and reflect upon how truly fortunate we are to be living here in Hart County. The lake we reside on hosting a nationally relevant sporting event is just another feather in the cap.
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Photo Credit: Debby Hudson

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Mr. Black and Andrea

gailmanter
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The patient lived in a mobile home at the top of a hill of red dirt. The deeply rutted driveway was difficult to maneuver and about half way to the top I had to stop and walk the rest of the way.