On subdivision regulation

Dear Property Owners of Hart County: The Hart County Board of Commissioners may be lowering your property values soon.  On the plus side, taxes may go down. On the minus side, your retirement or legacy may decrease. Current growth along the I-85 corridor is predicted to continue.

Letters to the Editor: On the Hartwell community

Welcome to Hartwell!  It’s the beginning of summer and our biggest tourist season in town. Do we embrace it or disdain it? I grew up in a tourist town near Cape Cod. We were a blue collar cottage community, hosting families from all over New England each summer.

There she sits (written 9 years ago)

There she sits, unblinking eyes wide open, still as a summer sky, my three-year-old granddaughter (she’s now thirteen) sits and steadfastly watches the parent-approved television program. It was at that moment that I realized that I needed to write something about her.

HYDRA helps families all year

Last week, Hart Youth Development Resource Association (HYDRA) hosted its annual Spring Fling fundraiser benefiting area kids and parents looking for something for them to do.

A wake-up call to make time for doctor visits

Last week was one of the most uh.. eye-opening of my life, as a colonoscopy revealed I had three polyps clustered together, blocking the way in my intestines — one of them 22 millimeters (8 is considered significant in size). After coming out of my drug-induced stupor, my first question for Dr.

Letters to the editor: On knowing your local ordinances

Did you know? The Hart County code of ordinances is available on-line by accessinghartcountyga.gov and is located under the heading of “External Links”. An ordinance is, as defined in the Barron’s Law Dictionary, a local law that applies to persons and things subject to the local jurisdiction.

Racism cannot be solved in politics

Writer’s note: The last two letters concerning racism in America were dedicated to sharing first, that racism in America is of major concern compared to other issues and the second letter was dedicated to sharing that racism is not about the color of one’s skin.

Taking the good with the bad in regional tourism

Last week, we addressed the perceived pros and cons of regional tourism in a pair of stories “above the fold”. Growth management and/or tourism are overarching themes in the majority of the hard news that we cover here in Hart County.

Nancy the impetus

The impetus, defined as:  the force that makes something happen, often comes from someone else, like a friend, co-worker, boss or perhaps like me — a cousin. Because my first cousin Nancy grew up in College Park, Md. and was three years older than me, we were never really close.

Lessons in Faith: Let your light shine

Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) reads, 16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Spiritually speaking, “letting our light shine before men” is to show or make known our thoughts and feelings according to God’s Word of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.