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Patriotic music moves me

News Staff

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Just thinking about the music to come was enough for me to begin to sniffle… July 4th our church choir (HFUMC) sang the most beautiful medley of patriotic songs you can imagine. Dressed in red, white and blue, each choir member sang their hearts out.

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America at its best: Hartwell Georgia

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Some people in America believe that our country is a terrible place in which to live; they believe that it is filled with racists and suffers from a checkered past. In order to keep this position in full view, we are constantly barraged with negativity by some TV stations and newspapers.

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Fifty years later, ink is still in my veins

Dink NeSmith

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Our 1969 wedding vows didn’t include “We will never live in each other’s hometowns.” But we agreed that Jesup and Camilla were out. I guess we missed Allen Saunders’ advice in Reader’s Digest. I had my eyes on law school, and Pam’s were on UGA grad school.

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Let the NIL era begin

Dan Hunt

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

This year, I’ll be joining a whole country of sports fans closely watching how the new name, image and likeness (NIL) rights impact college athletics and the domino effects on other industries and institutions.

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What’s a fair age for youth workers

Dink NeSmith

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Yes, I know. Times are different. This is 2021 in the 21st century. Even though this is a new era, I couldn’t keep quiet. What I was hearing sounded like lunacy. “But Mom, my friend charges $35 per hour to run errands and do special jobs,” the rising high school senior said.

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Keep Lake Hartwell trash-free

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Lake Hartwell is one of the natural gems of this whole region and it plays a huge role in the character and charm of our town. For that reason and others, it’s crucial that we as residents do our part keeping it clean. That starts with picking up after yourself after spending time on the lakeside.

Dan Hunt/The Hartwell Sun - Emma and I in 2015 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL. We were supporting our alma mater ECU in a tough road game.

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Ready for a normal football season

Dan Hunt

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

We’ve now cleared some of our major festivals in Hartwell and are headed towards the steamy doldrums of summer. For some of you, that probably means hunkering down in the A/C and getting out on the lake when you do leave the house.

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It was a smooth return to the Pre-Fourth festival

News Staff

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Thanks and appreciation is due to the Hartwell Service League, Hart County Chamber of Commerce, Hartwell Police and all others who helped make this weekend’s Pre-Fourth another memorable one.

Submitted photo - Charles Harvey graduated from Odum High School in 1959. Odum Elementary principal Gena Ierardi helped locate this photo from the school’s 1958 yearbook.

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Penicillin gave him life and a new name

Dink NeSmith

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

When is the last time you had a penicillin shot? Do you remember the first time you received that antibiotic? Charles Harvey doesn’t remember the exact day, but he knows when the wonder drug saved his life. But how did a 2-year-old toddler remember that it was 1944?

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We need to work together on trash issues

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Last week, we highlighted the issue of trash accumulating outside businesses in Hartwell at a rate that is getting increasingly difficult for the city to keep up with. This is a long term issue requiring long term solutions particularly as Hartwell continues to grow.