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OPINION: Days after graduating, my next chapter begins in Hartwell

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Thursday, December 18, 2025
By Madison Linton Lead News Reporter Just three days before writing this, I left Stegeman Coliseum at the University of Georgia as a graduate. My years of growing with a lively, football-fueled campus have come to an end, and now I’m finding myself in a new phase of life.
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Column: Thankful

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
By Lorin Sinn-Clark Local Columnist “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart This is the official week of thankfulness – but then, isn’t every week a week to be thankful?
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Column: The name of Jesus is sacred

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Friday, November 21, 2025
By Eugene Ashby Local columnist I was thinking today that a number of times in my professional life I have been in the company of acquaintances who referred to our Lord as "the man upstairs.
When Hallie stretches her neck, she’s as tall as I am. Our neighbor Clyde Jones says the 8-month-old emu is still growing. Our mule, Maggie and the other pasture neighbors aren’t quite sure what to think about the 6-foot stranger.

When Hallie stretches her neck, she’s as tall as I am. Our neighbor Clyde Jones says the 8-month-old emu is still growing. Our mule, Maggie and the other pasture neighbors aren’t quite sure what to think about the 6-foot stranger.

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Column: When is a black eye worth it?

Dink NeSmith
Friday, November 21, 2025
When is the last time you sported a black eye? I’m not talking about something you said or did that put a figurative shiner on your face. I’m talking about a punch that gave you a multicolored black circle around one of your eyes. If I took off my sunglasses, you’d see I’ve got one.
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Column: Demolishing Papa Hudgins’ barn conjures up memories

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Friday, November 21, 2025
By Phil Hudgins CNI They’re tearing down Papa Hudgins’ barn.  James, the engineer in the family, made the announcement to the rest of us cousins. His sister Ann and her husband Doug have propped up the barn as much as they can, he said, and it’s coming down.
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Editorial: Commissioners should revamp TSPLOST discussion

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Friday, November 21, 2025
Road paving and traffic are two of the largest concerns we hear citizens express.   Understandably so. We all drive roads in our community every day. While the majority of us are no road experts, we can tell when wear and tear start to begin.
The time I spent in April sitting with Sylvene Fleming is another story I'll never forget.

The time I spent in April sitting with Sylvene Fleming is another story I'll never forget.

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Column: Remembering stories I'll never forget

Rose Scoggins - Editor and Publisher
Friday, November 21, 2025
I'll never forget the first story I wrote as a real reporter. It was on a couple who'd just celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary with a vow renewal.  The sweet way they talked of each other after over 50 years of marriage stuck out to me and stays with me today.