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Kudos to CTAE students, staff

News Staff
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Hart County Schools’ graduation rates have steadily increased over the past few years to the point that moving even higher may be difficult to accomplish. That is certainly a good problem to have.
Bride Pam Shirah shares a smile with her maid of honor, Judy Mizell, on Aug. 23, 1969. Today, Pam S. NeSmith and Judy M. Wolbe celebrate a collective 102 years of marriage to the men they dated in college.

Bride Pam Shirah shares a smile with her maid of honor, Judy Mizell, on Aug. 23, 1969. Today, Pam S. NeSmith and Judy M. Wolbe celebrate a collective 102 years of marriage to the men they dated in college.

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City-girl, farm-girl adventure launches 54-year friendship

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Pam NeSmith Guest Columnist When our parents—Albert and Flora, Lamar and Willene—brought us to the University of Georgia, we were strangers. I remember walking into brand-new Brumby Hall’s room 641, and there you were—sitting on a pull-out bed. You said, “Hello!
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Say ‘Hello’ to Hart County

News Staff
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
It’s that time of year again. Time to say hello to Hart County. If you’re reading this, you may already know Hart County well.
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Gold Dome has a ‘Death Valley’ too

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
On the South Carolina side of Lake Hartwell, there’s a giant gridiron edifice that you can see from your boat. Clemson’s stadium is dubbed Death Valley. Indeed, Coach Dabo Sweeney and his orange-clad Tigers have a tradition of laying to rest their opponents. But this time, I’m not talking football.
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Thank you Hart for being so welcoming

Michael Hall
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
About two and a half years ago, I wrote an introduction column in this space. Today I say goodbye to a community that has been more than welcoming. At 39 years old, I still am young enough to answer when opportunity knocks, and that is exactly what is happening.
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Log-truck law proposal needs a second look

News Staff
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
A single day in Hart county two weeks ago reminded us how an average daily commute can end in tragedy. On March 4, two people lost their lives in crashes, forever impacting their families and their friends.
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Growth will present challenges

News Staff
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
We’ve been told for years Hart County will see significant growth as more and more jobs come to the area. It appears that time is now. Permits for new residential construction more than doubled in 2020 from 2019, a basic indicator that people are coming to Hart County. And why wouldn’t they?
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Super-smart millennials ask, ‘What is that thing?’

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
With two auditors peering over my shoulder — watching every move — I should have been nervous. Instead, I was laughing. That wasn’t the first time it’s happened. Some millennials aren’t sure what that electric thing is, the one sitting on the small oak table, clicking and clacking.