2020 lessons will help grads soar

The Class of 2020 was dealt a bad hand. Instead of the pomp and circumstance of a formal ceremony and families gathering to celebrate the accomplishment of their graduates, we are wading through the unknown of a pandemic that continues to impact our health, the economy and our daily lives.

Don't let the virus infect the election

Every thing is a little different right now, but one thing hasn’t changed — voting still matters.  Our right to vote is one of the many that makes our country great.

We should be watching the Braves right now

The things we take for granted seem much more important when they’re gone.  That much has been glaringly evident through the coronavirus pandemic.

Don't let a squabble derail park project

A final step in making Hartwell Lakeside the resort and park city of Hartwell officials hope it will become has not gone quite as smoothly as they would have hoped.

Worst of times brings out the best

By ANNA HALL Hart County Charter System Missy Vaughn’s days have often been filled with touching moments — times when she has been able to lend an ear, a helping hand, a new opportunity to the students of Hart County.

Feels like 'alligators up to our hips'

Lee Iacocca is dead, but something he said is very much alive in my mind. The auto-industry icon got credit for the birth of the wildly popular Ford Mustang.

Opening doesn't mean ignoring guidelines

Certain businesses in Hart County and around Georgia are beginning to open their doors to the public again according to the  limitations and guidance from the state to follow social distancing standards.

Reopening comes with risks

If you look carefully, you can see a break in the darkness of the forest it feels like we’ve been lost in since March. But it is just a sliver shining through and there are still some miles to go before we are fully back in the light of day.  Georgia Gov.

Jeopardy an escape back to normalcy

When the world as we know it is turned on its side and our daily routines stop in their tracks, making way for a strange new normal, any vestige of life as we wish it still was is comforting.

Help us make graduation section special for 2020

Graduation is a time of celebration — a time when teenagers close their youthful chapter in life and eagerly look ahead to their bright futures.