Where Hartwell and Mayberry meet

I have been married almost 50 years to the same woman. In all that time I have never understood how she always wears out the front tires on her car first. I finally decided I’d better get a new set for her before she went out on another great shopping adventure.

We’re lucky to live in a beautiful place

I don’t know about you, but for me, the wet weather we have had this new year is getting old. A rainy day here and there with some sun in between is bearable. Weeks at a time with nothing but rainy days quickly grows tiresome.

Editorial: Prepare for the worst weather

Hart County was on the receiving end of some nasty weather on Jan. 11. A band of storms moved through the area that Saturday evening that brought high winds, heavy rain and caused some damage. Luckily, no tornado, serious damage or injuries were reported.

Smartphone cyborgs are everywhere

A modern tragedy befell me Saturday morning. Pulling my trusty UGA fleece over my shoulders to walk out the door for the gym, I attempted to put my phone in my pocket. I missed. Don’t ask me how.

2020 a chance to plan, get involved

It’s that time of year again, when we take a step back and examine the year that was and the year that will be.  Looking ahead, one of the biggest stories of 2020 is likely to be — scratch that, will be — the elections.

Reunion will show changes of 20 years

I ’m not old. In March I will be 38, which is getting dangerously close to 40, but I can still say I am in my 30s.  An event this year, though, is definitely sinking in to my brain and giving me the impression that I am indeed aging.

2019 was a good one for Hartwell

What a year 2019 has been.  Even though it is as sure to happen as death and taxes, the holiday season always seems to creep up and surprise us.  It’s as if New Year’s Day shifts right into Christmas and everything in between happened in an instant.

Ballet made great Christmas memory

  I had two new experiences this past Saturday in Atlanta.  One — I actually attended a live ballet, something I have had very little interest in my entire life.  Two — I went to The Fabulous Fox Theater, something I certainly never tried to avoid, but just had never done.

Santa’s ‘sleigh’ was a Ford Galaxie

On the corner of Pulaski and Washington streets in Athens, there’s a shoebox structure. In 1970, the squatty rectangle with plate glass windows was Trussell Ford’s used-car office. For the four salesmen who occupied the box, it was also an observation post.

Because you can, doesn’t mean you should

If Emerson was living in our neck of the woods these days, I am confident he would repeat those words about Georgia Renewable Power (GRP) plant’s early track record in Madison County. Maybe, just maybe, the biomass energy plant can recover its reputation.