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More than 100 healthcare professionals, First Responders and community leaders attended a barbecue sponsored by St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and Surgical Affiliates Management Group Inc. to celebrate the surgery program’s expansion into elective surgeries. Pictured are (from left) clinic coordinator Ashlee Dove, Dr. Abdul Bangura and David Van Laecke, AMGI vice president of operations. Photo by Charlie Eavenson/Franklin County Citizen

More than 100 healthcare professionals, First Responders and community leaders attended a barbecue sponsored by St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and Surgical Affiliates Management Group Inc. to celebrate the surgery program’s expansion into elective surgeries. Pictured are (from left) clinic coordinator Ashlee Dove, Dr. Abdul Bangura and David Van Laecke, AMGI vice president of operations. Photo by Charlie Eavenson/Franklin County Citizen

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Hospital to expand surgery options with still new partnership

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
By Charlie Eavenson Franklin County Citizen    LAVONIA – St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia hosted an event last week to announce its next step in a partnership with Surgical Affiliates Management Group Inc. (SAMGI).
Linda Gunter (left), CEO and Co-founder of Love Him Love Them stands with Claudia Kay, Local Assistance Coordinator as they look over details for their Thanksgiving event.

Linda Gunter (left), CEO and Co-founder of Love Him Love Them stands with Claudia Kay, Local Assistance Coordinator as they look over details for their Thanksgiving event.

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Love Him Love Them seeks Thanksgiving donations

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Love Him Love Them, the Northeast Georgia  non-profit social services organization is currently working through the planning stages for its annual Thanksgiving Day event, and is calling for help from the local community.
Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Hart County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:   The following is a list of names entered into the booking computer at Hart County Jail for Sept. 17-23, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer. Offenses listed are charges; guilt has not been proven.
The outgoing and incoming leadership of the Hart County Sheriff’s office took The Sun on a tour of the new jail. Pictured above (from left to right): Chief Deputy Tommy Whitmire, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, Captain Chris Carroll and Investigator Joseph Haley. Photo by LaDonna Harris

The outgoing and incoming leadership of the Hart County Sheriff’s office took The Sun on a tour of the new jail. Pictured above (from left to right): Chief Deputy Tommy Whitmire, Sheriff Mike Cleveland, Captain Chris Carroll and Investigator Joseph Haley. Photo by LaDonna Harris

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New jail serves as revenue generator for Hart County

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Back in May, the Hart County Jail opened its new facility at 2825 Bowman Hwy. The state-of-the-art facility, which is operated by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, cost Hart County taxpayers a shade over $26 million.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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People vote with their feet

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
People vote with their feet, as numerous studies about migration among the states have shown. But they don’t only do this by crossing state lines. The IRS publishes data every year about migration not only from state to state, but from county to county.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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God’s word stands forever

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Returning to my hometown recently to visit family, I was glad to hear my brother say that he wanted us to attend church with him. He had spoken fondly about the congregation on numerous occasions and now my family would get to experience it firsthand along with his.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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All things spring from love

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Love is all there is – all things spring from it.  Love is the key to all things, the foundation — that which undergirds all of life and relationships.  You can spend your whole physical life trying to understand LOVE but you’ll only grasp it when you are fully in the spirit.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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St. Andrews to study homelessness

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church is beginning a yearlong study of housing insecurity or homelessness in Hart County. Our goal is to identify causes, complications, etc. and educate our members on the issues that contribute to homelessness.
When I entered the business in 1971, one of the first newspaper families that I met were the Maxwells in Oglethorpe County. After graduating from the University of Georgia and a short time working elsewhere, Ralph Maxwell Jr. came home to eventually take over The Oglethorpe Echo from his father, Ralph Sr. Following Ralph’s stroke in recent years, he began to slow down. I was not surprised when he called to tell me of his plans to close the 147-year-old newspaper.

When I entered the business in 1971, one of the first newspaper families that I met were the Maxwells in Oglethorpe County. After graduating from the University of Georgia and a short time working elsewhere, Ralph Maxwell Jr. came home to eventually take over The Oglethorpe Echo from his father, Ralph Sr. Following Ralph’s stroke in recent years, he began to slow down. I was not surprised when he called to tell me of his plans to close the 147-year-old newspaper.

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A newspaper is the glue that holds a community together

Dink NeSmith
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Three years ago, I got a Monday-afternoon phone call. Little did I know that 1,095 days ago my first crack at retirement—about 65 days—was over. Calling was my friend of a half-century, Ralph Maxwell, editor and publisher of The Oglethorpe Echo.
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Relax, It’s Just DEFCON 3 Thunder

News Staff
Thursday, September 26, 2024
My wife Janet and I are the keepers of two indoor cats, Sissie and Sally. They are sisters, likely with different fathers but a shared mother. They have been with us since they were kittens, almost thirteen years, now.