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Photo by Scott Rodgerson

Photo by Scott Rodgerson

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The Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 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 July 30-Aug. 5, 2024. Names, ages and towns are listed as they appear in the computer.
A fundraiser has been put together for Lily Osborne who was seriously injured in a traumatic ATV crash on July 24.

A fundraiser has been put together for Lily Osborne who was seriously injured in a traumatic ATV crash on July 24.

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13-year-old’s faith inspires after accident, donations accepted

Rachel Black - Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
After 13-year-old Lily Hope Osborne of Bowersville was seriously injured in a traumatic ATV crash on July 24, her strong sense of faith inspired scores of people—from the first responders who saved her life to average Hart Countians who heard her story.
The Hartwell Sun

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It Starts in the Mind

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
I heard about a physician who said, “Many of my patients have nothing wrong with them except their thoughts. So I have a favorite prescription I write for some. But it is not a prescription that you can fill at a drugstore.
The Hartwell Sun

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No school taxes for seniors

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Before returning to Hartwell my wife and I lived in Gilmer County, Georgia, a county similar in demographics to Hart County….. roughly an hour from metro Atlanta with an agriculture-based economy and a large population of 65 + citizens.
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The Border is a Mess. Why Hasn’t Congress Fixed It?

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
We know that Congress needs to enact immigration law reform to restore order to immigration into the United States. Isn’t that what everyone wants? Last February, a bipartisan group of Senators presented a comprehensive immigration law reform bill. The bill was endorsed by the US Border Patrol.
The Hartwell Sun

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Harris has the right stuff

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
To many out there who are concerned about the activities and experience of Kamala Harris over the past four years, fear not. Vice Presidents are clearly “back stage” and out of the limelight, but ours has been working hard.
Joe Vines was a teacher, basketball coach and principal at Baker County High School in Newton, Georgia.

Joe Vines was a teacher, basketball coach and principal at Baker County High School in Newton, Georgia.

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Fourteen years later, the mystery remains

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Without warning or explanation—in 2010—the simple instruction was: “See that Dink NeSmith gets these.” And with that, the unidentified visitor exited the White County News in Cleveland, Georgia.
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Please hold your applause for someone who deserves credit

News Staff
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Have you ever felt like you received more credit for something than you deserved? Well, I have. About 15 years ago, I came across a recipe for pancakes in a little book of breakfast specialties. I made those pancakes for my family. Everybody loved them, and I’ve been making them ever since.