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Photo credit: Jay Ee

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Letters to the editor: On growth, candidates

News Staff
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
We have all noticed a considerable increase in building activity in the county. Requests for approval, by our board of commissioners (BOC), for new subdivisions has overloaded the system resulting in the construction of poorly planned and oversized developments.
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Photo credit: Kind and Curious

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‘Ain’t no right way to do the wrong thing’

Dink NeSmith
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Entitlement: “The condition of having a right to have, do, or get something.” –The Britannica Dictionary. If you are wondering why Georgia Power is so determined to have its way with toxic coal-ash disposal, reread the definition of “entitlement.” In a dozen words, that’s why.
Photo credit: Thayran Melo

Photo credit: Thayran Melo

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GICH is getting the job done

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
We live in a community full of people who go out of the way to help their neighbors. We all know making a big difference often takes a lot of money and a lot of effort procuring that funding.
Hartwell playwrite Michael Blackston alongside the prop statue and subject of his original production, “Mr. Long said Nothing.” Blackton’s play, performed by the Hart County Community Theatre, will be available to audiences starting May 13 and run four more nights through May 22.

Hartwell playwrite Michael Blackston alongside the prop statue and subject of his original production, “Mr. Long said Nothing.” Blackton’s play, performed by the Hart County Community Theatre, will be available to audiences starting May 13 and run four more nights through May 22.

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Local playwright, Hart County Theatre unveil original production

Josh Brannen
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
On Friday, May 13, theater lovers will be in for a treat at the Hart County Community Theatre, which presents local playwright Michael Blackston’s “Mr. Long Said Nothing.
Morris Maurice Norwood

Morris Maurice Norwood

Two slain in car; man arrested for murders

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
At 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 — approximately 32 hours after first responders arrived to a horrific scene at Redwine Church Road outside Royston — Hart County Sheriff’s Office officials informed the media that they made an arrest in the shooting deaths of Jerece Teasley, 26, and Alexius Spencer, 25.