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Outsiders Farm and Sanctuary co-founder and CEO Corrine Baker kneels next to Ludo, a Yorkshire pig weighing over 800 pounds, as Benji, a goat, observes from a neighboring pen. In addition to nearly 350 pigs, the sanctuary is home to 100 other animals, including cows, goats, geese, ducks, chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs and cats. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

Outsiders Farm and Sanctuary co-founder and CEO Corrine Baker kneels next to Ludo, a Yorkshire pig weighing over 800 pounds, as Benji, a goat, observes from a neighboring pen. In addition to nearly 350 pigs, the sanctuary is home to 100 other animals, including cows, goats, geese, ducks, chickens, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs and cats. (Photo/Adriana Cascio)

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Giving outside the box

Adriana Cascio – Leading News Reporter
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
In mid-April, Outsiders Farm and Sanctuary co-founder and CEO Corrine Baker rushed Benji, a small black and white goat, to the University of Georgia Veterinary Hospital after being rescued.
The Toccoa Record Publisher Michael O’Hearn, right, presents Kim Caudell of Toccoa with the $100 she won for her photo in the 2025 summer Lake Living cover contest. (Photo by J. Todd Truelove, The Toccoa Record)

The Toccoa Record Publisher Michael O’Hearn, right, presents Kim Caudell of Toccoa with the $100 she won for her photo in the 2025 summer Lake Living cover contest. (Photo by J. Todd Truelove, The Toccoa Record)

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Caudell wins summer Lake Living cover contest

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Kim Caudell of Toccoa was named the winner of CNI’s contest for the cover of the summer edition of Lake Living.   Caudell selected a photo she snapped in 2022 of her two children, Britt and Benjamin, dressed up for Independence Day to submit into the competition.
Photo by Bill Powell

Photo by Bill Powell

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Hart participates in statewide Bible reading

News Staff
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Around 17 people gathered outsde the Hart County Courthouse at 7:14 a.m. July 14 to participate in a statewide reading of the Bible.  Through dividing scripture, participants in all 159 counties were able to read through the entire Bible.