Alan NeSmith
If you have had to water your garden this week, you are definitely reading this edition outside the great state of Georgia. Whew, here in Habersham County, most of us are growing a little moldy around our gills. Yes, I’m thankful for the rain. And I will be thankful when it eases off a little, too.
The other day, I was contacted by Ellie Van Doornum, the president of the Habersham County Chamber of Commerce. And she informed me the Chamber board of directors had voted The Northeast Georgian its June Member of the Month. As you can imagine, the corners of my mouth touched both earlobes.
Our team at your local newspaper is very humbled to have been selected. Thank you, Chamber board for this great honor! We greatly appreciate your acknowledgement of our team.
In getting ready for the Chamber visit and picture below, I spoke with our Press Foreman Lee Dunlap. Lee and I decided we would take the picture in front of our building if it was not raining.
However, we prepared a place in front of our Goss Community press in case of rain. And with one look at the picture below, you know what the weather was outside Tuesday morning.
After the picture was taken, I told those gathered this, “We have been serving Habersham County since 1892 and it is our pleasure to do so. However, we realize our history does not really matter today. What matters most is what we do in the future.”
At your local newspaper, we have a dedicated staff. A team I am grateful for each and every day. Producing two, relentlessly local editions each week can be quite a daunting task, especially on Tuesday and Thursday. Those are deadline days.
Our company fully understands the people of our team are our greatest asset.
We also realize the community we serve is our complete focus.
And it is our duty each week to hold a “mirror” up for Habersham County to get a good look at itself through the stories on our pages.
As a community newspaper – Local Matters.
Alan NeSmith is the chairman of Community Newspapers Inc. Reach him at 706-778-4215 or anesmith@TheNortheastGeorgian.com.