Create an impact with reading

On Tuesday, Volunteers for Literacy kicked off this year’s One Book Habersham with Malcolm Mitchell and his book, The Magician’s Hat.One Book Habersham was already a magical aspect of the work Volunteers for Literacy does as it brings the entire community together in reading the same book.

Thumbs up, thumbs down

   Thumbs up – Living in the Bible Belt and being surrounded by fellow Christians is the biggest benefit to calling Habersham County home. This is Holy Week and Sunday churches across our community and beyond will celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Twenty-five years later, we remember her warm smile

   She was beautiful. She had a round face, big blue eyes and a warm, easy smile.   Her name was Bonelle Stevens. She had moved into a little house on the other side of the railroad tracks, across from the Baptist church.   He was tall, raw-boned and clean-cut.

There’s always that one cow

By Philip Smith   Ahhh … spring is upon us and the beautiful yellow pollen (I jest) has blanketed our vehicles and outdoor sitting areas all while sending us sprinting to the allergy aisle at the local pharmacy.

Protecting our children

   On the front of today’s edition and each edition this month, you’ll find blue pinwheels on display. You may have also noticed blue pinwheels planted on lawns in our community.   April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the pinwheel is a symbol of prevention.

Counting pennies

   When I was in middle school, we were introduced to foreign languages in an interesting way.   In fifth grade, we spent a quarter of the year learning French, then another quarter learning Spanish.    In sixth grade, we got to choose which of those two languages we wanted to take for a semester.

Letters to the Editor

Praying and votingTo the editor:   As an average American citizen, the only way I can react to Democrats in Congress, Democrat prosecutors and Democrat judges who protect, encourage and enable criminals and illegal immigrants, is to pray and vote.

More voices are needed

With the recent resignation of County Commissioner Jimmy Tench and County Commissioner Dustin Mealor announcing last month that he does not intend to run for reelection, we are guaranteed to have two new faces on the Habersham County Board of Commissioners next year.

Honoring our local businesses

Many businesses have served our community through the years. Quite a few pushed through the hard times by focusing on their mission and working hard. This has allowed them to continue serving Habersham County through generations of local customers.

Worth a look

As Demorest prepared to hand its fire services to the county last month, the county government was anticipating receiving the results from South Eastern Fire Consulting Company on the fire consolidation study it authorized along with five municipalities in Habersham County.At the Dec.