Thank you, veterans

The biggest faux pas of Memorial Day is when folks try to say “Happy Memorial Day!” Their thoughts at that time of year are on barbecues and a day off from school or work, but the occasion is not a happy one. It is meant to honor those who have died for our country in a somber way.

Nov. 11 is a day to honor all veterans who served this country

Thursday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day. November 11th was chosen to honor all military veterans, past and present, because “the war to end all wars” – World War I – unofficially ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918.

Thanks for Hemlocks help

To the editor: A huge thanks to the Habersham County community for embracing the recent History among the Hemlocks event at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. Close to 200 people attended one of 12 tours held Oct. 29, 30, 31.

Teamwork sorely needed

Habersham County’s commissioners were hoping to keep Monday’s special-called meeting short, but that did not happen.

Letters to the editor

There’s no accountability To the editor: I was watching various channels looking for the World Series score the other day, but what got my undivided attention is the Attorney General’s questions/answers televised in D.C. This was regarding the use of the FBI at the Loudoun County School Board...

Voters need to make their voices heard

It’s been a long, strange journey over the last two years for the District 5 seat on the Habersham County Board of Commissioners. First, Ed Nichols resigned, leaving a hole that had to be filled at the end of 2019.

Aunt Bee and wee hours

The week of Sept. 20 was a doozie. Stumbling to my feet in the wee hours, I found myself pacing the front yard. I found myself leaning on the stop sign in our neighborhood at 3 a.m., wondering if the beam of my flashlight was giving our six pounds of love stage fright.

Relevance is the new cool

“Relevance” matters. Semi-clever wordplay aside, researchers are starting to catch up to something local newspapers have been telling their customers about since long before programmatic retargeting started ruining folks’ social media experience: People won’t buy from you if you annoy them.

It’s the silly season

Municipal elections are going on all over the county right now leading up to Nov. 2, but there is nothing quite like an election in Demorest. Small-town politics are often entertaining, and they make quite good chatter around the neighborhoods and at the water cooler.