Karl Harris

   The opportunity to show your respect for Karl Harris to the family was held Saturday, Oct. 2, at Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel in Demorest, with the funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Demorest.

Chevalier Yoshia Ruff (Bam)

   Funeral services for Chevalier Yoshia Ruff (Bam), 53, were held Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Lee Banks Jr. officiating. Interment followed in Level Grove Cemetery in Cornelia.    Late in the evening Sept. 25, 2021, Mrs.

Letters to the editor

Band of Blue works hard This letter is directed to Matthew Osborne. Thank you so much for your article on the the Band of Blue and Habersham County football fans. My granddaughter, Haven, is a senior. She is section leader and Brass Captain of the Band of Blue.

LOST money, found money

There has been a lot of talk lately about Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) going to the schools here in Habersham County, one of eight counties in the state to do so.

Band of Blue, rowdies took it up a notch

Last week’s game against Stephens County did not go the Raiders’ way, as has been the case many times in that series. But the evening was far from a total loss.

Letters to the Editor

Keep Medicare, Part D To the editor: At 90 years old, I have been using my Medicare Part D plan for decades now and hearing that Congress is considering repealing certain critical provisions of it has me incredibly concerned.

Stay informed about election

Odd-numbered year elections are never quite as raucous or exciting as the even ones. We don’t have any state or national offices on the line, but the election coming up in November is still an important one.

Letters to the editor

Sixty years later To the editor: Last weekend, I had one more  of my incredible experiences. My wife and I watched two hours of homemade movie tapes that had been compiled on a DVD. You might ask, “How exactly was that incredible, Clardy?

Gathering once again

Most of our events lost to COVID-19 in 2020 have come back this year, including last week’s Chattahoochee Mountain Fair. The fair brought a lot of folks to Habersham County and provided a week’s worth of entertainment, despite challenges dealing with the virus and the weather.

Government should not interfere

We have written several times about being in favor of taking the COVID-19 vaccine. We believe in the science and we believe it is helping save lives.