Opinion & Editorial

The line between legality and transparency

Habersham County’s Board of Commissioners considered three candidates for interim county manager over the course of this month, including interviewing two Monday afternoon in an executive session.

Letters to the Editor

More than somewhat offended To the editor: I take exception to a letter printed in the June 23 issue, which stated that “the two idiots who are trying to run our country … don’t have enough sense to be a dog catcher.”

Letter to the Editor

Biden not getting it done To the editor: I hope that all the people who voted for the two idiots who are trying to run our country are happy. They are both a joke. They are both pitiful. They don’t have enough sense to be a dog catcher.

Letters to the Editor

Why Scouts are so important to Habersham County kids To the editor: My name is Kavenaugh and I am a member of BSA Troop 5 in Clarkesville, Ga. I am 11 years old and hope to earn Eagle rank one day.  COVID-19 hurt scouting.

Commissioner still must do better

In the June 9 edition of The Northeast Georgian, we reported about a letter from former county clerk Lindsay Underwood to the Habersham County Board of Commissioners detailing a pattern of unprofessional and aggressive behavior toward her, particularly naming Commissioner Jimmy Tench as a chief...

Letters to the Editor

Harassment cannot stand To the editor: I want to thank former Habersham County Clerk Lindsay Underwood for having the courage to air the harassment that’s been happening at the Habersham County Commission office.

Things happen.

As we raced to get the Wednesday edition of The Northeast Georgian on the street, an error occurred in the pressroom.  Normally, you would not have seen this error, but it has not been a normal week for your local newspaper. And we would like to explain.