Opinion & Editorial

Letter to the Editor

Look at facts of Jan. 6 To the editor: Twice, The Northeast Georgian has run an article regarding comments made by our illustrious Representative, Andrew Clyde.

Oh, the places you’ll go

Everyone has heard that famous Dr. Seuss passage read at nearly every graduation from preschool up to college and beyond for the last 30-plus years. Even though the passage is overused, it has a good message, which is why it continues to come up in every graduation speech.

Letter to the Editor

School system answered the call this year To the editor: Everything that we do in K-12 education is to prepare our students to graduate from high school.

We need strong county leadership

The grass is always greener, as they say, but no grass is greener that our soon-to-be county leadership. Habersham County has lost a commissioner, its clerk and its county manager just in the last two months, and it is not just the loss of positions that hurts.

Big step for our community

After a lot of hard work from a dedicated group of volunteers, Habersham County will become home to the Tim Lee Boys & Girls Club next month. This is not just a step forward for the youth of our community, it’s a giant leap in the right direction to help them build the foundation for a great future.

Michael Gerald Holbrook

No formal services for Michael Gerald Holbrook, 64, of Clarkesville, will be held. Mr. Holbrook passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021. Born May 9, 1957, in Habersham County,he was the son of the late Marvin Randolf Holbrook and Mildred Bentley Holbrook.

Letter to the Editor

Make your choice To the editor: When the people fight for not getting the life saving COVID-19 vaccines claiming it is “No Vaccines My Body, My Choice,” then they must be OK with women choosing to say, “My body My choice” on having an abortion. Their choice, you cannot have it both ways.

Safety is worth our support

Habersham County’s Board of Commissioners did what it had to do Monday night to give Sheriff Joey Terrell a fighting chance to restock his officers, but it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Even though the $2.

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We must stop the lies and conspiracies  To the editor: Growing up I loved musicals. “Oklahoma,” “The King & I” and “The Sound of Music” all wove in its story characters with conflict, but in the end love and integrity won. Beautiful songs enhanced the scenario which reinforced the story plot.

Festival fun, normalcy ready for a comeback

In January, times were still uncertain. We laid out our 10 things we wanted to see in 2021, and one of those was the return of our glorious community festivals. On Dec. 31, 2020, Habersham County had its largest COVID-19 outbreak of the entire pandemic.