Flat curve? Let’s finish the game

It’s a little bit like discussing a no-hitter in progress when it’s only the eighth inning, but let’s have that discussion anyway. Habersham County is a fortunate community, as we are down to fewer than two positive cases of COVID-19 per day.

Letters to the Editor

Deputies deserve better pay To the editor: I appreciate the recent article and editorial on the sheriff’s office staffing issues. Clearly, significant increases are needed in the pay scale for the sheriff’s office.

Time for old courthouse to go

We fully support Habersham County’s decision to make preparations for the demolition of the albatross that is the old courthouse in Clarkesville. Two buyers for the property have backed out in the last couple of years.

Letters to the Editor

Beware what comes To the editor: After the last election, I had perversely assumed things were going to get better. I guess they are, but not nearly quickly enough! I failed to realize, that “After Trump” it was going to take a herculean effort to bring things back to normalcy!

Small price to pay for safety

Public safety is a top priority for every community, and $7,366,643 was budgeted this year to ensure our sheriff’s department and jail officers are equipped to do their jobs protecting us. But sometimes, it just is not enough.

The soundtrack of our lives

They say music is what feelings sound like, and that always made sense to me. Can anything evoke emotion better than the right song at the right moment? I have always been someone who is all over the place with my thoughts, feelings, likes and dislikes.

Child abuse prevention highlighted this month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. And for the last decade, we have placed pinwheels on our front pages in April to add focus to efforts to protect the most vulnerable residents. To remind our readers of this sensitive and important community issue.

Letters to the Editor

When will your time be up? To the editor: Do you think America is in troubling times, how about the world, how about you? If you are not stuck to your so called smart phone and have taken time to hear and see what is taking place in the world around us, you should be very concerned.

Words matter, but so does math

Demorest City Council has had its share of attention in the news, and it has not always been for positive things. That is not because we have an agenda against the city. That is not because we have a personal axe to grind with anyone on the council.

Cody Jacob Stancil

Cody Jacob Stancil, 27, of Demorest, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021. A private family service and visitation will be held with burial to follow in the Stancil Family Cemetery.