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. An online guest registry is available at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.

Piedmont University a feather in Habersham’s cap

As Piedmont College transforms into Piedmont University this week, many have asked the same question. What’s the difference between a college and a university?

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for help with Eagle project To the editor: My name is Joseph McGahee, and I am an active Boy Scout in Troop 5, Clarkesville. Earlier this year I completed my Eagle project with the Old Clarkesville Cemetery.

We should all want our voters verified

Major League Baseball and Coca-Cola are the latest national brands to lash out against Georgia’s new voting law, but the outrage against this is getting way out of hand nationally.

Hello Habersham has arrived

In this edition, you’ll find the 2021 Hello Habersham magazine tucked in with the inserts. Hello Habersham, is the guide to our community for locals and visitors. It is a special publication we publish each March in partnership with the Habersham Chamber of Commerce.

Letter to the Editor

How are we better off? To the editor: As we are now in the third month of the Biden administration, I am not at all comfortable with what is happening. We have a Chinese representative telling us to take care of our civil rights problems. We should not meddle in a nation that has none.

Bill may come due for college sports

Many of us who are sports fans have been relieved to see most of our games coming back to normal as we hopefully exit the COVID-19 pandemic.