Letters to the Editor

School bus graveyard is embarrassing To the editor: I am not a resident of Habersham County, but I thought that the opinion of a frequent visitor to the area might be of some interest to anyone who lives in the county.

What is our jail plan?

Habersham County officials have been trying to find a way to build a new jail for years. With their latest idea debunked, it is unknown what the path is going forward.

Accountability courts have bettered our community

A lot of things stopped over the last year because of COVID-19. A major one was a backlog in the court system. Trials are just ramping up again in Georgia, and Habersham County should be seeing some jury trials by the beginning of April.

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Trump did not get credit To the editor: Let’s see if I can get this right. At the very beginning of the pandemic, then-President Trump did halt all incoming flights from China incurring the wrath of the democratic Party leadership for doing so.

Above the line by 154.7 miles

Pushing off the bank, I told him it would get better. With a few twists of the paddle from the bow, the john boat was positioned just right for both boys to make a cast down the bank. However, our Habersham native son, the younger one, was torqued completely out by the swarm.

A year that changed everything

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Georgia declaring a public health state of emergency in the face of the emerging coronavirus, known to everyone now as COVID-19. It’s incredible how many things are different from just a year ago.

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Now the rest of the story To the editor: Referencing your editorial on Friday, Feb. 26, “Values will build respect for History,” that noted historic markers around the state, particularly those revolving around renowned Black Georgians and civil rights activists have been shot at and vandalized.

Habersham helping lead us out of pandemic

Habersham County was chosen for one of the first four COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in the state of Georgia. Even with the addition of five new sites coming on March 17, the site at the Habersham County Fairgrounds will still be called upon to serve most of North Georgia.

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New voting laws are un-American To the editor: I note with some alarm that the Georgia legislature is in the process of shutting down the voting franchise for some of our fellow citizens. I think that’s a mistake.

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Thrilled to get the vaccine To the editor: Here it is another quarantined Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021, the sky is overcast, a projected high of only 48 degrees with more rain, and I cannot believe the electricity I feel in the air. But why?