Lock down a plan for the jail 

We asked for 10 things we wanted to see in Habersham County in 2021, and we plan to expand on those monthly through November to see how much progress we are making.

Letters to the Editor

No need to fear the needle To the editor: It appears the availability of COVID-19 vaccines is improving. On Feb. 4, the County Health Department called to find out if they could move up my appointment. That day, I received my first of two Moderna COVID-19 shots.

Letters to the Editor

Differences in scientists To the editor: I read an editorial in your newspaper by Mr. Ted Doll, a retired Georgia Tech research scientist. His editorial is filled with generalized adverse statements about USDA Forest Service actions and policies that are anything but factual.

Let’s share that vaccine recipe

We are making slow and steady progress through the COVID-19 vaccination plans. But, the process, bogged down in bureaucracy and red tape, is taking too long. Why are the supplies rationed out in limited quantities? COVID-19 invaded and attacked our country more than a year ago.

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Tomorrow’s Forecast To the editor: A soldier in Iraq was asked what was the best way Americans could do to welcome troops coming home. He said “Let us come home to a righteous nation.Do in America what you sent us over here to do.”

Facts in Demorest are hard to swallow

Facts in Demorest are hard to swallow   “Not everything in the newspaper is a fact.” – Councilman John Hendrix   There was a lot of talk Tuesday night in Demorest about facts. Dr. John Hendrix likes to say that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not to their own facts.

Place your bets on gambling legislation

Georgia is once again considering whether sports gambling should be brought to the Peach State. Sports gambling is legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia, but its fruition here has failed in the past.

Letters to the Editor

Republicans fear voters To the editor: Funny how many Republicans claim they would have won if we Democrats did not cheat while they are the ones doing whatever they can to block people from voting. The Republicans are again fearing one person, one vote as if all people voted they will again lose.

Thanks to all, let’s keep going

On Nov. 8, Habersham County was down to a seven-day average of 4.1 cases per day. It looked like perhaps COVID-19 was finally starting to yield. But it was not to be, and across the nation, numbers shot up over the holidays. Habersham County reached a pandemic-high 47.6 cases per day on Dec. 21.

Letter to the Editor

Tell it like it is To the editor: I just was wondering what the good people of Habersham County think about how Joe Biden’s doing one week in office. I noticed we had good sense around here and voted nearly 85% for President Trump.