Join us in supporting small business in a big way

You have seen the “shop local” pages in your newspaper the last few weekend editions encouraging Habersham County residents to shop local this holiday season. Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28.

Letters to the Editor

Wear your masks To the editor: We are having our first Zoom Thanksgiving because we listen and do not want more deaths by Christmas. We now have 251,678 deaths, according John Hopkins Hospital. We do not listen to Trump or his radiologist so called expert with zero experience on pandemics.

Hospital must thrive for community

Nine rural hospitals have closed in Georgia since 2008, and the number is over 150 nationally in the last decade.

Letters to the Editor

We need to get virus under control To the editor: Just when we’re sick and tired of staying home and having our lives jerked around by COVID-19, the news these past few weeks is that it’s out of control and spreading like wildfire.

Hold each other accountable

Our duty as your local newspaper is to report the news in our community. Day in and day out, we cover what’s happening in Habersham County. Though we are used to covering whatever pops up, sometimes the news stings and other times it down right hurts.

Letter to the Editor

Californian thankful for firefighters To the editor I’m writing this letter to thank all of the firemen that come to California to fight the fire. We had a bad one going on. Two firemen got burned real bad — about 50% or 60% of the body.  I was a registered nurse for years and retired.

Tuesday night football on the way

Forget about picking a president. For now, we would settle for just one precedent. They say that 2020 is the year of “unprecedented” things, and it would be nice to have something that feels just a little normal.

Letter to the Editor

Appreciative of the Partnership To the editor: Habersham County schools are an excellent place to work.

Every day is Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day. However, every day we should all be grateful for the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. On Nov. 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first Armistice Day, which later became known as Veterans Day. This is an excerpt from his remarks 101 years ago today.

Letters to the Editor

Senior center operating safely and professionally To the editor: I normally just read the letters to the editor column in The Northeast Georgian, but last week there was a letter that really upset me.