Demorest situation snowballs

The controversy of the last two weeks in Demorest started with the firing of a popular police chief in Robin Krockum. Some residents opposed that decision for various reasons, and there is confusion about the installation of the new chief. But right now, Demorest has a larger problem.

Letters to the Editor

Hunker down To the editor: I remember these words well as a young boy growing up in West Palm Beach, Florida in the early 1950s.

Primary drifts further from democracy

We wrote in this space a few months back about what a joke the current presidential primary system is, and it is only becoming more so now.

Commissioner Tench must do better

We need better governing than what we are getting from Commissioner Jimmy Tench. Commissioner Tench is a first-term member of Habersham County Commission that is clearly not living up to his full duties as one of five people elected to lead.

Letters to the Editor

Trump’s negligence is costing lives To the editor: This President, many months ago, many lives ago, had called this coronavirus a “hoax.” Because of his negligence, many more will die.

Don’t forget about the Census

With everything seemingly been put on hold because of COVID-19, it is easy to forget that before the crisis, our community was making a big push to get everyone to participate in the 2020 Census. April 1 was supposed to be “Census Day” in America, but instead, it was a shutdown day.

Letters to the Editor

Adverse childhood experiences To the editor: In the late 90s, the Kaiser Institute completed a study called the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experience) study.

Letters to the Editor

We can still stop to pray To the editor: For 12-plus years we have organized the National Day of Prayer at Habersham EMC. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we decided to cancel for everyone’s safety.

Community strong in crisis

Many families were impacted by the EF1 tornado that ripped through the south end of Habersham County in the predawn hours of Monday morning. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. It could have been so much worse.

Letters to the Editor

Atlantans are our friends, family To the editor: I am concerned about our elected officials and others worrying about those “Atlantans.” Many Habersham residents have family (children, parents, siblings) that live in metro Atlanta. They are also “Georgians” and Americans.