October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

It can be the difference between life and death. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which means there’s no better time than now to take notice of the epidemic plaguing our community, state, country and world.

Letters to the Editor

GHSA reclassification will not fix competitive imbalance To the editor: In 2016, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) implemented the 3% rule, a rule to improve competitive balance in classifications 2A-4A. The 3% rule failed because private schools only moved up one classification.

Register to vote ahead of Oct. 7 deadline

National Voter Registration Day was Tuesday, prompting us to ask the question – are you registered to vote? Two separate qualifying weeks have come and gone, one Aug. 19-23 for municipal elections and another, Sept.

Letters to the Editor

HMC blessing to community To the editor: I am writing in regard to our recent visit to Habersham Medical Center. Last week, we were in the ER Department two times and each time we were treated with wonderful care and were so impressed with our local hospital.

Hospital agreement healthy deal

The agreement between the Habersham Medical Center (HMC) and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a good thing. It provides a five-year buyout of HMC, while providing debt relief, and expansion of local facilities and services. At the end of the agreement period, HMC will become a part of NGHS.

Letter to the Editor

Ask for forgiveness To the editor: In response to the person about forgiveness, to our fellow Christians, I do most agree. But you must ask for that forgiveness, and even as an elder, we all can make mistakes and can be influenced by gossip – all of us.

Stay safe on 365

U.S. 441/state Route (SR) 365 is a dangerous highway – even extending south in Hall County as Interstate 985. Last week alone, four Habersham County residents lost their lives on the road, with many others injured. Monday, Sept.

We The People

  “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution...

Letter to the Editor

Time to do something To the editor: Forty-six people from around [Doug] Collins’ district met for a rally to say, “Do something.” We are tired of families having to grieve almost daily now because of assaults from semi-automatic guns developed for the military.

Submit political letters to editor

With most qualifying periods behind us, Habersham Countians now have a good idea of who will fill seats left vacant or up for re-election on various councils and commissions across Habersham County’s seven municipalities.