Better safe than sorry

September is National Preparedness Month. As a result, state and federal agencies are encouraging Georgians to prepare before disasters strike. This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is “Prepared, Not Scared.

Letter to the Editor

Opioids aren’t only drugs needing tracking To the editor: Just getting to your Aug. 3, 2019, Midweek issue. Amazed at how many prescriptions are written for opioids, which are described as causing a stupor.

History of Labor Day

Labor Day weekend is here and, by now, your itinerary is set ahead of the long weekend. But do you know why or how Labor Day came to be celebrated on the national level? The purpose of the holiday is in the name itself.

Register to vote in Nov. 5 election

Qualifying week has come and gone, leaving Habersham Countians to ponder their decisions between candidates the next two-plus months. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov.

Letter to the Editor

Big show, huge performance To the editor: Oh what a beautiful evening! It was a night filled with singing, dancing, vibrancy and colorful costumes, all set to the nostalgic music of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s show “Oklahoma.

Courthouse deal welcomed growth

It was the news we’ve all been longing to hear, a seeming solution to our years-long struggle with Habersham County’s most memorable eyesore – the old courthouse.

Letter to the Editor

Recommend HMC To the editor: Recently, I was visiting my sister near Cornelia. I became ill and my sister called 911. The paramedics who came were very polite and efficient. They took me to Habersham Medical Center.

Support United Way

Did you know 99 cents of every dollar you give to Habersham County United Way (HCUW) remains local? That means money raised locally stays here in our community to benefit HCUW’s 20-plus partner agencies. HCUW will hold its Campaign Kickoff & Family Fun Day from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. this Saturday, Aug.

Letters to the Editor

Guns away! To the editor: Well, it has happened again! El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. One after the other! Right-wing haters have taken their military, multi-capacity assault rifles and killed more citizens. In the name of hate! Who prods anyway? Certainly not OUR government, right Donald?

School system feather in county’s cap

Habersham County Schools, its students, teachers and administrators are no strangers to success, and it doesn’t seem as though they’ll be stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon.