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.

Are you qualified to serve?

Election Day isn’t until Nov. 5, but if you’ve considered running for local office, now’s your chance. Twenty seats on commissions and councils across Habersham County will be up for election and re-election this fall, some of which have gone unfilled for far too long.

Welding program win-win for county

If you’re in business, you understand the importance of workforce development. Habersham Partnership for Growth (HPG), our local economic development council, has a workforce development committee dedicated to helping existing business and industry.

Burn the ships!

It’s that time of year we’ve all been waiting for since the final whistle sounded last fall – football season. In preparation for the coming 2019-20 season, the Habersham Central High School Raiders will take to the gridiron this Friday, Aug.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

HCT has high standards To the editor:   Last Thursday evening, Christy and I, joined by our good friends Susan and Leonard, treated ourselves to an outstanding opening night performance of “Oklahoma” at Habersham Community Theater (HCT) in Clarkesville.

Find help for addiction

The numbers say it all. Exactly 2,270,930,196 prescription pain pills distributed from 2006-12 in the state of Georgia. And approximately 12,857,876 prescription pain pills distributed in Habersham County during that same timeframe, enough for 43 pills per person per year.

Letters to the Editor

Proportional retaliation To the editor: I heard a term not long ago that reminded me of the debacle referred to as the Vietnam War. President Trump cited lack of’ “proportional retaliation” as his reason for not attacking Iran. Iran had mined two oil tankers and shot down a multi-million dollar U.