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.

Letter to the Editor

National Democrats all about power To the editor:  The National Democratic Party apparatus is all about power. Power at any cost. Even suppressing one of their own if necessary to elevate a favorite member over a popular one. Ask Bernie Sanders.

Run for local office

Election Day is more than three months into the future, but the period in which folks can qualify to run for election to their respective community’s council or commission is only weeks out.

Letters to the Editor

Thank you all To the editor: Saying our thank yous and goodbyes. John and I want to say goodbye to all our friends and acquaintances made here in Habersham, Banks, White, Stephens and Rabun counties over the past 21 years.

Be aware of 1st day of school

Summer for our local students will come to a halt next Wednesday as the 2019-20 school year begins. And with a new school year comes many firsts and lasts. The first day of school for our kindergarteners and the beginning of the last year of high school for our seniors.