Letters to the Editor

No fact checking on Facebook reasonable To the editor:    Joe Heller must be a slow reader with low self-esteem if he can’t cope with Facebook without fact checking. Why would he trust an anonymous source to make decisions on his behalf?

Thank you, Mr. Cooper

It’s not easy being a superintendent of schools.    Just look as the comments on any of the posts on social media about the closing of schools due to weather conditions.

Is it only older people who check weather forecast?

Several days ago, someone told our grandson Alex that Lynchburg, Va., would get a foot of snow overnight. Lynchburg is his temporary residence as he studies to become a counselor.    “No way are we getting a foot of snow,” Alex thought to himself.

Everyone has a bad day

One of my internships was at a weekly newspaper owned by a pretty famous television journalist with a just as famous mustache. His wife at the time was the publisher and his sister was the advertising manager, and they were both awesome people.

Thank you

The snow came, as did the accidents, damage and power outages that often come with storms.    While some were sledding, building snowmen and drinking hot cocoa with our families, others found that snow isn’t always fun.    A team of people were waiting throughout the county to help us when needed.

Georgia General Assembly’s fresh new year

Teachers hear the morning bell ringing on the first day of school. Baseball players hear the thump of the first pitch hitting the catcher’s mitt on opening day.    Public-policy folk hear the crack of the gavel slamming down to launch a new session.

Jimmy Carter leaves 100-year legacy of making world better

In 2017 three black SUVs streaked by our older son’s truck on South Georgia’s Corridor Z. His wife, Heather, turned and said, “Alan, there goes President and Mrs. Carter. I bet they are headed to the island.”    When the SUVs turned into the Friendly Express in Waynesville, Alan pulled in, too.

Be safe out there

As we face our first significant weather in the first full week of 2025, we have a simple message: be safe.    If we get the snow and ice that’s predicted as of Thursday morning, it will not be safe to drive around to look at the sights and find a place to sled.

Fly fishing in the dead of winter

I watched with dismay as 40-degree Soque River water poured over the top of my waders.  I knew the river was deep in the spot where I was trying to cross, but I thought I could make it if I got up on my tippy-toes.  I was wrong by about a half inch.

Colorful and Lively

By Hannah Caudell      The room blurs a little as I try to stay awake. It’s past midnight on Jan. 1, 2025. The ball (and other various objects) has dropped, the 12 grapes have been eaten, and now, the year in review has begun.