Covering our community

We cover a lot of different things in newspapers.    Some things you need to know.    Others you want to know.    Some things help you understand something better.    Others help you find something to do.    Some things are painful to read, and some things bring you joy.

Taking Georgia from strength to strength

I was in kindergarten when I got my first allowance – complete with a contract between my parents and me. Among its wise provisions was that I couldn’t spend a single week’s allowance all at once, but if I saved for multiple weeks I could spend all my money on one item.

A wave of ‘likes’ flushes away thoughts of a ‘dislike’

With the polls putting the presidential election in a coin toss, we are being bombarded with trash talk. To survive the final campaign days, my brain has erected a firewall declaring, “Enough of that!”    Instead, I have been focused on “likes” opposed to “dislikes.”

Thumbs up to the festivals

• Thumbs up to all the cities and organizations that have filled our fall weekends with festivals. This weekend may just be our biggest yet this season with festivals and events all over the county. These festivals support our community in so many ways.

Letters to the Editor

Animal shelter plans troubling To the editor:    The county commission meeting this week revealed some serious problems with the animal shelter project. Taxpayers have recognized this for quite some time.

Putting things in perspective

Ever feel like your brain has been re-wired?    My recent trip to Pensacola, N.C., has sparked a system reset for me, personally. It’s something that I don’t think will just “wear off” in a couple of weeks.

In October, we wear pink

Are you wearing pink today?    The front page of The Northeast Georgian is wearing pink ribbons all this month.    And, on Fridays, we’ve been sharing stories about how breast cancer has affected people in our community, along with some helpful information about breast cancer.

Letters to the Editor

Do no harm To the editor:    “First do no harm” is the oath that doctors must take. Evidently, Robert A Hatcher, MD, has forgotten his oath. Killing an unborn child is murder no matter how you desire to interpret it.

Mother Nature’s wrath brings out best in people

The morning after Hurricane Helene side-stepped our community for the most part, we began to learn of her devastation in South Georgia and Western North Carolina. Our family, Heather’s mother and brothers, in Ben Hill County were hit hard, but they were safe.

Worth the cost?

What’s worth spending $144,220 on?    Apparently, a departing county manager.