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.

Letters to the Editor

No dollar is safe To the editor:    While we were being told how good for us the Inflation Reduction Act would be, the Biden/Harris administration was robbing the Medicare Trust Fund. Drug costs are capped for Medicare beneficiaries; now we know how.

Still enjoying that first trail

   Shortly after we first moved here in 2020, I suggested we find a local trail and take a family walk.    Matthew took us to the greenway trail next to the Old Clarkesville Mill.    We enjoyed exploring, and seeing the potential.

Vote early

   Early voting started this week.    While there’s something special about voting on Election Day, we encourage you to vote early.    Why?    Because this election is looking like another close one between Republicans and Democrats and you never know what’s going to happen.