Money well spent

The most mentioned topic around budget time in Habersham County is the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) which, in Habersham County, goes to the school system. That provision was voted in by the residents of the county four decades ago through a grassroots effort led by Sen. John Foster.

UFO question raises its ugly, unknown head once again

Uncle Sam is trying to decide if he believes in UFOs – Unidentified Flying Objects. They’re even talking about them in Congress, where some of its members are sounding more and more like aliens as each year passes. All I know about UFOs I learned as a reporter for newspapers in north Georgia.

Atmosphere set to go up another notch in 7 days

There’s only so much you can take away from a scrimmage game. Last Friday night in Mt. Airy, however, was special.

Letters to the Editor

No accountability anymore To the editor: I would like to begin by saying, there is a lot I don’t know when it comes to government regulations. I have worked in the medical field for almost 30 years and that is wherein my expertise lies.

One month to mull it over

There are four years between presidential elections, but it seems like we have been hearing about the last one for a decade or so. The controversial election involving Donald Trump and Joe Biden swirled around Georgia as one of the states former President Trump was sure he actually won.

Letters to the Editor

Downfall of society To the editor: In the July 7, 2023, edition of The Sword of the Lord newspaper, an article appeared that caught my attention. The article was about Edward Gibbon’s “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” written in 1788.

Find better outlets

Wednesday, in the midweek edition, we reported on the graffiti painted onto the sign at the Habersham County Administration Building. We made the decision not to run the photos of the spray paint damage with the news story. However, on this opinion page you will see the two pictures cropped.

And then you turn 50 ...

Pulling in our neighborhood Sunday, I was jet lagged and whipped. By taxi, plane and Heather’s Jeep we had traveled just shy of 4,000 miles since we brushed our teeth that morning. And as I made the right turn to pull in our driveway I said, “What are those people doing in our front yard?”

No more teases, it’s time for football

Spring Training. NFL Preseason. Primary elections. Trailers for movies that come out in three years. All of these are (to obviously varying degrees) necessary and entertaining. But let’s be honest. They’re all some of society’s biggest teases. It’s not what the people really want to see.

Letters to the Editor

Won’t you be my neighbor? To the editor: I settled in Cornelia last summer. Daunted somewhat at the cow to human ratio and lack of Sunday brunch options, I nevertheless decided that I liked Habersham County.