Sports bring community together

The heart of every community is its schools, and August begins the cycle of coming together for community events based around the Raiders and Indians. Football started Friday night in impressive fashion, with the Raiders winning 47-0 over East Hall in a preseason jamboree.

Inflation weighs on everyone, but we still have our dignity

Last week, I reached for the sour cream on the top shelf of the refrigerator. I’d just bought a new container of the stuff on the way home. I thought I didn’t have any, but I had just a dab left at the bottom.

Enough is enough already

To the editor: Habersham County officials recently decided to raise millage rates in the county and did exactly that. Good for them! (Not really.) Now these same fine folks want to levy an additional penny sales tax on county residents to support road maintenance.

The news is complicated

To the editor: I’m a Habersham native (Clarkesville, to be exact) who makes sure to visit as often as possible, but I must admit I don’t stay abreast of the local goings-on as much as I’d like to.

Another day of race in America

To the editor: When this incredibly inane story first broke, it was so unimportant compared to America’s other problems, that I chose to ignore it. I should have known that any story involving a black athlete in modern day America, had to saturate what now passes as “news.”

Make the most of your meals

Ok, I realize that we are all trying to cut costs and save a few dollars on whatever we need or are buying. I know it’s been really tough for all of us. Whew, you go grocery shopping for the things you really need and oh my goodness gracious you have to be prepared for sticker shock.

County sill money grubbing

To the editor: Brian Wellmeier’s article about county properties being undervalued brings to light some very serious questions that no one seems to be asking, which is normal. The county needs more money.

Watch out for our kids

Habersham County Schools returned to session today, and Tallulah Falls School will return Monday. Our kids will be back on buses and the hustle and bustle of the daily school routine will be upon us once more.

How do the Raiders look? Pretty good to me

It’s usually my job to ask the questions, but everywhere I go lately, I get the same question posed to me. How are the Raiders looking this year?

Convention worth discussing

A lot more than four score and seven years ago, our forefathers laid out the basis for our fledgling nation in a Constitution on which we have based our entire society.