Housing crisis needs more attention

It’s a strange thing to cover the northeast Georgia region for more than a year without living in the community – not by choice, but as the result of a lack of housing options altogether.

Support our farmers

Researchers from Mercer University recently came out with some alarming figures about farming and its correlation to mental health. According to Georgia Farm Bureau, The study showed that 29 percent of farmer workers, owners and managers had thought of suicide in the past year.

Turn the page

The trustees of Piedmont University have come to the same conclusion that nearly everyone else in the community has – it is time for the school to have new leadership.

Ready for the real world … sort of

I remember the day I moved into my freshman college dorm like yesterday. I had packed my entire life into my car, my dad following me in his car with even more of my stuff, because what 18-year-old girl can honestly pack their whole life into just one car?

Waste of $50K

To the editor: The electoral process gets it right 60-70 percent of the time, but the other 30-40 percent, we end up with people like Gerald Johnson. Right now, $50,000 would help a lot of people. The taxpayers are tapped out. Gerald Johnson needs to go. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.

Stick to budget like regular folks

To the editor: Tuesday’s article on the Habersham County budget shows how our county leadership fails “Leadership 101.” I wonder if it crossed their minds that “their tax estimate” might have been wrong and what came in was the actual? We all know – for a fact – that all estimates tend to be high.

Village Reflections – It all started in Clarkesville

I wake up curious every day. But I’m often weary after late-night scrolling down rabbit holes chasing digital clues about local history. Over the past few years, my informal research has centered on the Old Clarkesville Cemetery. There are fascinating stories buried there.

How good is good enough?

Ask most people whether they think they’ll go to heaven, and you’ll typically hear some version of, “I hope I’m good enough to make it!” But if we’re really serious about getting there, then wouldn’t it be helpful to discover exactly how good “good enough” actually is?