If you're not already fatigued from the elections of 2020, Jackson Countians will have the chance to return to the polls next month for a special election to decide the fate of a sales tax used by the three local school systems.
February is Black History Month, a time when a spotlight is usually put on Black Americans who made a difference over the years.
A few weeks ago Mr. Bobby Lewallen of Banks County passed away at age ninety. He was truly "a man to remember".
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Connections Homes, a faith-based non-profit aimed at connecting older foster kids with families who can mentor them, recently announced it is launching the “Don’t Go Alone” campaign to raise awareness of the nearly 700 foster kids who age-out of Georgia’s foster care system annually but stil…
By David R. Altman
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump has begun this week amid a nation still reeling from the insurgent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Dear Editor: The theme of the Women’s Suffrage movement of the early 1900’s was “Vote—the route to power.”
There's a meme floating about on TikTok that captures one of the largest truths of today.
By Sen. Frank Ginn (R – Danielsville)
The Jackson County Board of Elections needs to be fixed, but not in the way local Republican leaders want.
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With the attempted insurgency in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 and the tense inauguration of a new president there this week, you may have missed the fact that the Georgia Legislature is back in session in Atlanta.
By David R. Altman
By Sen. Bo Hatchett (R – Cornelia)
The Trump supporters who stormed into the U.S. Capitol last week finally did what four years of political opposition couldn't: They exposed the slimy underbelly of Trumpism in a way that is unmistakable and undeniable.
During 2020, Hoschton focused on the needs of an aging infrastructure system as well as expansion of our existing services and staff to accommodate the growth brought about by the completion of several derelict residential subdivision developments, two new subdivision developments, a senior …
The coming year promises to have some big events in Jackson County, some of which could change the community forever.
As we enter 2021, we are a nation torn apart.
There are dozens of smiling faces in the community this week, faces which mute the cynics and renew the faithless.
I Corinthians 13:13-
Dear Editor:
Just this morning, a neighbor asked if I counsel 12-year-olds as her son is experiencing a high level of bullying at school. She said bullying in her son’s school has been much worse since Covid. Honestly, it makes sense to me.
The Coronavirus is surging in Northeast Georgia and hundreds of people are getting sick, some are dying.
Given the robust election that has dominated the nation's news, it might seem like both the Democratic and Republican parties are unstoppable forces of political culture.
In 1944, there were two Thanksgivings in Georgia.
Dear Editor: If this past election has taught us anything, it’s that each of our votes truly matters and must be counted. To make sure that a fair election process happens every time, we must have fair electoral maps and end the practice of gerrymandering. We all need to play an active role …
Dear Editor: We, Georgians, find ourselves in the unique situation of having to elect two US senators. This position has the entire country looking to us to save Democracy. But before Georgia can save America, we have to recognize some truths.
A lot of people are wondering this year, what is there to be thankful about at Thanksgiving?
Dear Editor: Does Mike Buffington even have a clue? The populist rhetoric has come to an end, he states.
The Great Populist Experiment has come to an end.
Dear Editor: There is a very old saying: "Just as a person lights one candle from another and the original flame is not diminished, so too, we are never lessened when we pass our internal flame to another person."
Dear Editor: Despite non-stop personal attacks and strong efforts from our local Democratic candidates, Jackson County saw massive Republican victories last week. With voter turnout in the county up almost 36% from 2016, both Representatives Tommy Benton and Houston Gaines won easy re-electi…
As I write this, the outcome of the General Election for president isn't yet known. Given the size of the turnout and flood of absentee ballot voting, it may be some time before all the votes are counted across the country.
Over the last decade, America has finally begun to come to terms with its sordid history of lynchings.
Dear Editor: Is the current administration out of step with most American citizens? Numerous pieces of environmental legislation have been overturned by executive order in the past three years. At the same time, most Americans say the government is not doing enough to mitigate the effects of…
Dear Editor: In his letter to the editor of Oct. 7, Ron Bridgeman asked the question: "Why would anyone vote for Trump?"
Last week's on-line political forum for candidates appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot in Jackson County wasn't as boring as some previous forums, but it didn't set the world on fire, either.
Dear Editor: I’d like to reply to the reader who asked why anyone would vote for Trump and at the same time explain why I could never vote for Biden.
Dear Editor: Last week on the opinion page, a letter to the editor asked the question, “Why would anyone vote for Trump?”
I've been shocked at how many people don't seem to think the COVID virus is real or very serious.
Dear Editor: I sympathize with Mrs. Myers regarding her recent Letter to the Editor where she addresses inherent issues of pursuing herd immunity and her discomfort with staying home/limiting contact during the pandemic.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development is charged with working with local communities to market our state’s business advantages, with the end goal of creating jobs and opportunities for Georgians.
Dear Editor: Finally, it appears Donald Trump is following his instincts and curtailing his own re-election chance.
Helen Matthews Lewis is the most famous woman from Jackson County you’ve never heard of.
Dear Editor: Thank you for all the articles regarding the SK facility. I believe this facility is the absolute worst thing for our area.
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended, knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.”
I sat outside at a drive-in theater in East Tennessee Saturday night as the sun set and the temperature began to get cooler. I pulled out a blanket and settled into the outdoor chair I brought with me.
So this is what American politics has come to.
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