State legislative session nears halfway mark
WOW! It is hard to believe that the 2021 State Legislative Session is almost half over. Thursday was day 19 of the 40-day session....
A year of goodbyes
We're in the final hours of the final day of 2020 and, personally speaking, midnight can't come soon enough. While 2020 is a year most...
#braidingmywhip
I am angry.
And you should be too.
Halfway through Netflix’s new series called Cuties, my heart sank. Everything I’d read - all the comments posted...
State Coroner’s Association asks for public’s help to save regional ME lab
Editor's Note: The following was submitted to Now Habersham by Banks County Coroner Mark Savage who serves as 1st Vice President of the Georgia Coroner's...
It is ok to say “Black Lives Matter”
I often hear people say, “All lives matter!” in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. While this is a fundamental truth, black lives...
Teachers are on COVID-19 front lines, let them tell us what’s happening
In this moment, more than at any other time, it is non-negotiable that leaders of Georgia’s public schools operate with transparency.
Georgia’s State School Superintendent...
Bookman: State needs to step up and fix voting system it bragged about
We should be proud of Georgia, or at least of its people. Their commitment to democracy, to being heard, to being counted, was impressive....
Aycock: We support Stacy for State Senate
Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted to Now Habersham for publication by Barrie Aycock. The views expressed in this commentary...
Foothills Counseling Center observes Mental Health Month
If you’re feeling stressed or nervous during these days of COVID-19, you are not alone. Uncertainty, physical distancing, the drumbeat of round-the-clock news, empty grocery...
Gasaway is a proven leader
Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor was submitted to Now Habersham for publication by Dale Latty. The views expressed in this commentary...
Editorial: Sharing from reliable sources and fact-checking from home might save your loved ones
In times of uncertainty it’s easy to be lead into scare tactics, into stories that fall in line with our beliefs, and the things...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Here’s what I Ask of you…
Editor's Note: The following letter was submitted to Now Habersham for publication by Angel Jackson, Director of Community Engagement for Rape Response, Inc.
Dear Editor,
April...