Strong partnerships build community engagement

Public safety is an important part of every community as they ensure the wellbeing of every citizen. Rabun County is blessed with some incredible people who risk their lives every day when they respond to calls and put the welfare of community members above their own wellbeing.

God’s power through music

The expression goes that “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” As a person who writes words for a living, I also think song lyrics can be worth millions of feelings. Music has always been a very important part of my life.

Feelings mixed about Iran 2026

I have mixed feelings about the war in Iran. Thank God there are no “boots on the ground,” not yet anyway ... Air and naval superiority mean a lot -- a whole lot … “Death to America” is a threat our country does not take lightly.Iran is not Venezuela. Iran will not fall over night.

Dementia group has educated 6,400 in 2 years

It started in 2013 with little things. She would repeat herself, commenting, for example, on a particular store, using the same words every time she and her husband passed the place on the highway.  Bill Wittel knew something was not right about Ellen, his wife of 47 years.

New laws ease Georgia’s occupational licensing burden

Restrictive licensing practices and regulatory barriers frequently prevent qualified and trained workers from participating in the workforce. This is true in Georgia as elsewhere, but a few bills passed in this year’s legislative session took aim at those barriers.

Putting God and this tiny rock called Earth into perspective

Sometimes I start these conversations not knowing where they are going to end. This is one of those times. The subject today concerns current events, the universe and religion. Now, you can see why I don’t know where this is headed.

Vital back-to-school safety

Within a few days, the summer break for our community’s youth will come to an end.With the return of the local schools’ classroom sessions following the heat of June and July, traffic flow will be altered with re-emergence of the big yellow and, yes, green school buses.

‘I’m going to sing bass’

When he was 70, the legendary major league baseball player Ty Cobb was asked by a reporter, “What do you think you would hit if you were playing in this era?” The Royston, Ga., native, who had a career average of .367, told the reporter, “About .290, maybe .300.

Who can argue politics with a mouthful of barbecue?

Is there any way we can bridge the political, cultural and social abyss in which we find ourselves today?

Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill, but homeownership challenges remain

In recent years, it’s fair to say that Congress only acts once an issue has become truly urgent.But recent years have strained even historical levels of inaction.According to GovTrack, the current Congress (the 119th) has enacted only 104 bills since convening on Jan. 3, 2025.