Opinion & Editorial

Memory-making adventure in Alaska

How long does it take to get from Homer, Georgia, to Homer, Alaska? Well, that depends. Northeast Georgia’s Homer is 33 miles from where I live. And the journey to Alaska took me 76 years, seven months, 27 days, 10 hours and 36 minutes. But why did I wind up 4,578 miles from home anyway?

‘Do Right’ is commonplace in our Rabun community

Do right. This mantra was made famous by Erk Russell, Georgia’s defensive coordinator during the Dawgs’ first national title in 1980 and then Georgia Southern’s iconic head coach for national championships in 1985, 1986 and 1989.

Cars are cars today, but that first one was really special

Do you remember your first car? Of course, you do, if you had one. We all remember our first car and our first kiss. Sometimes they were related. My first car was a real winner. It was a 1951 Mercury, a black one with two doors. Cost $400 cash money.

We’re in race backwards with coal

From the campaign stump, Donald Trump vowed he could end the Russia-Ukraine War on his Day One in the White House. Months after taking office, he admitted, “That was an exaggeration.” In 2019, Georgia Power announced it was shutting down its coal-fired plants in favor of more solar.
File photo/Megan Horn

File photo/Megan Horn

Safety is key as students head back to school

It’s hard to believe that summer break is almost over. August starts on Friday and school will soon be back in session for Rabun County Schools, Tallulah Falls School and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School students. Classes begin Monday, Aug.