I am not too sure about this

I never hear or reread one of Steve Hall’s sermons at the St. James Episcopal Church in Clayton, Ga., but that I am inspired, uplifted, or prodded to do something I had not been thinking of doing. One year on Easter he said several phrases three or four times. He said “Peggy, can you hear His words?

We don’t need a law to keep on talking Southern, y’all

I’m a little late getting around to this but there is a survey out by a group called Writing Tips Institute, a website that teaches people how to write correctly.

Make a difference by supporting Sid Weber Memorial Cancer Fund

There are important causes in Rabun County that hit home for many people. Our community is blessed to have nonprofit organizations that raise money to help those organizations support people in need.

Veteran has World War II story he will never forget

Hilbert Margol and his identical twin brother, Howard, were always curious about what went on around them, even while serving in Nazi Germany during World War II.

Trump is coming after birth control

On April 20, 2026, the headline in Jill Filipovic’s New York Times article was frightening to anyone concerned about family planning: “The Trump Administration’s Coming After Birth Control Access in a Terrifying New Way.

Iran War: Do we really want to pay for this?

The unimaginable human expense of the war in Iran is costing Americans dearly. But alongside that is the financial damage the war is doing to Americans and Georgians. The cost, conservatively, was put at $23 billion by March 20, according to The Century Foundation.

Don’t bring D.C. math to Georgia

It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and — no coincidence — more productive than the United States Congress, though that too has ebbed over time.

Rabun County Schools excel because of strong leadership

Rabun County Schools fosters a positive learning environment with the standard of excellence for all.

Check up on yourself

A young boy went into the drug store along the town square where he lived and asked the pharmacist if he could make a phone call. Of course the man said yes. He knew the lad to be a good boy who came from a fine family.Upon dialing the number, the young man asked the lady on the other end, “Mrs.

Don’t look now but the political silly season is upon us

Welcome to Silly Season when our intrepid public servants, as well as those who would wish to be, dominate our TVs with their ads, clutter our street corners with their yard signs, show up to press the flesh while we are trying to eat breakfast at our favorite diner, flood our mailboxes with flyers...