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Blessing

In the eighties, Gary Smalley and John Trent wrote a book called The Blessing. It’s a wonderful explanation of the importance of parents’ approval...

“Home Alone” on big screen at Movies on Main Event

Habersham Community Theater (HCT) and Clarkesville Main Street are giving some extra Christmas cheer to the community with a special showing of Home Alone...

Immigrant-turned-citizen pays tribute to veterans

Guy Ramos takes the oath of allegiance to the United States of America during his naturalization ceremony. He says veterans paved the way for...

A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas may be considered somewhat of a disappointment for people like myself who enjoyed the original. This holiday sequel only contains...

A veteran’s reflections on Veteran’s Day

I let Veteran’s Day slip up on me! As a career veteran and NCO in the Air Force and having three overseas tours, including...

Santa comes early for special needs families; “elves” still needed

Santa came early this year for dozens of local special needs families. An anonymous donor gave $500 to support this year's 'A Night With...

Wilbanks Middle to host Veterans Day program

Wilbanks Middle School in Demorest will host a community-wide Veterans Day program on Friday, November 10th. It will be a student-led event with essays, poetry,...

Community blood drive scheduled in honor of Baby Layla

Layla Sky Barrett-Thomas of Clarkesville was accidentally run over by a car in her parent's driveway back in September LifeSouth Community Blood Centers in partnership...

Autumn

Autumn is Mom’s favorite time to be outside because she loves to look at the leaves. I have many wonderful memories of walking in...

Thor: Ragnarok

Thor: Ragnarok is easily the best of the three Thor movies. It has a refreshing energy level, a playful sense of humor throughout even...

Joy of Living

Years ago while on leave from the Air Force, I recall sitting on the porch with my 92-year-old grandfather, Jesse Justus. He was born in...

Baldwin Fall Festival Saturday

Baldwin is hosting its Fall Festival this Saturday, November 4. Organizers expect over 30 vendors to attend. There will be a bouncy house and face...