A spider fit for Halloween

By Tom Poland   Read no further if you suffer arachnophobia … How well I remember a night when we were under the lights scrimmaging. I can’t recall who we were to play but I remember one thing clearly. We took a water break and huddled directly beneath the stadium lights.

For His Glory

By Douglas Huff   I found a dead bird under a bush. There were no wounds on its body, nothing to show why it had died. It looked as if it had just come to the end of its life. As I looked at the tiny remains, I thought about the life and purpose of a bird. What is a bird’s purpose?

The Upset

By Ronda Rich   In 23 years of writing books, I have never encountered such a situation. The new book in my Stella Bankwell series released on Oct. 29. It’s a light-hearted, blue skies mystery. The problem? Life’s not very light-hearted lately.

Vote “NO” for statewide constitutional Amendment 1 to cap/freeze homestead values

By Max Black   First, a quick recap of my personal, factually-based vote recommendations for the three local property tax exemption referendums for homestead owners aged 65+.

Once again, no Nobel Prize

By Dick Yarborough   It is my sad duty to tell you, dear readers, that I have once again been denied the Nobel Prize in Literature that I so richly deserve along with the 11 million Swedish krona, about $1 million, which I would have donated to my favorite charity —me.

Vote "NO" for county property tax cap assessment ballot referendum

By Max Black   This is the last of three proposed local property tax exemption referendums for seniors 65+ I'll cover which will appear on your 2024 ballot.

Storm Lessons

By John Donaldson   “God gives us songs in the midst of our trials and teaches us lessons in the storm that we could never learn in the sunshine.”   (Dennis Kinlaw, "This Day with the Master.

Hellish hurricanes help put things into perspective

By Dink Nesmith   Albert Einstein theorized that things (such as time, space, mass and motion) are relative. To me, that suggests putting things into perspective. In a seven-day span, my personal perspective couldn’t have been more powerful if a jackhammer had been pounding inside my brain.

Maybe bedbugs aren’t so crazy after all

By Dick Yarborough   You have to be very careful in this business when tossing out opinions. You can get yourself in trouble if you say the wrong thing. This is a litigious world in which we live. For example, if I say that I think Rep.

Understanding Elbert Memorial: What it means to be a Critical Access Hospital

By: Tyler Taylor   As Elbert Memorial Hospital (EMH) continues to serve the Elberton community, many may have heard the term “Critical Access Hospital” but aren’t fully aware of what it means to our hospital and how it impacts care to the Elbert County community and surrounding areas.