Mr. Doug Barrett, age 72 of Hiawassee, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017 at his home. Mr. Barrett was born December 10, 1944 in Hiawassee, GA to Jay and Ethel Lee Melton Barrett. Doug was a U.S. Army Veteran having served during the mid 60’s in Korea as a medical specialist. He was a person […]
Read More »Mrs. Flar Belle “Flo” Harveston: Obituary
Funeral services for Mrs. Flar Belle “Flo” Harveston, 92, who entered into rest on April 9, 2017, will be conducted Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 2 o’clock at Platt’s Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue in Augusta, Georgia. Pastor Danny Barton with Aldersgate Methodist Church will be officiating the memorial service. Internment will be at Hillcrest […]
Read More »Mrs. Leota Patterson Morgan: Obituary
Mrs. Leota Patterson Morgan, age 101, of Blairsville, GA passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Chatuge Regional Hospital. Mrs. Morgan was born July 26, 1915 to the late Seth and Levie Anderson Patterson in Hayesville, NC. She is proceeded in death by her husband, Bronce Garland Morgan, daughters, Margaret Morgan and Doris Gibson and […]
Read More »The GOP’s Healthcare Debacle
Opinion by George McClellan: The debate on who actually broke their promise, the Republican leadership representing big government, world banking and lobbying interests that have made a living off the tax payers for the past several decades, or the conservative freedom caucus? House Speaker Paul Ryan, champion of the status quo, supposedly acting for the […]
Read More »The Deplorable’s vs. The Unspeakable’s
Opinion written by George McClellan: With an incredible indifference to reality, the Democrat party appears to be in lock-step on its path to self-destruction helped along by their pals in the mediocre media. That’s good actually, and I heartily approve. The various and sundry responses from the leftists, including the mediocre media following the Presidents […]
Read More »War and Peace
Religion article written by Dr. Bob Allen: Our power for war is prayer. Our weapon is our voice when we speak His word in faith by the Holy Spirit. I am very concerned about our great nation, America. Every Christian I know has the same concerns. It is as though I have lived in two […]
Read More »What’s Going On?
Opinion written by George McClellan: While the Democrats are in their self-loathing mode, wasting our time delaying Trumps Cabinet appointments, a few in the GOP now pretend they want to be Statesmen, as in seriously considering the possible negative affects of rooting out Obamacare and replacing it with an affordable free market plan that everybody […]
Read More »Dysfunctional Changes
Opinion written by George McClellan: Frenetically challenged as she is, former Democrat House Speaker Nancy, “you’ve got to vote for it to see what’s in it” Pelosi, insists on proving the old axiom “everyone only thought she was an idiot, until she opened her mouth and removed all doubt.” Of course the biggest disaster is […]
Read More »Helen Taylor: Obituary
Helen Taylor, age 86, of Hiawassee, Georgia passed away on March 11, 2017 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. Helen was born on July 03, 1930 in Hiawassee, Georgia to the late Cicero and Pauline (Burch) Barrett. She was a member of Union Hill United Methodist Church. Helen loved to cook and garden. She was preceded […]
Read More »Theft Suspect Arrested
A 33 year old Hiawassee woman was arrested after Towns County Sheriff’s Investigators conducted an investigation into stolen deposits. There were four deposits missing from the Dollar General Store located on Highway 288 in Hiawassee. Amanda Shelton, an employee of the store, was arrested as a result of the investigation. Shelton was charged with 2 […]
Read More »Transition is Sweet
Opinion by George McClellan: Today, at noon, Donald Trump, a very successful businessman and a non politician, ascended to the highest job in the land, President of the United States. As a campaigner he easily vanquished his opponents whose sole objective was to maintain the status quo of political corruption. I think an exception would […]
Read More »Obama’s Real Legacy
Opinion by George McClellan: “In five days, we will fundamentally start to change America”… Barak Obama, January 2009. Today, eight years after that promise and a mere six days from the inauguration of his successor, Donald J. Trump, Obama still meddles in issues of his failed and destructive foreign policy. He sends in the clown, […]
Read More »Russian Hacking Boondoggle
Opinion by George McClellan: The main theme of this Russian hacking of the DNC non-story is that the hackers, whoever they are, did it for the benefit of Donald Trump with the specific intent to harm Hillary Clinton in her campaign to become looter in chief. Nonsense! It’s fake news and takes our eyes off […]
Read More »Mr. Peter Benjamin Frys: Obituary
Peter Benjamin Frys, age 54, of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Pete was born in Oakland, California on August 5, 1962 to the late Daniel and Shelly (Labens) Frys. He was a skilled craftsman and was known for his selfless and giving attitude and he was always there for anyone who […]
Read More »Donnie Mae Bryson: Obituary
Donnie Mae Bryson, age 82, of Hiawassee, GA passed away on December 31, 2016 while being surrounded by family. Donnie Mae was born in Towns County on February 3, 1934. She was preceded in death by her parents Jesse and Ethel (Canup) Edwards and her husband Coilton Bryson. She is survived by sons Roy, Howard […]
Read More »Pettiness on Parade
Opinion by George McClellan: I mentioned previously that there was a ‘pandemic of stupidity going on.’ Nothing has occurred to change that assessment. Indeed Obama, the grand vizir of pettiness, has added to the luster of his incompetence by his last minute dumping on Israel by directing the US Ambassador to the UN to abstain […]
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