Smith: Remembering D-Day

The anniversary of the first week of the D-Day invasion recently passed.

Rich: The worth of a good man

It started with a photo that my sister sent. In 1950s Black and White, there is a bespectacled man, standing in a mountain river with water up to his waist. He is wearing a white dress shirt with sleeves rolled up and dark pants. Some called him “Preacher.

Dear Editor: First responders need the community’s help

Dear Editor, I’m Charles Middleton, Chairman of the Greene County Safe & Secure Foundation. This year marks our 10-year anniversary, and with generous donations from our community, our foundation has been able to provide many much-needed items for local law enforcement and EMS personnel.

Letter to the Editor: Trump should admit he needs an ‘Aaron’

Dear Editor, In my opinion, Donald Trump may well be the only one who can be so strategic as to end the war in Ukraine, be the one to get our economy functioning again and de-politicize the FBI and other government agencies that are supposed to be non-partisan.

Smith: An Ode to Athens

There are many cases where generation after generation follow in the footsteps of their forebears, living in the same neighborhood and engaging in the same occupation – great-grandfather to grandfather to father to son.

Yarbrough: In defense of a Southern accent, y’all

Well, swat my hind with a melon rind! I just found out why I’m so slowwitted and eat my peas with a butter knife. It’s my Southern accent, y’all.

Other side of the ‘echo chamber’

Dear Editor, In the May 26, 2023, Lake Oconee News, neighbors Mark Shultz, Denise Dale, Mike McClure, and Gerry Giesler each signed a letter as the Greene County Republican Party’s executive committee titled “Republicans, let’s go!

Letters to the Editor: Thanking Dr. Tucker

Dear Editor, Seventeen years ago I had the privilege of working with a small group of concerned citizens to improve education opportunities in Greene County. The decision was made to establish a charter school, and five members of the GCBOE believed in and approved the first charter 16 years ago.

Letter to the Editor: Just the facts, Ma’am

Dear Editor, Only state exactly what happened, without embellishment or exaggeration. That phrase - “Just the facts, Ma’am” - has been attributed to the character Sergeant Joe Friday from the 1950s TV show “Dragnet.

Letter to the Editor: No water – again

Dear Editor, We live off of Long Shoals Road and we have had no water for two days on Memorial Day weekend. We have a house full of guests and have no running water. This is outrageous that Piedmont does not have the capacity to service the residents around Lake Oconee.