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Johnny Vardeman's column

	Small steps meant a lot to minorities in 1947 There was a lot going on that inaugural year of 1947 for the Gainesville Daily Times, the name now shortened to simply The Times. The newspaper just marked its 65th year last month. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	How a Ham tried to roast a terrapin bill Georgia is moving to protect 19 species of turtles threatened by commercial pet trade or imports to Asian countries that use them for soup and folk medicine. Not to mention they rank right up there with armadillos and possums as road kill in some sections. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	How a Ham tried to roast a terrapin bill Georgia is moving to protect 19 species of turtles threatened by commercial pet trade or imports to Asian countries that use them for soup and folk medicine. Not to mention they rank right up there with armadillos and possums as road kill in some sections. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
	Southerners turned down charity offers Many Confederate soldiers, even their officers, were in dire straits the years after the Civil War. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 2 Comments
	North Ga. drew attention during 1920s A lot was going on in North Georgia in the Roaring '20s. That was when Johnson & Johnson decided on Hall County for its Chicopee Manufacturing Corp. model mill village. Read More by Johnny Vardeman \| 0 Comments
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Mitch Clarke's column

	Be careful, your money might end up in Aruba I guess we should be lucky that we are living in the computer age. By and large, these devices have made our lives a lot easier and allowed us to do things we never thought possible. Read More by Mitch Clarke \| 0 Comments
	I'm not offended if you notice I'm bald Our corporate human resources staff came to town last week to show us a training video. It's part of regular, ongoing training, and this particular video dealt with the issue of workplace harassment. Read More by Mitch Clarke \| 0 Comments
	Glory is on her own if I ever kick the bucket I had to have a long conversation the other night with Glory, the black and white springer spaniel who lives at my house. Read More by Mitch Clarke \| 0 Comments
	Today's column is totally scent free I knew as soon as I opened the package that I had made a mistake. The smell that emerged from inside the box was not what I expected. Read More by Mitch Clarke \| 0 Comments
	No answer to Trump's question? You're fired. I've come to the inescapable conclusion that we elect presidents in this country the same way we pick college football national champions. That is, to say, badly. Read More by Mitch Clarke \| 3 Comments
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Ronda Rich's column

	Dixie Divas: Missed opportunities Over lunch, Debbie and I were having a conversation about someone we knew in our youth and were wondering what had happened to him. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Pretty or not In a recent conversation, a guy friend commented on seeing someone, saying, "She was in evening makeup." Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Adventure in baby-sitting If you ever hear that I have been baby-sitting, know this: It was an absolute act of desperation on the part of the mothers. It means there was no other option. Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Stevie and The Hall of Fame The text from my friend, Stevie, popped up on my phone. "We made the Hall of Fame! Woo Hoo!!!" Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
	Dixie Divas: Dixie Dew is ready for a ‘bark tour’ Read More by Ronda Rich \| 0 Comments
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Harris Blackwood's column

	Some go pop, some soda, but I’m a Coke man Someone on Facebook, the source of all things true, posted a map of a survey that determined what term folks apply to fizzy soft drinks. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 2 Comments
	The darkness has lifted, a brilliant mind restored I am often asked if I have a favorite column among all of the hundreds I have written. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	Pork chop, salad or diet dog food? Tough call Getting old is not a sport for the faint of heart. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	A loving farewell to a small-town sheriff LUDOWICI — The name Cecil Nobles is not a household word in most of Georgia, but if you asked folks around here, everybody knew him. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
	Young Harris grads made a mark on Ga. In the 1950s, there was no Zell Miller Highway to zip folks from the Atlanta area to the mountains. There were two reasons for that: Zell had not been elected to anything and was not yet worthy of the designation and, secondly, nice paved four-lane highways were just starting to appear in the big city. It was 1956 before we started building the interstate highway system. Read More by Harris Blackwood \| 0 Comments
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