Weekly Editorial

Last Monday night the Appling County Board of Education (BOE) members held a called meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to allow board members to do a self-assessment on the BOE’s performance. During the assessment portion of the meeting, under the topic of board and community relations, Appling BOE Member Armon Griffis asked, “How can we [BOE] get more [public] interest in the school system?” [Full Story »] 

A few days back a reader sent the following thoughts to The News-Banner. These are simple statements for consideration, especially considering this is an election year. [Full Story »] 

By Charles N. Davis ‘Dean of the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at UGA’

As a journalist-turned-academic, I frequently find myself in the unenviable position of defender of the profession from those mystified by the conduct of journalists. I love journalism and am eager to explain its ways, but there are times when I am fresh out of justifications for the actions of reporters and media outlets so completely adrift from their ethical moorings that I am left, like you, searching for explanations. [Full Story »]