Take Your Snooty Nose Elsewhere

My View by Jim Yacavone

Fannin County is a rural area according to the U.S. Census, and that makes the residents of Fannin County a dwindling minority in this country. According to the 2010 Census, only 19.3 percent of the population in this country lives in rural areas.  

Syrian Refugee Column Draws Responses

My View by Jim Yacavone

Thanks to Nancy Zimmerman and Paul Klein for their letters to the editor in response to my column about Syrian refugees published a couple of weeks ago. My column questioned whether Obama’s plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees is wise in light of the San Bernardino massacre, reports that ISIS fighters have infiltrated the refugees and what we have learned about our government’s unreliable process for vetting the refugees. 

Syrian Refugees Present Unacceptable Risk for U.S.

My View by Jim Yacavone

Published Dec. 10, 2015

I wonder how those who support President Obama’s plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees feel now in light of the recent terror attack in San Bernadino, California, that left 14 dead and 17 injured? 

Our Feckless President

My View by Jim Yacavone

Feckless. It’s my new favorite word. It means ineffective or incom­­pe­tent, and it’s been applied a lot lately to describe President Obama’s policy or rather lack of one towards Islamic terrorism. Unfortunately, the description fits. 

Simonds' Big Legal Bill

My View by Jim Yacavone

Published Nov. 12, 2105

Fannin County Commission Chairman Bill Simonds wants the county—meaning you, the taxpayers—to pay his $58,000 legal bill from his failed lawsuit against the post commissioners. So far the county has refused to pay it. 

County to Publish Code of Ordinances—At Long Last

My View by Jim Yacavone

Big news: Fannin County residents will soon be able to view an up-to-date version of the county’s code of ordinances online. Bill Simonds, the chairman of the county commission, and Lynn Doss, the county attorney, recently met with a representative of Municipal Code Corporation to have the county’s ordinances codified and published online as a true code of ordinances.

Who Does The County Attorney Work For?

My View by Jim Yacavone

If you follow the county commission you get the distinct impression that the two post commissioners, Larry Sosebee and Earl John­son, do not entirely trust the county attorney, Lynn Doss, because they are not sure who she works for. Is her cli­ent Commission Chairman Bill Simonds, the Board of Commission­ers as a whole or the three commissioners individually?