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Lay Me Down to Rest: COVID-19’s Impact on Local Gravediggers
COVID-19 Coverage
October 2, 2021
Lay Me Down to Rest: COVID-19’s Impact on Local Gravediggers
The jaws of the machine tear and pull at the stubborn ground like a mechanical madman. Dirt clods fall from the teeth of the machine as gravediggers force the ground to make way for another body — another COVID-19 body. This is what the gravediggers at Master Grave Service,…
ANNOTATED: Protests on Masks, Vaccines at the University of Georgia (Twitter Thread)
Doing Journalism
September 24, 2021
ANNOTATED: Protests on Masks, Vaccines at the University of Georgia (Twitter Thread)
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource reporter Shaelyn Carroll and digital producer Ballard Ackaway used to report on the demonstrations for and against mask and vaccine mandates on the UGA campus on the week of Sept. 13. They discuss the…
Oconee County Brings in Specialized Van to Determine Road Repaving Needs
Northeast Georgia News
September 21, 2021
Oconee County Brings in Specialized Van to Determine Road Repaving Needs
Lights flash behind David McGhee as he begins his 390-mile journey surveying roads in Oconee County. McGhee is an operator with consulting firm Infrastructure Management Services or IMS. He is traveling through the county in a van equipped with state-of-the-art lasers to analyze the road conditions. “I collect all the data that…
What Now? The First Five Roundtable
Live & Documentary
September 17, 2021
What Now? The First Five Roundtable
Tylar Norman (AB ’21) of Grady Newsource, hosts a roundtable discussion about the 1971 integration of the UGA football team. Guests include: \t Josh Brooks, J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics \t Courtney Gay, UGA Asst. Athletic Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion \t Kirby Smart, UGA Head Football Coach…