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Three local organizations teamed up to provide a social marketing campaign for COVID-19 in Northeast Georgia to increase safety awareness about the virus and the number of residents who are vaccinated. The graphics from the campaign have been widely spread, ranging from different social media platforms to billboards.  The organizations…

Gina Ward is a mother, an elementary school special education paraprofessional and a Madison County resident. She’s also the co-chair of the Madison County Clean Power Coalition.  Ward is one member working to deter Georgia Renewable Power plant’s permit request. GRP has applied for a permit that would allow the…

With COVID-19 still present, theaters remain empty and streaming services have gained more and more popularity. Even though people are no longer waiting in line for movies, a decision-making process still occurs. Movie lovers want to find something they’ll like or something that their family might enjoy. They search the…

Samantha King, a graduate student at the University of Georgia, said the past year has felt like the movie “Groundhog Day.” She gets out of bed, does her schoolwork, eats, goes to bed, and does it all over again the next day. King realized the repetitive lifestyle she experienced as…

  Jaylen Black, a University of Georgia alumni, tells her story about being an up-and-coming professional in the U.S. Capitol. Working as a communication fellow in the office of then-Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, her success was halted due to increased COVID-19 cases in the Washington D.C. area and many business…

  There is a rare exhibit on display at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens. This is because an exhibit of art work entirely by African-American female artists is rare indeed. The Emma Amos: Color Odyssey exhibit is exactly this, and you may view it in person at the…

Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource Reporter Jared Gilstrap used to report on his hometown, contact government officials, and utilize audio and video clips to enhance a story.     Crysta Jones is a graduate student in emerging media at the Grady College of…

  While the COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly paused services across the country, one support system can’t be stopped. Access Point of Georgia is trying to remedy the effects of the opioid epidemic by providing people with clean syringes. In the middle of Athens, a little table on the side of…

Georgia House Bill 156, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in late March, “increases data sharing between different parts of government about data breaches and cyber-attacks,” according to Sarah Brewerton-Palmer, chair of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s Legislative Committee.  However, Brewerton-Palmer is concerned the bill could exempt an entire report about…