Grady Newsource

      Lorna Ramage is a senior majoring in journalism at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.  

Deborah Gonzalez is the Democratic candidate for district attorney of the Western Judicial Circuit which encompasses Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties.   Kyle Peterson is a student in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.    

The first day of early voting in Georgia saw long lines around polling precinct locations. While political scientists expect U.S. voter turnout could reach up to 65%, that means about 35% of the voting-eligible population won’t cast a ballot and have their voices heard. Jeffery Glas, a political science professor…

The day has arrived: Election Day 2020. And on this day, I’m excited to share a special Election Day episode of The Lead featuring Astead Herndon, a national politics reporter for The New York Times. When Astead and I spoke about two weeks ago, he discussed reporting on the 2020…

Aaron Nowak, Amrey Harden and Jacob Douylliez are all candidates for the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, Post 3, for the 2020 election cycle. Take a look inside their campaigns below.   Lora Yordanova is a student in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of…

Haley Lerner discovered that social justice is rooted in her Presbyterian faith when she was in college. Now, just a few years later, she guides college students toward this same discovery.   Lerner, a Philadelphia native, moved to Atlanta in 2016 to pursue her Masters of Divinity at Emory University’s…

In May 2020, Pete Gottschalk graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in marketing. Five months later, Gottschalk is now the man behind the camera at the 2020 World Series. Gottschalk’s title for the MLB is a VCC, or “video content creator.” Between shooting videos and editing videos,…

Pendergrass resident Cody Sorrow was giving a friend a ride home when young people on a golf cart cut him off and nearly caused an accident. “Out of nowhere, a golf cart full of presumably 12-year-olds darted out in front of me. They swerve all over the road and are…

Some Barrow County residents celebrated Halloween this year by attending the first drag show in the county.  Speakeasy at Latin Flavors, a Winder steakhouse and bar, hosted the Halloween Drag Show on Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. The drag show involved lip-synching and a costume contest, and the performers were…