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The sound of crunching gravel under the car’s tires interrupts the quiet. The 18-hand high gentle giants lightly munching on grass in the paddocks don’t seem to even notice. Patches of Georgia’s notorious red clay peek through parts of the paddocks. As the windows roll down, the smell of cut…

Visit this symbol of Munich and you can see with your own eyes what people there call the Devil’s footprint and you can decide if your foot matches the foot of Satan himself. The Story If you visit Our Dear Lady Cathedral, you will find a footprint stamped in the middle of…

Around her sixth birthday, Jasmyn Reddicks had her life all figured out. Reddicks grew up in a small rural town where those who attended college experienced an extra dash of social expectations. But instead of becoming a lawyer, doctor or veterinarian, Reddicks opted for an occupation a little bit sweeter.…

When Oktoberfest, the festival known for fried meat and drinking beer by the gallon advertises a vegetarian guide to the event, you know the world is changing.  In a city known for its deep-fried Bavarian tradition, it’s becoming more possible to find vegan and vegetarian items on the menu. In…

Mokah-Jasmine Johnson wears many hats. She teaches GED courses, hosts a podcast and speaks at public events. She is also an outspoken activist and co-founder/president of the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM). Much of Johnson’s work centers on combating discrimination and dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. The school-to-prison pipeline refers to the…

  The Clarke County School District has continued to pay a series of late fees and finance charges in the past year on one credit card issued to Superintendent Dr.  Demond Means and another card allocated to Board of Education members, according to an analysis of statements. An open records…

The state’s first hate crimes bill, HB 426, passed the Georgia House but stalled in the Senate and will not be taken up until the next Georgia state legislative session in 2020. Dacula Republican Rep. Chuck Efstration sponsored House Bill 426 in the most recent 2019 legislative session. HB 426…

Prosecutors are changing how they approach DUI cases after the Georgia Supreme Court declared a key piece of evidence inadmissible.   The court ruled that the refusal to submit to a breath test cannot be used against a defendant because it violates protections against self-incrimination.   How the Case Affects…

The Holocaust and World War II made the possibility of a nation without Jews easily imaginable. A new exhibit that opens this Thursday at the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism will show how the city would look without its Jewish and foreign communities.  Munich Reimagined The…

When the sun rises and many people are still fast asleep, Matthew Schneider and the other employees of the Hickory Hill Farm are already awake and working in the fields. From 7 a.m. to noon or later, Schneider harvests produce that he will later sell at the Athens Farmers Market.…