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May 20, 1999 seemingly began like any other Friday for 15-year-old Jacob Jones. But on this particular morning, a lingering photo assignment deadline forced Jones to forgo his weekly ritual of Friday breakfast at Chick-fil-A with friends and arrive at school much earlier than usual. Aside from skipping breakfast, it…

On Sine Die—the name for the final day of the Georgia legislative session— Priscilla Smith is found in the hallway of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building writing condolence letters to state legislators who voted to advance the controversial House Bill 481. Nicknamed the “heartbeat bill,” HB 481 would ban most…

To further our mission to both craft journalism at Grady and talk about the process and quality, each guest curator has highlighted what he or she sees as the five “don’t want to miss” pieces posted to Grady Newsource that month, along with a few sentences of constructive reflection about…

The building becomes loud with chatter. People scribble in their notebooks and raise their hands to ask questions. The atmosphere in the room resonates progress, but also stress. The deadline is approaching quickly, and the weight of the decision-making process is becoming heavier with each day. The $248 million budget…

Strict procedure and technological innovation has allowed 9-1-1 centers, like those in Athens-Clarke-County, to be able to locate exactly where an emergency call is coming from. They can use this real-time information to readily dispatch the appropriate officers to the scene.   RapidSOS One of the key tools 9-1-1 dispatchers…

On April 2, the general manager of Woodford Bar on East Washington Street in Athens, Ga., walked into his bar as he does on any other Tuesday evening. Hank Sewell set up the tables and chairs in the social area, made sure the bar area was clean and stocked and,…

When Megan Bocanegra started working as a 911 dispatcher, she expected it to be temporary. She’d just finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and debated whether to attend graduate school. In 2005, she decided to work at the communications center in her hometown of…

Girls in Healthcare (GHC) is a new student organization at the University of Georgia that strives to connect, unify and encourage women pursuing healthcare in Athens and beyond. GHC became a registered organization at the university in April 2018, but the idea first came about in early 2017, by the…

In every sport there is a drive for success, otherwise why would anyone play to be anything less than successful? For Emerson Hancock, a pitcher for the University of Georgia, success has been a big part of his second year as a Division 1 baseball player.   Hancock was born…

According to Mayor Kelly Girtz, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission plan to take steps to end cash bail at the municipal court level this spring. The Municipal Court handles county ordinance violations, state misdemeanor traffic violations, state misdemeanor crimes of theft by shoplifting, possession of less than an ounce…