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My Weekend with Martha Coleman: ‘As If We Had Known Each Other Our Whole Lives’
In-Depth
December 26, 2018
My Weekend with Martha Coleman: ‘As If We Had Known Each Other Our Whole Lives’
It is safe to say I will never regret my weekend with Martha Coleman. She was born in Augusta, Georgia, but is really from all over. However, you can just say Martha Coleman is from Union Point, Georgia, for time’s sake. Martha Coleman is a city girl, who traveled from…
Athens’ Really, Really Free Market Provides on Principles of Gift Economy
Athens-Clarke County
December 24, 2018
Athens’ Really, Really Free Market Provides on Principles of Gift Economy
Madison Gable is a senior in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Preserving History with Mamie Hillman in Greene County, Georgia
In-Depth
December 24, 2018
Preserving History with Mamie Hillman in Greene County, Georgia
Mamie Hillman has lived in Greene County for 65 years. All throughout those years, her love for the knowledge and preservation of the history of the county has always grown. Growing up in White Plain, Georgia, Hillman’s introduction to history started young as a student in school. There she learned…
Weighing Solutions: Parking Meters, Panhandling in Athens
Athens-Clarke County
December 23, 2018
Weighing Solutions: Parking Meters, Panhandling in Athens
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. On any given day, downtown Athens is home to multiple people with signs that read, “Homeless, please help.” It is also home to four parking meters that…
Aidan Landrum Finds Success Through Discipline as Triathlete
Athens-Clarke County
December 23, 2018
Aidan Landrum Finds Success Through Discipline as Triathlete
Aidan Landrum didn’t have much experience running in the snow. He’s run, biked and swam plenty of miles. But living just outside of Athens, Georgia, snow isn’t something he experiences often. So when he got the chance to run at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs this…
Documentary on Sex Trafficking, Athens Group Raise Awareness of ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
Athens-Clarke County
December 22, 2018
Documentary on Sex Trafficking, Athens Group Raise Awareness of ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
Producer and filmmaker John Carter visited the University of Georgia to premiere his documentary: American Exploitation: The Slaves Among Us. The documentary examines the world of sex-trafficking in the United States. Athena McNair is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at…
The Long Skirts: 3 UGA Alumni Reminisce on Days as Cheerleaders
Northeast Georgia News
December 22, 2018
The Long Skirts: 3 UGA Alumni Reminisce on Days as Cheerleaders
Three alumni return to UGA each year to partake, and be a part of, the annual tradition of homecoming. Inseparable from this tradition is their uniforms. https://youtu.be/7S25nNelbUk Hannah Echols is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid: Filling Food Gaps for Kids on Break
Athens-Clarke County
December 21, 2018
Smart Lunch, Smart Kid: Filling Food Gaps for Kids on Break
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. About one in four children in the state of Georgia live in food insecure households, according to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Laura DeGroot, the program administrator…
Jim Carpenter, a Small-Town Pharmacist, Maintains 50-Year Legacy
In-Depth
December 21, 2018
Jim Carpenter, a Small-Town Pharmacist, Maintains 50-Year Legacy
Jim Carpenter, 72, from Madison, Georgia, is the owner and pharmacist for a small pharmacy, Union Pharmacy, in Union Point, Georgia. He started working there in 1969 as an intern before buying out the pharmacy from the two owning partners. After buying the pharmacy, he renamed it Union Pharmacy, so…
DeLamater Follows Family History, Flourishes as Clarke Central Runner
High School Sports
December 20, 2018
DeLamater Follows Family History, Flourishes as Clarke Central Runner
On a cool Thursday afternoon in late October, 17-year-old Braden DeLamater lined up among 41 other high school cross country runners ready to compete in the 8-AAAAA Region Championship in Helen, Ga. It was another opportunity for Braden to meet his goal of running a 5K race in under 17…