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For many, buying shampoo, conditioner, deodorant or laundry detergent is an afterthought. But for thousands of families in Athens, these essentials are a financial burden often forcing difficult trade-offs between hygiene and other necessities like rent, utilities and food. Hygiene insecurity, sometimes referred to as hygiene poverty, describes the inability…

Georgia pitcher Charlie Goldstein is playing his fourth season in Athens after redshirting during the 2020 season. The Alpharetta native returned to Georgia after briefly entering the transfer portal before the 2024 season. This season, Goldstein is 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA. His team is 36-11 and sits at No.…

Henry Hunter, senior catcher and team leader for the Georgia baseball team (36-11), played a key role in the team’s series win over No. 1 Arkansas last month, hitting a walk-off home run to seal the final game. As ninth-ranked Georgia looks for momentum heading into the Southeastern Conference tournament,…

Even though the Athens-Clarke County Library auditorium is already packed with attendees, more try to squeeze in. The event organizers direct people to overflow rooms, but some sneak past and try to blend in with the media crews lining the room. The murmur of hundreds of local Democrats grows louder…

Damon Davis, a senior soccer player at Cedar Shoals High School, recently broke the school’s single-season goal record, which had not been broken in over a decade. This comes at the peak of his high school career but unfortunately was not enough to make a playoff run. Davis looks back…

Barrow County is home to 133 women-owned businesses according to the 2022 U.S. Census, and unfortunately for the community, this number is going downwards, which opposes the statewide trends.  Forty-six percent of businesses in Georgia are women-owned, which contributes to the national 114% of female entrepreneurship growth in the last…

  Balanced on her dad’s shoulders, the little girl gripped her stuffed animal and giggled as she was entertained by his antics. Nick Alliston opened the sliding window, placed their drinks on the counter, and asked them to double-check that the hot chocolate was not too hot. No more than…

Donna Archibald was born and raised in Athens, but when she needed to replace her roof, she found her ability to stay in her home threatened. “I would have had to struggle and pay for it myself because my insurance company turned me down,” Archibald said. “If I had to…

As president of the University of Georgia’s women’s club lacrosse team, Skylar Deluca isn’t just leading on the field; she’s shaping the future of a fast-growing sport at Georgia. With the No. 1-ranked team heading into the national tournament in Wichita, Kansas., Deluca shares what it takes to balance leadership,…