Grady Newsource

Reporter Annotations are meant to get to the how and why behind Newsource’s reporting through in-depth conversations with the reporters themselves. Read the conversation below, led by graduate student Alex Perri, for how spring 2026 Grady Newsource reporters Andrew Otten and Sonja Sutcavage followed the proliferation of controversial Flock surveillance…

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Athens, many can be found shopping in outdoor markets. New clothes for a party, new toys for a pet, spending money on items that may or may not end up in a landfill. On the second Saturday of every month, however, Reese Pope…

For many children, summer camp is a rite of passage: swimming in the lake, sharing snacks at the top of the hiking trail and staying up late with friends that come together once a year; those memories can last a lifetime.   But for children with disabilities, this experience is often…

  When Claire Hagan first began her work as a mayoral fellow for Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz, she never imagined how much work she would pour into the R-51 urban renewal project “I mean, where I picked it up, it was in the very, very early stages of research,” Hagan…

Each day, tens of thousands of guests enter the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and walk down Main Street U.S.A. Many park-goers fix their gaze on Cinderella Castle.  For some children, this is a place where magic appears real and anything is possible. For some adults, it represents an…

His sequined jacket glistened under the stadium lights as Wesley Johnson grabbed the mic. “That’s right, folks! You know ’em… you love ’em… head to the concession stand for our world-famous JaxCo nachos! A recipe dating back to the Mexican-American War!” Fans laughed and cheered, eager to grab a plate…

On any given night, throngs of Panhellenic partiers, townies, visitors and people experiencing homelessness inhabit the sidewalks of Downtown Athens. Their presence leaves an impact as refuse inevitably litters the streets and paths telling tales of the night before. The issue is exacerbated during community events, football games and changing…

After 50 years in the United States and 30 years living in Georgia, a U.S. veteran has been sent back to Jamaica after missing an immigration hearing.  Godfrey Wade, an honorably discharged veteran of the 7th Infantry of the U.S. Army, has been deported following his almost six-month detention at…

One debate among vacationers at Walt Disney World is if Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a half-day or full-day park. There’s more to do here than you might think. Here’s an itinerary for what to do, see and eat at the park, from open to close. Students in a travel…