Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Nonprofit Animal Rescues Balance Holiday Foster Needs, Owner Surrenders
As the holiday season approaches, nonprofit animal rescues in Northeast Georgia and Atlanta, including Three Dog Night Rescue and Dirt Road Doggies Rescue, are preparing for seasonal fostering needs and addressing concerns about dog abandonment. Louise Hatcher, founder of TDN Rescue, said the organization typically sees an increase in foster…
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Finding Home in the Fields of Athens
After graduating from the University of Georgia and moving to Atlanta, she expected to miss her college town. She did not expect to miss its stars. After moving to Atlanta, Maddie Stewart realized the city was not what she was looking for. The city’s size and speed made her miss…
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Athens’ Fencing Community Finds Unlikely Home
Inside the mostly abandoned and dimly lit Georgia Square Mall, a storefront stands out with the word “Fencing” brightly emblazoned across its entrance. Students inside spar with one another as their coach, Allen Schneider, looks on. Schneider serves as the coach, marketer and manager of Athens Fencing Club, which he…
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Rebuilding Champions
Fluorescent lights beam down, creating an eye-squinting brightness. Shoes squeak against the shiny yellow-orange floors. A bead of sweat runs down the forehead of senior Ilinca Moroianu as she tries to catch her breath. A whistle blows, signaling the first of the few 60-second breaks in an hour and a…
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Bottoms Wins as First Black Female Governor in Nation’s History
Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black female governor in the U.S. on Nov. 3, 2026 when she won the Georgia governor’s race. She beat her opponent, Republican Rick Jackson, by garnering 53% of the vote or 2,268,462 total votes in the state, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Early Morning of Election Day 2026 in Athens
The polls opened at 7 a.m. this morning in Athens for Election Day 2026. The photojournalism students were there at 6:15 a.m. It was dark. Street lights lit poll workers placing “Vote Here” signs around the Athens-Clarke County Library and Clarke Central High School, which turned into polling stations for…
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Democrats Make Final Push in Athens Ahead of Election Day
College Square in Athens traded football anticipation for a final election push on Monday, just hours before Election Day. Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor, visited Athens as part of her statewide campaign push. “You know, I’ve got a lot of love for y’all, Dawgs,” Bottoms said at the…
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Rising Costs, Political Division Drive Athens Senior Citizens to Polls
Residents at Wesley Woods’ Talmage Terrace retirement community are already casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, motivated by concerns ranging from rising living costs to political division. The Athens-Clarke County Library, the closest advance voting location to Beechwood Hills, opened for early voting on Oct. 13. On…
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Early Voting Turnout Lags Among Downtown Athens Residents
Advance voting for the 2026 midterm elections in Athens-Clarke County came to a close on Oct. 30, and voters who live in Downtown Athens have voted the least out of the 14 registered Athens neighborhoods and historic districts examined by Grady Newsource reporters. Eleven out of 111 registered Downtown voters…
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Two Careers, One Passion: Tim Dondero’s Path to the Kitchen
A 40-year career in medical research took Tim Dondero around the world, but his next chapter brought him closer to home and around the kitchen with his family. Donderos’ Kitchen, the breakfast and lunch cafe on Milledge Avenue, is owned by Tim Dondero, his daughter, Anna Dondero, and her husband.…