Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Bringing Lavender to the Mountains
“It’s about giving back to the community.” For Tina Misko and her fiancé, David Duffey operating the Red Oak Lavender Farm is a way to interact with the community and to stay active post-retirement. Originally from Atlanta, Misko, 60, has always preferred the outdoors and living in the country. Ten…
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Criminal Cases in Athens: An Examination of Public Defenders Versus Hired Attorneys
Defendants, with their friends, family and attorneys, slowly filed into Judge Lawton Stephens’ courtroom in the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse for an arraignment on the morning of April 5, 2019. Low chatter filled the room as the crowd waited for Stephens to arrive, attorneys streaming in and out of the courtroom.…
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Breaking Down Georgia’s Winding Path to Medical Marijuana Legalization
When Nora Bushfield’s daughter was born, she gave her the name Jolie. Jolie means pretty in French, and her mother said she is. She’s beautiful. When Jolie was nine months old, she started having uncontrollable seizures. Intractable, they’re called, because they can’t be stopped by typical treatment methods. Jolie could…
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Environmental Effort: A Work in Progress at UGA and Around the World
In 1969, the Cuyahoga River caught on fire. Floating pieces of oil-slicked debris were ignited by a passing train, sending the river in Northeast Ohio up in flames. The fire reached over five stories tall and lasted almost 30 minutes. It caused $50,000 in damages. The river has caught fire…
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The Difference Maker
When Chip Bridges left his first job out of college at Lumpkin County High School, he wasn’t sure when he would come back. He certainly wouldn’t realize the impact he would have on the agriculture program when he did. One year after returning to the high school as Agriculture Director…
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Fantastic Fruits and Where to Find Them: Exploring Local Produce in Athens, Georgia
“Where do you get your groceries?” wasn’t always a loaded question. Before the mid-2000s, you weren’t expected to wonder where your supermarket apples were grown, or how they got to the supermarket. Since then, however, the local food movement has taken off. Over the last two decades, demand for locally…
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Drivers May Want to Start Pumping the Brakes: Analysis Finds High Speeds, Ticket Volume on College Station Road
Hundreds of Athens drivers were caught going over the speed limit in 2018 on College Station Road. If you were one of the ones caught speeding, chances are, you were going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit, it was in the afternoon, and you were pulled over by…
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UGA Students with Disabilities Advocate for Awareness on Campus
Beginning in high school, the sounds of coughing, sniffing, heavy breathing and dishes clattering triggered a pain-like reaction for Angelise Sleeman. Sleeman, a fifth-year jewlery and metals major, learned she had misophonia. Misophonia, or selective sound sensitivity syndrome, is a disability related to hearing where certain sounds cause a strong…
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College Campuses, Special Chances: Art Flourishes in Athens
College towns are their own archetype of place, a special genre of city. They breed certain circumstances that can make for a great home for art to flourish. Athens is no exception. Thought most often known for its lively music scene, there is more going on in the Athens art world…
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Culinary Kitchen of Athens Creates Community, Opportunity For Small Businesses
If you hear a bellowing laugh and see welcoming smiles as you walk towards the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections building on a Tuesday night, you know you’re in the right place. Rashe Malcolm, a sociable and energetic Athens resident and business owner will greet you as a long-time friend…