Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Project Safe Provides Rental Assistance to Domestic Violence Survivors Who Are Homeless
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. Being able to fix one part of a problem doesn’t mean being able to fix everything. Catherine Garrett, the director of rapid re-housing at Project Safe, helps…
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Playing Both Ways: The Increased Risk of Injury for High School Football Players
A local high school football player missed a second straight season due to injury. Ben Noland, a safety and wide receiver for Oconee County High School, tore his ACL for the second time in two consecutive seasons this year. They’re called “two-way” players, and as Tyler Donaldson explains, coaches…
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Interfaith Hospitality Network Unites Area Congregations to Combat Homelessness
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. Comprised of 42 area congregations representing a wide variety of faith backgrounds, the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Athens (IHN) unites the city’s religious under one common goal—housing…
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Differing Definitions: What It Really Means to Be ‘Sustainable’
Many believe people should invest in more sustainable practices for the sake of our planet. What it really means to be ‘sustainable,’ however, is less clear. “Sustainability is probably one of the most overused words. Most people just throw it around,” said Jack Crowley, a professor in the University of…
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Abundant Life: Director Helps Those in Homelessness Climb Farther ‘Up The Mountain’
This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that reported on housing issues during the fall of 2018. Andrew Wilkin is the executive director of Bigger Vision Community Shelter in Athens, Ga. He’s also the man who started the shelter’s new program called Abundant Life. The…
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Hip-Hop Scene in Athens Blends Music, Politics to Drive Social Activism
When artists set foot on The 40 Watt Club’s stage, washed in hues of green and white, they bring with them more than beats and bars. They bring the baggage from recent headlines addressing another black child shot. They bring a fever for equity, reparation and for acknowledgement of the…
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Stairway to Nowhere: Investigation of UGA Building Leads to Ghost Story
Every building has a history, and in the case of one staircase, it also has a ghost story. The Stairway to Nowhere is an architectural anomaly that can be found in Joseph E Brown Hall, originally built in 1932 as a men’s dorm on the University of Georgia campus. I…