Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Students Express Concern About Gun Laws, Mental Health Care After California Shooting
At least 12 people, including a police officer, were killed Nov. 7 when a man opened fire at a bar in southern California before killing himself. The incident took place at The Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., a city in the northwestern part of greater Los Angeles…
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Scenes of the State: Election Night Images
Photojournalists for Grady Newsource are spread out across North Georgia to bring you sights and scenes from the 2018 election. Visual updates will be coming in throughout the night. 9:26 p.m. – Athens 9:12 p.m. – Athens 8:45 p.m. – Athens 8:44 p.m. – Athens 8:31 p.m. – Athens 8:22…
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Georgia Voters See Stark Changes from the 2016 Election
The nation has been watching Georgia’s close gubernatorial race featuring opponents Brian Kemp (R), Stacey Abrams (D) and Ted Metz (I), in a 2018 midterm election that has largely been touted as one of the most potentially influential elections in years. There are 116 competitive races for seats in the…
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Civic Duty Brings Many Athenians to Polls for Election 2018
Healthcare, women’s rights, immigration, tax reform—these are some of the political issues that surrounded the run up to Tuesday’s midterm election and candidates seeking political seats. This has been especially true during the gubernatorial race in Georgia, which has drawn attention from people around the country. Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams…
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Sonny Perdue Optimistic of Outright Win for Kemp As Voting Closes
Two hours before polls closed in Georgia, U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue predicted an Election Day win for Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp. “I think it’s going to be a good night, and I think Brian wins without a runoff,” Perdue…
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Kemp Supporters Express Optimism at Election Watch Party in Athens
As polls closed on Tuesday, Georgia’s Republican Party members and Brian Kemp supporters flooded the ballroom of The Classic Center in the gubernatorial candidate’s hometown of Athens. Those assembled included Kemp’s family and friends, senators and congressmen, students, a man carrying a “Latino’s for Kemp sign” and a Santa Claus…
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Voting Runs Smoothly at Winterville Precinct During Midterm Elections
Audrey Buffington, poll manager at the Winterville precinct of Athens-Clarke County, said there were no issues her polling place this year. Jon Crandall is a graduate student studying journalism.
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Athens-Clarke, Others Vote on Whether to Move Sunday Alcohol Sales Earlier
Today, 58 municipalities in the state of Georgia are voting on whether people can purchase alcoholic beverages starting at 11 a.m. on Sundays. The current law, which was passed in 2011, permits people to start purchasing alcoholic beverages at 12:30 p.m. Gov. Nathan Deal signed the initial bill earlier this…
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Early Morning Voters Cast Their Ballots at Cedar Shoals
The bright red “Vote Here” signs with arrows directing voters to the polls were difficult to see in the light rainfall before sunrise. But outside the only lit building on Cedar Shoals High School’s campus about a dozen people lined up before voting began at 7 a.m. The line grew…
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Taking the Pulse of Election 2018: UGA Campus Marks Election Day
University of Georgia students cast their votes in the 2018 midterm election on Nov. 6 among posters, signage and the trappings of the midterm races. Around campus, students could be seen wearing the “I’m a Georgia Voter” stickers. One student, Lexi Wright, thought the voter turnout from this election was…