Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Guns Legal to Carry on Georgia College Campuses, Pending Gov. Deal’s Signature
ATLANTA — The Georgia senate passed a bill Friday that would allow gun possession on public university campuses within the state. House Bill 859 would allow anyone with a weapons license who is 21 years or older to carry guns on college grounds, with the exception of dormitories, fraternity and sorority…
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Lessons from a Congressman: John Barrow Speaks at UGA
John Barrow is smiling widely and walking with a spring in his step as he strolls into Baldwin Hall at exactly 10 a.m. on a cool February morning. It’s right before office hours and the tall, gray-haired teacher is carrying a leather briefcase and wearing old-fashioned sunglasses, dark-wash jeans, and a…
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Wick Prichard Makes an Impact as Middle School Gardener
A tall 38-year-old man with a wide brimmed straw hat and a wider grin walks through the front door of Clarke Middle School. He smiles and nods at the desk assistant who buzzes him in. Outside, a goat bleats at a rotting pile of compost taunting him from beyond his…
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Jim Flannery: Athens’ ‘King of Connections’
Like every great love story, it began with a girl. Seven years ago Jim Flannery, Co-Founder and Project Director of Four Athens, dropped everything to move to Athens, Georgia. “I was dating a girl,” taking a deep breath, “we lasted about a month after I got here,” he says with…
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Fashion Forecast: Athens Hosts Fashion Week
Elizabeth (Beth) Weigle is in a meeting with a girl from the Student Merchandising Association. It’s fashion week in Athens so there are many last minute preparations to be done before the production. She discusses the LED lights that they’re renting out for the show, and the trendy venue for…
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Teaching to Inspire: Mize Named OCHS’s Teacher of Year
As the school bell makes its monotonous dong signaling the end of the day, anxious students rise from desks, sling book bags over their shoulders, and begin their way to the door. By the door stands the students’ teacher: a petite woman, with fair skin and striking blue eyes, bidding…
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Dancing to Destroy Domestic Violence
During a happy hour get-together in 2007, two friends were enjoying discounted glasses of wine and discussing the beauty of martial arts, comparing it to the movements of dancers. Pat Priest and Joan Prittie, who both share a passion for giving back, were quickly able to turn this particular conversation…
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Local Game Developer, UGA Math Instructor Pursues His Passion
The market for table top games has been growing in North America and it doesn’t seem to show many signs of slowing. According to ICv2, an online trade magazine that covers the geek culture, the hobby games market grew by approximately 15% in 2014. It should be an encouraging sign…
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Entrepreneur Extraordinaire: umano Founder Describes Social Entrepreneurship
The smell of Chinese takeout wafts through the air as Alex Torrey and his closest confidants of managers and interns gather around a single table in their open layout office space for a working lunch. Black scribbles fill whiteboard walls that decorate the space through lists of goals, charts and…
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A Social Butterfly: RHA Member Finds Joy in Social Events
The Residence Hall Association boardroom is cluttered with “giveaways.” They are t-shirts, mugs, water bottles, and even stuffed animals, all embroidered with the RHA logo. Executive board members and volunteers are crowded around with overlapping voices. When Juanne-Dae Thomas stands before them, it becomes quiet. She reads off a list…