Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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How Local Gardens, Farmers Markets are Feeding Athens
Feeding America reported a 13.5% food insecurity rate in Athens-Clarke County in 2021. The USDA defines food insecurity as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Around 27% of the Athens population is in poverty, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.…
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Winder Church Honors Member With Memorial Walk
First Christian Church will hold its fourth annual Walk Out of the Darkness on Oct. 22. The walk was started after the suicide of Candler Smith, a church member, in 2017. It is a 1-mile loop around both the church and Winder-Barrow High School in partnership with the American Foundation…
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Designated Dawgs Offer Students Free Rides
With the return of on-campus students, nighttime crowds are growing downtown. That’s especially true ahead of Georgia football home games. The Designated Dawgs offers resources to UGA students who may be structuring their night out around the cost of rideshare. Sailor Betts is a senior majoring in journalism at the…
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Madison County’s Shalom Y’all Creates Sanctuary, Place for Rehabilitation for Area Pigs
Dogs and cats usually come to mind when thinking of rescue shelters, but at Shalom Y’all, a non-profit animal sanctuary, the focus is on a different animal. In Colbert, Georgia, 64 pigs have found a safe place to live and mingle without fear of harm. Kat Lombardi and her husband…
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Historian, Educator Explores Sustainability and Eco-Consciousness Through Lens of Fashion History
A pair of fluorescent, color-blocked dresses drape across the desk, bursting with shades of pinks, blues and greens still as vibrant as they were so many decades before. Atop the neighboring table are folders of black-and-white photographs, some discolored with age and others curled at their edges. A book with…