Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Harnessing the Sun: How Residential Solar Tackles Family Emissions
Hartwell, Georgia resident Patricia Burrows owns a completely self-sustaining home and feels proud to be a solar energy homeowner. “By going solar, the greatest benefit is to the environment. We are no longer using fossil fuels, which the electric companies use to then generate the electricity and send it to…
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African-American Heritage Pathway Marks Athens Landmarks
Local historians are hoping to shine a spotlight on several lost and forgotten landmarks in Downtown Athens. They hope this effort helps preserve and communicate some of the rich and complex history of African Americans in the Classic City. In November, the Athens Downtown Development Authority, in collaboration with the…
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Athens Area Pagans Advocate for Freedom of Religion
A woman invites a group of her closest friends to spend a Wednesday evening together at her house in the woods. They are not spending the evening indoors watching TV or sharing a meal. Tonight the focus is on an important religious ceremony they will hold outdoors. Members of the…
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Local Residents With Disabilities Struggle To Get Jobs Amid Long Medicaid Lines
Sitting on a wooden booth inside Taziki’s Mediterranian Cafe in downtown Athens, Lesha Bizzle can barely contain her joy. It escapes through a giggly smile while large tubs of greek dressing and red salsa sit on the table in front of her. The woman is joyful solely because she is…
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Human Connection: Organizations Return To In-Person Outreach
Chris and Ja’Nina Hamilton park their car on the edge of The Preserve neighborhood in Jefferson, Georgia, and start walking. The couple are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and have been waiting for this moment for nearly three years. They are thrilled to be back doing what they love — knocking on doors. …
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Review: Best of 2022 in Movies, Music, Books, Gaming and Streaming
From one of the year’s hottest video games to music from Harry Styles and a psychological thriller Apple+ series, here’s what topped critical writing students’ best of 2022 lists. Movies ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ After the abysmal “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” director Martin McDonagh’s last film, I had bated…
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Striving for Equal Representation on the Football Field at Clarke Central
Head coach Cherrelle Pass and her girls flag football team made history at Clarke Central High School this year. Pass is a PE teacher at Clarke Central and initiated the program in spring 2022. One of Pass’ former students asked her why the Gladiators don’t have a flag football team…
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These Chic Bins in Athens Stores Can Organize Kid-Friendly Spaces
Organizing a kid-friendly home can be a challenge. Not only do toys and messes clutter a house, but kids’ belongings don’t typically adhere to a particular design style. Luckily, there are various options for organizing with kids in a stylish way. Interior designer and mother of two sons, Breckyn Jackson, advises…
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Hillel UGA Looks Forward to New Baxter Street Building
This winter, members of Hillel UGA, a Jewish student organization, are celebrating both the holidays and the construction of a brand new building. Plans for the new building have been in the works for about six years, but construction has ramped up in the past few months. The bones of…
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Tybee Island Resident Concerned About Effects of Climate Change on Hurricane Season
Alan Robertson says his neighbors on Tybee Island are cautiously optimistic about their odds of withstanding a hurricane, but the vast majority won’t attribute the impacts of hurricanes to climate change. “If I started to say you have to reduce the carbon emissions in the world to stop the temperature…