Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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2021 Northeast Georgia Election Results
The results from the 2021 Special Elections are in. Here is a breakdown of the SPLOST votes from each county and the mayoral races in the counties that held them. For full election results from each county, click on the links below. Athens-Clarke County Results Barrow County Results…
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UGA Alum, Former NFL Running Back Kregg Lumpkin Takes Over Training At Newton County Fire Department
Kregg Lumpkin has gone from catching footballs in college and in the NFL to catching hoses and oxygen tanks. Lumpkin now spends less time in stadiums and more time at Newton County’s firefighter training facility, where he’s recently earned the title of fire training chief. Lumpkin graduated from the University…
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New E-Vehicle Charging Stations Unveiled at Classic Center: Bringing Modernity to a Historic City
The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, unveiled three new charging stations this Wednesday for e-vehicle owners to take advantage of while driving through downtown. Back in 2015, an e-vehicle charging station was installed on Thomas Street. Now, the Classic Center has installed three more charging stations in the parking lot in…
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Front Porch Bookstore Captures History, Conquers Obstacles
The Front Porch Bookstore in Winterville, Georgia, has both a rich history and a unique strategy for surviving the pandemic. This walk-through interactive allows the audience to place themselves within the setting for a much richer storytelling and impactful experience. Click the arrow on the front door to begin.…
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Getting Happier with Horticulture: The Healthy Benefits of Gardening
From planting gardens to baking bread, the COVID-19 lockdown took some interesting turns in the name of boredom. Now, not only are plants continuing to flourish from our nation’s new interest in gardening, people have also begun witnessing the positive changes horticulture has to offer for mental health. According…
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Sustainable Solution for Green Pollution: How Nonnative Privet Impacts Georgia
Planted in 1929, the iconic hedges that surround Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium are a symbol of the University of Georgia. But these dark green, manicured shrubs aren’t Georgian at all. They’re Chinese privet, a semi-evergreen, thick shrub that swallows forests and threatens native species. Invasive plants are nonnative plants…
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The Yelp of Covid: Vigilantes Crowdsource Pandemic Safety Tips for Consumers
This article originally appeared in KHN on Oct. 21, 2021. Melissa Lee had more to deal with than funeral planning when her husband, Dan Williams, died by suicide in January. She also was faced with continuing his 1,400-member Facebook group, “Athens, GA Mask Grades 2.0,” designed to help residents of…
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Local Artists Use Pop-Up Sales to Fill Pandemic Void
When local artist Jessie Lamay lost her job in March 2020 to the COVID-19 pandemic, she didn’t know this would only be the start of her difficult year. Two months later, her mom died after a 10-year battle with cancer. Shortly after, Lamay was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Mourning and…
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UGA Spike Squad Shows Support for Breast Cancer in Third Annual ‘Pink Out’
For the third year, the UGA Spike Squad ditched its normal red shoulder pads for pink ones during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The UGA Spike Squad teams up annually with Bulldogs Battling Breast Cancer, a group that seeks to raise money to provide mammograms for women in need and…
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How Changing Your Diet Could Fight Climate Change
Julia Hauser became vegetarian when she first started college. Now, she thinks climate change is going to push more people to become vegetarian, too. Hauser is an environmental engineering major and a sustainability ambassador at the University of Georgia. She believes many others will join her in becoming vegetarian…