Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Why Some People Won’t Vote in This Year’s Election
The first day of early voting in Georgia saw long lines around polling precinct locations. While political scientists expect U.S. voter turnout could reach up to 65%, that means about 35% of the voting-eligible population won’t cast a ballot and have their voices heard. Jeffery Glas, a political science professor…
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Images from Inside the Campaigns: Oconee County Board of Commissioners, Post 3
Aaron Nowak, Amrey Harden and Jacob Douylliez are all candidates for the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, Post 3, for the 2020 election cycle. Take a look inside their campaigns below. Lora Yordanova is a student in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of…
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Class of 2020 UGA Graduate Gets World Series Opportunity
In May 2020, Pete Gottschalk graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in marketing. Five months later, Gottschalk is now the man behind the camera at the 2020 World Series. Gottschalk’s title for the MLB is a VCC, or “video content creator.” Between shooting videos and editing videos,…
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Rules of the Road: Golf Carts Cause Controversy in Jackson County
Pendergrass resident Cody Sorrow was giving a friend a ride home when young people on a golf cart cut him off and nearly caused an accident. “Out of nowhere, a golf cart full of presumably 12-year-olds darted out in front of me. They swerve all over the road and are…
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Winder Venue Hosts First Drag Show In Barrow County
Some Barrow County residents celebrated Halloween this year by attending the first drag show in the county. Speakeasy at Latin Flavors, a Winder steakhouse and bar, hosted the Halloween Drag Show on Oct. 24 at 10 p.m. The drag show involved lip-synching and a costume contest, and the performers were…
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Annual Madison County Toy Ride To Be Held In Honor Of Officer
COVID-19 has impacted many events nationwide, but this year, the annual Madison County Toy Ride will be different for more reasons than this. In early September, an officer of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was struck and killed by a car. Capt. Stan Elrod will be honored at the…
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Voting on Election Day? Here’s What You Need to Know on Nov. 3
The 2020 general election is just days away, and despite the surge in early voting numbers, many voters will choose to vote on Election Day, which is Nov. 3. Voting in person on Election Day comes with certain rules and guidelines to ensure a fair voting procedure. Here are things…
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How to Vote Absentee — The Right Way
An unprecedented number of Georgians voted through absentee ballots in the June primaries — around 1.15 million, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. While historically, only 3 to 6% of Georgians vote absentee, in the primaries almost half of the total vote was accounted for by absentees, said…
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Georgia Continues Huge Early Voter Turnout; Oglethorpe County Voting Lines Remain Short Despite Increase
Georgia experienced a 48% increase in early voter in-person turnout from the 2016 election as of 5 p.m. yesterday. And according to Oglethorpe Board of Elections supervisor Steve McCannon, nearly 3,000 of 10,683 registered voters in Oglethorpe already completed early in-person voting. He said this is an increase from the…
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How Economic Issues Are Taking Forefront For Athens Businesses During Election 2020
Athens’ local economy, like most of the world’s, has faltered and dipped since March in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But that does not mean everyone has been affected equally. After businesses were forced to shut down, and a statewide shelter-in-place mandate went into effect temporarily on April 2,…