Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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There’s A Silver Lining For Fitness Industry Workers During COVID-19 Era
When people are quarantined at home, Joey Stewart, the owner of Fit Body Bootcamp in Athens, Ga., says, it is easy for them to lose the motivation to exercise. The challenges that fitness instructors and studio owners in Athens are facing from taking their businesses online due to the COVID-19…
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Plans For Site of Bethel Midtown Village Evolving
Last February, the partners of the North Downtown Athens Planning Study scheduled two workshops to get to know the community of Bethel Midtown Village, and to hear how they would like to better their home. Brian Keith, principal architect of JHP Architecture/Urban Design, works with his firm in…
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Athens Twilight Postponed To Fall For First Time In Its History
Ashley Travieso was about to travel to Birmingham, Alabama, after teaching a trapeze class on March 12 when she heard the news. Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the city pulled the permits and canceled Birmingham Hammerfest, a bike race which was supposed to take place on March…
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Athens Farmers Market Offers Customers Online Shopping Experience
The Athens Farmers Market was scheduled to open in March this year, drumming up excitement on their Facebook page with shots of patrons perusing fresh produce and updates about the presence of crowd-favorite vendors. Yet almost as soon as it started, the open-air market was forced to close due to…
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We All Need Someone to Talk to, But That Might Not Be An Option: Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19
You can’t go outside, loved ones in major cities are getting sick, you just got laid off and you have no idea what the job market will look like for the rest of the year—or ever again. For many Americans, life looks bleaker and more daunting than ever before. Having…
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Athens Residents Met with National Guard Troops, Tear Gas During Protest Downtown
Grady College alum Makayla Richards captured images of a protest held in Athens on May 31, 2020. The video below was taken by Grady College alumna Brie Wolfe at the intersection of East Broad and College streets in Athens, Georgia, at 12:05 a.m. on June 1, 2020. Makayla Richards…
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From Behind the Counter to Beside the Curb: Adaptions of Athens’ Pharmacists During COVID-19
An alarm sounds. It’s an iPhone ringing out its hourly tune. An employee puts on their favorite song and everyone starts to clean; wiping down cash registers, credit card machines, pens, phones and anything else in sight. This is a frequent occurrence for Johnathan Marquess, a pharmacist who owns Horton’s…
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Coronavirus Continues to Plague Elderly Working Class of Athens
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the elderly population continues to suffer disproportionately from the virus strain. Out of the 416 deaths in Georgia as of April 10, individuals 60 years or older account for 35% or about 146 of those deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Clarke County…
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#IAMNOTAVIRUS Gives Voice to Asian Community Amid COVID-19
This was Ashley Dai’s experience, a first-year advertising and public relations graduate student at the University of Georgia from Shanghai, China. Members of the Asian community across the United States have experienced increased racism since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a stabbing of an Asian-American family at a…
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Food Service Industry Support Group in Woodstock Sets Tone for Worker Aid During COVID-19
Originating on Facebook, an online support group targeted toward providing financial relief to food industry workers in Woodstock, Georgia, offers hope during the coronavirus pandemic. The group was founded by Bryttany Hyde, a worker at the restaurant Rootstock & Vine, which is located in the downtown area. “During my…