athens-clarke county
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Athens-Clarke County
Q&As Capture Concerns, Opportunities for Athens Leaders, Community Advocates
Reporting I students set out to learn more about the area and their beats — business and consumer news, city-county government, diversity, local music, sustainability — by conducting research and interviews with leaders, advocates, musicians and students. The nearly 180 students in the course, which consists of journalism and public relations…
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2024 Election
Q&A: Sosbee Says ‘Everybody Should Be Excited’ About Voting
Charlotte Sosbee is the director of elections and voter registration for the Athens-Clarke County Government, working in her second presidential election as director in November 2024. Q: What goes into preparing for an election? We maintain the three divisions in our department. One division is voter registration, to maintain our…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Police Internship Helps Local Youth
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s internship program aims to bring young people into public service and law enforcement. The program upgraded two years ago, which provides more positions for students. UGA student Kendra Hood is one of this years current interns working in Community Outreach intern. This role allows…
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Athens-Clarke County
Retired Couple Fighting Hunger in Athens
Geoff Rushing and his wife Connie have long been concerned about hunger in their community, logging numerous hours volunteering with local homeless shelters and relief agencies. As they entered their retirement years, the couple saw the problem getting worse, and rather than ease into a life of leisure, they got…
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Northeast Georgia News
Try That in a College Town: One Musician’s Story
House painter by day. Singer/songwriter by night. Eli Cain is a Watkinsville, Georgia, local who spends a lot of time navigating the music industry as a small-town musician. As someone who prefers backroads over Broadway, Cain is dependent on live music and ticket sales to support his music career. Watch…
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Athens-Clarke County
ACC’s Clean and Renewable Energy Campaign A Generational Opportunity For Change
The Athens-Clarke County’s mayor and commission adopted a resolution in 2019 to obtain 100% of the Unified Government’s energy needs for operations and building, from clean and renewable sources by 2035. Four years later, the Sustainability Office looks to bolster sustainability in the local community with the Clean and…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Considers Next Steps After Closure of First Step Encampment
First Step, a government-sanctioned homeless encampment that opened in early 2022, will close on Dec. 31 of this year. Athens-Clarke County government is closing the encampment while it looks to find a more permanent solution to homelessness. As a result of the closure, unhoused individuals cannot stay at the encampment…
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Athens-Clarke County
Delays, Increased Costs, Traffic: Mayor Kelly Girtz Provides Update on The Classic Center Arena
Editor’s note: Students in Reporting I covered a Dec. 1 press conference with Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz about The Classic Center Arena. Following the press conference, they interviewed secondary sources ranging from Danny Bryant, general manager of the arena, to business owners and managers to members of the UGA…
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Athens-Clarke County
Comparing Overcrowding in Athens-Clarke County’s Animal Shelters
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, people were given stay-at-home orders. To cope with the loneliness, many Americans adopted a pet. However, as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and online work became restricted, some pets were returned back to shelters, leading to high intakes. Shelters across the nation have reported return…
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Athens-Clarke County
Student Organizations Cultivate Change with Sustainable Food Initiatives
Athens-Clarke County often prides itself on being a community that values the environment and the well-being of its residents. This commitment extends to the food system, where local efforts are under way to ensure a sustainable future. There is a network of organizations that work together to prioritize locally-sourced food.…