athens-clarke-county
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2020 Election
Athens Prepares For Possible Civil Unrest Following 2020 Election
When Kayla Hanner checked her email this past week, she found something she was not expecting. It was a note from her apartment complex, The Flats at Carrs Hill on Oconee Street in Athens. The subject line? “Letter of Preparedness,” which addressed concerns about the potential for civil unrest following…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Community Fridge Changes How People Seek, Provide Aid: For Everybody, Owned by Nobody
Click the image below to see the story. Kate Ross is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. For a follow-up story on the expansion of the Athens Community Fridge, watch below: Delaney Tarr is…
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Health
Local Groups Promote Breast Cancer Awareness in October
National Breast Cancer Awareness month is October, and the disease, which is when malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast, is the second-leading cause of death among American women. At the University of Georgia, to honor all who have been affected by the cancer, a “pink out”…
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Athens-Clarke County
A Community Rewired: How Clarke County is Providing WiFi Access to Virtual Learners
With no option for in-person learning, WiFi access can be a problem for students in Clarke County schools, but the Clarke County School District and the city of Athens are working together to address this issue. The Clarke County School District and the Athens Area County Chamber of Commerce have…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke Central Football Continues Play Amidst Global Pandemic
Most high schools in the state of Georgia are not letting COVID-19 beat them out of football this fall season. The Georgia High School Association has left it up to the individual school systems to decide if they want to play, and Athens-Clarke County’s Clarke Central Gladiators are already three…
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2020 Election
Election 2020: Athens Clarke County 6th District Special Election Leads to Lawsuit
A local group is waiting to hear if the state’s high court will rule that one man’s claim to a local commission seat should be thrown out. Election 2020 reporter Conner Hendricks shows you why the group wants the court to to make way for a new election for the…
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Health
Packed Lunches May Fall Short of Nutritional Standards, Study Finds
Since 2015, Athens students have been able to depend on at least one nutritionally-sound meal a day, thanks to Clarke County Schools’ free lunch program. However, the same may not be true for those who bring their own lunch to school. Few packed lunches meet the standards set for school…
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Athens-Clarke County
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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Athens-Clarke County
Cat Fostering Is Increasing During Georgia’s Shelter in Place
Fostering cats has become more popular in the Athens community due to Georgia’s shelter-in-place order. Maria Strom, who recently fostered two cats, said “it’s great to have them around and keep me company while I’m working. It has been more company than I would normally have because I’m not seeing…
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Athens-Clarke County
Georgia Department of Public Health Eases Restrictions on Testing Amid COVID-19
“The first thing we’ve been active in is trying to get testing as widespread as we can,” said Stephen Goggans, district health director of the East Central Public Health District. The DPH is beginning to loosen the criteria for testing to allow people who have symptoms but are not…