Erin Valle
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Northeast Georgia News
U.N. Study: Home is Most Dangerous Place for Women
A new study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that the most dangerous place for women worldwide is home. Last year, approximately 87,000 females were murdered. About 58 percent of those deaths were caused by the victims’ family members or intimate partners, according to the U.N.’s…
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Athens-Clarke County
National Donut Day: How to Celebrate in Athens
So, life is great. Today I found out that there is not just one, but TWO National Donut Days. And— oh yeah— one of them is today, Nov. 5. The first one is observed on the first Friday of every June. Hungry yet? Here’s where you can cure your donut…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Professor Attacked Several Times By Owl
Brian Orland, a professor in the University of Georgia’s College of Environment and Design, has been attacked several times by an owl during his morning run at 6 a.m. The first time he was ambushed was on Sept. 6 on Hill Street between North Franklin and North Chase streets. Then…
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Athens-Clarke County
Friends of Gospel Pilgrim Restoring Historic African-American Cemetery
Friends of Gospel Pilgrim, a UGA student organization, is working to restore a historic African-American cemetery. Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 by The Gospel Pilgrim Society which provided proper burials for African Americans. When the society dissolved, the cemetery was neglected and became overgrown. President Celia Clark said, “it’s…
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Sports
Georgia Bulldogs vs. MTSU Moved to Noon Due to Hurricane
BREAKING NEWS: Kickoff for the Georgia Bulldogs vs Middle Tennessee State football game has been moved from 7:15 p.m. to noon, according to a press release from UGA Athletics. The decision is due to Hurricane Florence. UGAAthletics tweeted “After extensive evaluation involving the uncertainty of weather conditions on the east…