Q&A
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Diversity
From Safety to Parks: Q&As Provide Quick Look at Key Topics in Athens
Get to know Athens and topics from public safety to the restaurant scene to park development and more from people in the know. Nearly 50 students interviewed professionals, business owners, community leaders, musicians, law enforcement, government staffers and students in September to learn more about their beats, a special topic…
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Q&As
Q&A: Zygmant Aims to Shape Future of Athens-Clarke County Parks
Kimberly Zygmant is the new director of the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government’s Leisure Services Department. She began work May 26. Zygmant previously served as assistant parks and recreation director for Layton, Utah, from 2023 until 2026. Before that, she was assistant director of parks and recreation for Victoria, Texas; recreation…
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Environment
Q&A: Nix Spearheads Clean Energy Plan for County
Ramsey Nix recently started a position in the Athens-Clarke County Sustainability Department as an education consultant. She has previously advocated for the use of electric school buses and solar panels in the Clarke County School District. Q: You’re relatively new to your job with Athens-Clarke County. What has been the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Q&As Provide Look Into Lives of Public Representatives, Servants
Reporting I students each semester learn more about their beats — a special topic area of focus — by conducting research and interviews with community and student leaders, entrepreneurs, musicians, professors, performers and others. The nearly 80 students in the course conducted an interview on their beat in September. This…
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Q&As
Q&A: Executive Assistant to Athens Mayor Has Inside View to Government for 30 Years
Editor’s Note: Shortly after this interview, Christine Howard was promoted to the Clerk of Commission after the previous clerk retired after 51 years in that role. Christine Howard is the executive assistant to Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz, and her role consists of performing numerous daily tasks such as…
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Diversity
Q&As Reveal Community’s Sense of Hope, Worries for 2025 and Beyond
Reporting I students set out to learn more about Athens-Clarke County and their beats — business and consumer news, city-county government, diversity, local music, sustainability — by conducting research and interviews with business owners, community officials, advocates, musicians and students. The nearly 180 students in the course, which consists of…
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Q&As
Q&A: UGA Women in Economics President Considers Global Impact of Tariffs
Isabel Hardy, a fourth-year economics major and president of Women in Economics at UGA, sees her knowledge of economics as a way to move through the world. Q: Has learning about economics throughout college changed your perspective on global issues? A: Yeah. Economics is great because it’s a frame of…
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Q&As
Q&A: University Spirit Tries to ‘Stay on Top of the Trends’ as it Celebrates 50 Years
Laura Beaghan, owner of University Spirit, continues her family’s tradition of serving UGA for 50 years despite the rise of online customization. Q: As a well-known, family-owned business here in Athens, what inspired your family to start the business, and how has it evolved since the ’70s? A: This is…
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Q&As
Q&A: Get to Know Country Music Singer, UGA Student Will Slater
Will Slater is a county music singer and University of Georgia student who released his single “Slip Away” on Feb. 7. Q: Your latest song “Slip Away” has been well received. What was the inspiration behind it, and how did you approach the songwriting process? A: Well, the inspiration behind…
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Q&As
Q&A: EcoRep Fights for Sustainability in UGA Dorms
Catherine Jones is a third-year environmental health science major at the University of Georgia and the intern for the EcoRep program, which is currently hosting an energy conservation competition in Black-Diallo-Miller Hall entitled “Watt Wars.” Q: Could you briefly describe your role as intern and what exactly the EcoRep program…