How the Georgia Bulldogs Have Their Place in the November Midterms in Georgia

By:Peyton Jenkins The Run Herschel Run sticker worn by students at home football games. Photo/Peyton Jenkins Can aligning with the University of Georgia Bulldogs be enough for a candidate to get over the touchdown line? Brian Kemp, Herschel Walker and Burt Jones are just some of the candidates this election cycle that are branding their…

Tik Tok on Celebrity in Politics

Crawford home transported back in time

by Peyton Jenkins and Clara Kiker (Left)The historic home in Crawford taken in 2022. The Sheridan couple repainted the home purple because it is the wife Sandra’s favorite color . Photo/Peyton Jenkins (Right) The home in Crawford photographed in 1901. The couple had this framed image hanging in their house to show the deep history…

Designer Q&A with Jade Joyner

by Peyton Jenkins The Athens-based interior designer shows her modern traditionalist style at Metal + Petal, her store and studio on Baxter Street. Jade Joyner poses for a photo in front of her Metal+Petal neon sign at her office in Athens on September 21. Photo/ Peyton Jenkins Q: : I see a lot of busts and statues…

Five Points Home Profile

By Peyton Jenkins The three story wood-working facility with a built-in freight elevator located in the garage did not happen to be Dave Woodruff’s favorite room in his new home. Instead it was the guest bedroom off the foyer that featured family heirlooms such as an old mirror and sewing table, collected from his and…

Q&A with Gena Knox

By Peyton Jenkins Real estate agent Gena Knox of Ansley Real Estate describes the market trends in Athens, and the microculture found here that has inspired the flight of many Atlanta families east to Athens. Gena Knox poses in her office in Five Points in Athens on November 29. She started her own business Ansley…

The male dropout rate is a crisis going unnoticed.

by Peyton Jenkins When Title IX was passed in 1972 in an effort to eliminate sex-based discrimination and ensure all students were allowed equal access to quality education, there was a 12% gap between male and females bachelor’s degree completion rates. Forty-seven years later, this gender gap has widened by 14% in the other direction.…

There’s a New Sheriff in Town; William’s Plan for Collaboration

Peyton Jenkins Why it’s newsworthy: Sheriff Williams is the new sheriff after 20 years of leadership under Edwards. He has been involved in the Athens community for more than two decades and has new plans and policies he hopes will change the way the office is being run. John Q. Williams’ aspiration as a child…

Deborah Scott Encourages Women to be Active in Their Community

Why it’s newsworthy: Deborah Scott strives for women to support women through being one bird of a flock, and continues to mobilize women to show up in their community and have a place at the table. Deborah Scott, the executive director of Georgia Stand-Up, says that all women have a responsibility to each other to…

Analysis of Protests at the State Capitol

Voting rights advocates plan economic boycott to pressure Georgia firms I believe this story uses two of the five interesting elements including impact and conflict. This article describes the protests at the Georgia State Capitol from the new voting right bill and shows how these groups are planning to boycott corporations that are not speaking…