Jesse Wood

Athens

General Assignment Reporter at The Red and Black

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84 years of homegrown rivalry: The history of Georgia’s spring game

2 weeks ago | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

Georgia’s G-Day game has long been a spectacle for Georgia fans to get familiar with the upcoming season’s team. Players like Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers and even head coach Kirby Smart have used the game as an opportunity for a tune-up before the fall season gets underway. The game’s history, though, goes much further back than some supporters might realize.
Reining in the years: The 50th Great Southland Stampede hits Athens

1 month ago | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

18-year-old Hudson Welter, a member of the Three Rivers College Rodeo Team in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, lowered himself onto a writhing bull as the crowd roared, mind racing. Last summer, Welter sustained the worst injury of his career – a shattered shoulder blade, broken collarbone, four cracked ribs and a punctured lung – after being thrown from a bull. Friday night, at the annual Great Southland Stampede Rodeo, was the first time he had competed in bull riding since his accident.
Buried history: Black cemeteries reflect Athens’ past and present

2 months ago | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

A large cemetery stands in a thickly-wooded area in East Athens, almost invisible to those driving by on Fourth Street. Prominent Black Athenians – such as Morton Theatre founder Monroe Bowers “Pink” Morton and Georgia Legislature member Madison Davis, who were both born into slavery – are buried among approximately 3,500 Black Athenians, including veterans, quilters, school teachers, cooks at the University of Georgia, children and more.
ACC releases road updates, suspends transit services

Jan 21, 2025 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

Athens-Clarke County Transit Service will be suspended until Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. due to icy and frozen conditions. Transit was suspended as of 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. ACCGov released a list of specific roadway notices, as well.
LIVE UPDATES: Athens-area school and campus closures on Jan. 22 due to inclement weather

Jan 21, 2025 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

Athens Technical College President Andrea D. Daniel announced that the college will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to inclement weather. The campus closed on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at noon due to possible weather conditions, and the closure has now been extended. Here is a list of Athens-area schools and campuses that will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 22 due to the snow and low temperatures. Athens Technical CollegeAthens Technical College President Andrea D.
Classes at Apalachee High School canceled after student brings gun to school

Jan 7, 2025 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

A student at Apalachee High School was arrested by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Jan. 8 after reports of a weapon on campus, according to an email from the Barrow County School System. School Resource Officers and administration responded to the reports immediately and secured the student and the gun. The student did not make any threats. The Barrow County School System announced that school will be canceled on Thursday, Jan.
Timothée Chalamet is ESPN College Gameday's guest picker for SEC Championship

Dec 6, 2024 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

Timothée Chalamet, an American and French actor, has been announced as ESPN College GameDay’s guest picker at the Southeastern Conference Football Championship on Saturday, Dec. 7. ESPN College GameDay is “college football’s premier pre-game show,” according to the website. The show travels to a different college campus or game site each week and often hosts special guests alongside football commentators.
Jose Ibarra files motion for new trial for Laken Riley murder

Dec 3, 2024 | redandblack.com | Allison Mawn |Jesse Wood

Attorneys for Jose Ibarra, the man convicted of murdering 22-year-old Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, filed for a new trial on Monday, Dec. 2. In the motion, Ibarra’s attorneys claim that the verdict is “contrary to law” and “contrary to the evidence,” and the “Court committed other efforts of law that necessitate a new trial.”On Nov.
The Iron Horse returns to Athens

Dec 2, 2024 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

The Iron Horse statue, an Athens staple, has been reinstated at its home along Highway 15 following extensive renovations that began on May 13 of this year. The restoration project on the 12-foot, 2,000 pound sculpture was led by Amy Abbe, a sculptor and artwork conservator who owns a private conservation studio based in Athens. Abbe collaborated with metalworker Donald Cope to tackle the extensive project.
Your weekly horoscope: 12/2 - 12/8

Dec 2, 2024 | redandblack.com | Jesse Wood

You may be feeling a variety of emotions as the year draws to a close. Whether you are preparing for final exams or making a list of gifts to get your loved ones, this time of the year is full of excitement, stress and everything in between. Here is your weekly horoscope to navigate through the first week of December. AriesMarch 21 - April 19Lately, you have been feeling like everything is falling into place.