Libby Hobbs

1 month ago | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

Kendall Gates, 5, was born on March 15, 2020 — the same day Athens, Georgia went into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His mother, Kethia Gates, said the hospital had never felt that quiet and empty. Nearly five years later, Kendall Gates is in speech therapy and karate lessons to help with his socialization, according to Kethia Gates. She first noticed the speech delay when he was 2 years old and struggling to express himself.

1 month ago | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs |Clary Watson

Editor’s note: This story is part three of a series covering the Jan. 15, 2023, car crash in Athens that resulted in the deaths of former University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock died in a high-speed car crash on Jan. 15, 2023.

2 months ago | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs |Clary Watson

Editor’s note: This story is part three of a series covering the Jan. 15, 2023, car crash in Athens that resulted in the deaths of former University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock. Part one can be read here. Part two can be read here. University of Georgia Athletic Association recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy and former Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock died in a high-speed car crash on Jan. 15, 2023.

Jan 1, 2025 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

The University of Georgia Athletic Association confirmed in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that all team personnel and members of the official Georgia football team were accounted for. The statement was in response to an attack on Bourbon Street early Wednesday when a driver sped through a crowd of pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring at least 30. “We are deeply saddened by the senseless violence that occurred in New Orleans.

Dec 29, 2024 | redandblack.com | Libby Hobbs

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president and only one from Georgia, has died at age 100 after more than a year in hospice care. Carter, a native of Plains, Georgia, was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. Prior to the White House, he served on the Georgia Senate from 1963-1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. He narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in the 1976 U.S. presidential election.