Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper

By Jill Nolin | Editor

By Ellie Fivas

Four years ago, Evan Newton was an intern at the Monticello News. Last month, he became the newspaper’s editor, publisher and owner after purchasing the outlet from its previous local owner. 

At 25 years old, Newton is one of the youngest newspaper owners in Georgia. He told the Georgia Recorder that he got a “great deal” on the sale because Katherine Mudd, the paper’s previous owner, wanted to keep ownership local. If Newton hadn’t agreed to purchase the newspaper, Mudd said a corporate buyer would have likely been her next option.

By Ross Williams

High school seniors applying this year to two of Georgia’s most selective colleges may have it a little easier than their older brothers and sisters after the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech have both announced they will no longer require supplemental essays for applicants.

“The ultimate goal is really to simplify the application for students, to take one layer out of the process,” said Mary Tipton Woolley, the executive director of Georgia Tech’s Office of Undergraduate Admission. “We know the application process takes time. It takes a lot of thought from students. It requires students to be thoughtful and introspective, and if we determine that something that is part of the application is no longer useful, then we want to remove that to make it more simple for students.”

By Jacob Fischler

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants.

The agreement — which Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and Vice Chair Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state, released Sunday — would avoid an Oct. 1 government shutdown and keep federal spending at current levels, punting debates about full-year spending past the midterm elections. It would also extend authorization for the federal fund for highway and transit.

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