As a writer and editor, Allison is available to gather information from primary source documents and from interviews, then write, edit, proofread and file news stories and news features on deadline. Her work has appeared in multiple media. She has an elementary knowledge of Spanish and French and a working knowledge of Italian. She can also take photographs, and incorporate audio and video clips in her stories.
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Giving Formerly Incarcerated Workers a Second Chance in the Kitchen
Being a felon—and most people who are incarcerated in prisons are felons—sets people back in a number of ways, including securing housing and a job.
Tourism-Dependent Hot Springs Tries to Rebuild by Spring
As the first town on the Appalachian Trail for thru-hikers heading north, Hot Springs, NC has long been a destination for people to rest their weary legs. But damage from...
Traversing my grief for a trail forever changed by Helene
A necklace from Hot Springs, N.C., helps soothe the sadness of destruction of one of my favorite places: the Appalachian Trail.
More than a Month After Helene, Asheville Restaurants Wait for Safe Drinking Water
The city's hundreds of restaurant owners could have done little to prepare for the lack of potable water, says Erika Polmar, executive director of the Independent Restaurant Coalition.
On a hurricane-ravaged Appalachian Trail, vast damage and uncertainty
Repairs to the worst-hit sections of the famed trail are expected to be extraordinarily expensive and require substantial expertise. Months of work lie ahead.
Highlands, N.C., was spared by Hurricane Helene. Tourists still aren’t coming.
Towns in far southwestern North Carolina survived the storm, but warnings that people avoid the region have kept away visitors essential to their survival.
Hurricane damage puts further strain on rural Georgia
Towns like Bartow, Ga., already were suffering before Helene lashed them with 75-mph winds. Now farmers face another effort to rebuild.
In Augusta, Ga., residents try to rally despite Helene’s widespread damage
People in the city were told to boil water, if they had any. But that was impossible without electricity or gas. Food was in short supply.
‘Biblical devastation’ in North Carolina towns flooded by Helene
The death toll from Helene climbed as emergency responders rushed to rescue residents in small mountain towns that have been cut off from communication.
Hurricane Helene death toll climbs
Rescue teams raced to submerged homes, scoured collapsed buildings and steered thousands from overflowing dams as Helene carved a destructive path Friday.
The benefits of solo exercise outdoors
The fear of crime or injury is far greater than the risks.
Voting in English y en español
As Latinos remake the South, a surge in Spanish-speaking citizens in one fast-growing county prompted a federal mandate to offer voting materials in Spanish.