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.

Featured Print Pieces

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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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The benefits of solo exercise outdoors

The fear of crime or injury is far greater than the risks.
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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.
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How College Football Can Clobber Housing Markets

In small cities reliant on college sports to keep their economies humming, short-term rentals are destabilizing housing markets.
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A Site to Behold

At Max Patch, a beloved lookout on the Appalachian Trail, can outdoor enthusiasts balance conservation and access?
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A Trump Critic Doesn’t Mind Being Outnumbered

"Children are watching us," she said.
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Media and supporters await Trump’s arrival

In Fulton County, Georgia, media and supporters gather outside jail
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Georgia’s largest industry faces a mental health crisis

A new outreach program for farmers is missing something: farmers
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