Mark Jenkins

As we flip the page from 2025 to 2026 one thing is certain: drought has reared its ugly head across most of the southern states. According to the drought monitor at the climate prediction center at NOAA, 96% of the southeastern states are in some level of... See more

As I am writing this article it looks likely that we will have our first freeze of the season this week. This is about a week later than normal (Nov. 5) but is about average for the last several years. Our earliest freeze occurred on Oct. 4, 1987, and our... See more

100 years ago, the massive, long-lasting heat and drought event that started in April reached its peak in September. The first day of autumn in 1925 was on Sept. 23. The high temperature that day was 96 in Athens. Only one day in the first 22 days that mo... See more