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On 01/29/2018, officers were dispatched to a residence on Sartian Dr., in reference to a person shot. When the police arrived, they located a white female, Jennifer Jacobs, 22-year-old of Athens deceased in her bedroom from a gunshot wound to her chest. There were two other individuals in the residence…

The University of Georgia celebrated Founder Week. Reporter Amber Shepp reports on the events that took place this week. For more behind the scene looks into Grady Newsource, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. @GradyNewsource.

Grady Newsource is here to explain some of the basics of owning and using a gun in Georgia. Do I need a license to purchase a gun? No, but Georgia law requires that gun dealers do not sell firearms to someone until the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducts and approves…

Newly created Twitter accounts with no profile pictures, known as “egg accounts”, are partially responsible for the push of the hashtag campaign #ReleaseTheMemo last week. That’s according to a CNN analysis. Grady Newsource reporter, Raven Rice, tweeted out a poll about the #ReleaseTheMemo campaign, and was retweeted by one the…

The Clarke Central Gladiators Swimming and Diving team will compete in the Area Championships on Friday. “We’re still working on technique stuff, so this week really really concentrating on trying to finish a lot of that stuff, get their strokes working properly, working on starts and turn,” says Assistant head…

Athens businessman and World War II veteran Claude Williams Jr. has passed away at the age of 95. Williams earned many honors including the rank of captain of his 245th U.S. Army Infantry. The Athens community also remembers Williams for his leadership and successful business ventures. Williams founded Athens radio…

Last year Apple admitted to using software updates to slow down batteries of older iPhones in order to prevent them from suddenly turning off. Apple’s next update will allow users to opt out of intentionally slowing down their iPhone’s performance to extend battery life. The iOS update will be available…

Oconee County is digitizing papers that were once unavailable on their website. Citizens will be able to file open records requests for archived documents in a searchable online database. The county is in the early stages of scanning. A date for when the database will be available to the public…

Reporter Brittany Stocus takes audiences behind the scenes of Grady Newsource. Watch the video below to see this semester’s Tuesday/Thursday class during their first week. For more behind the scene looks into Grady Newsource, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. @GradyNewsource.

People choose each year not to get vaccinated for the flu because of their concerns with the shot. A Twitter poll we conducted showed that 44% of 32 people got their flu shot while 56% did not. We asked people on Facebook what their concerns with the vaccine are. Grady…