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There are reports of people trying to use counterfeit money on purchases at local businesses. There were two reports in Oconee County last week. Two counterfeit twenty-dollar bills passed through a Dollar General in Bogart, and a Bank South on Macon Highway received a counterfeit 100-dollar bill. The U.S. Department of…

If you are already missing the taste of Two Story’s coffee, there is a chance they will re-open in a new location. Two Story Coffeehouse, located in the town of Five Points in Athens, GA, closed its doors after eight years in business. The announcement was made just last week…

The University of Georgia’s Education Abroad Fair began today at noon in the Tate Student Center on the fifth floor. If you’re interested in learning about all of the study abroad programs UGA has to offer, you can stop in today, September 25, until 5pm or tomorrow, September 26, from…

Georgia football’s first Southeastern Conference game is this Saturday, and in the case of this game, two bulldogs are better than one. The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs are set to host the No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs at home at Sanford Stadium. This is not only Georgia’s first SEC match…

New employment numbers from the Georgia Department of Labor show the economy of Northeast Georgia is strong. Around 1,600 more people are currently employed in the Athens area compared to this time last year. Katie Jacobs is the owner of Cheeky Peach, a boutique in downtown Athens. She employs both…

The Oconee County School Board has released a new proposed redistricting plan with the opening of their 8th elementary school. Dove Creek Elementary School, located in northern Oconee County, is on time to open next August. The current zoning map is below. Right now, Malcolm Bridge Elementary and Rocky Branch…

Barrow County Board of Commissioners have approved Chief Magistrate Caroline Powers Evans’ request to increase the number of judges from one to two. The Superior Court judges now have to finalize this motion. This comes after Judge Evans’s initial request was tabled during the August Board of Commissioners Meeting. In…

Hurricane Irma passed through Florida more than a week ago, but it hasn’t entirely left people’s minds. A trailer full of supplies is locked, but a few people have put their donations over to the side. It’s an empty scene right now, but I was told that earlier this week,…

There is no breakout for the Athens area, but Homeland Security says there are more than 24,000 DACA recipients living in Georgia right now. All of them face an uncertain future after March 5, 2018. Until then, local organizations are working to make it as easy as possible for them…