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Georgia Forestry personnel and firefighters will continue to monitor a fire in Athens-Clarke County over the next few days. Firefighters got word of a fire on John Collier and Hale Road around 1:30 pm. The Athens-Clarke County and Jackson County fire units were called, along with the Georgia Forestry unit…

Democratic Incumbent Sheriff Mike Smith lost the election for his office in Oglethorpe County yesterday. Republican Challenger David Gabriel, who is currently serving as a lieutenant in the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, will take over the office on Jan. 1 of next year. Follow Grady Newsource on Instagram, Twitter and…

ATHENS Ga– How do YOU feel about the results of the presidential election? #themorningafter — Grady Newsource (@GradyNewsource) November 9, 2016   We asked YOU how you feel about the outcome of this election. By the looks of it, most of you aren’t too happy. Some of you couldn’t be…

It is a beautiful day after a long election night. As we head into the last half of the week, temperatures are staying relatively the same for the day time. The night temperatures are dropping. Temperatures for tonight are dropping into the low 40s. This is about 10 degrees cooler than…

School funding and building will be boosted after all. The funding for both comes from a referendum passed by voters yesterday. Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties have passed the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) in the November 8 election. In Athens-Clarke County, about 72% of voters voted YES,…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72S0gOn0Exc] One vote is separating two Watkinsville candidates for a seat in the City Council. Grady Newsource Reporter Molly Swindall says at least four more ballots are coming in from overseas military personnel which Pat Haize who runs the Oconee County Board of Elections says these ballots will likely…

Note: Results in this article are from the Georgia Secretary of State. They are technically unofficial results. ATHENS, Ga. — So, about last night. You know Donald J. Trump was elected President of the United States, but you may not know he received 51% of the vote in Georgia, according to…

An already tradition-rich establishment added a new tradition last year.  The Redcoat Band prompted a movement called “Light Up Sanford” last season for fans in Sanford Stadium to turn their phone lights on when the fourth quarter began and the band played “Krypton.”  The end result?  Sanford Stadium lit up.…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8PeXoz4vw&w=640&h=360]   Brandi Patterson helps explain what the Trump win means for your finances

Election day is here. One of the issues that experts say could impact the results is the Latino vote and the candidates positions on immigration. College Republican, Ben Grayson has a very strong opinion on the issue of undocumented citizens. “In a state funded university, no I don’t think that they…