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Athens waterways aren’t as healthy as the naked eye can see. A 15-year study conducted by the Upper Oconee Watershed Network showed that several streams in Athens were not healthy.  The study tested for conductivity, fecal coliform and dissolved oxygen. Of the nine streams tested, only three of them have improved in…

After watching last night’s U.S. Vice Presidential Debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine, who do you think the winner was?  Take our twitter poll and let us know who you think won. By:  John Holcomb

Tonight, clear skies in the forecast with a low of 59 degrees.  Get your full forecast this evening at 5!

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=283LFQhPZCs&w=560&h=315] Athens, GA–Activist groups Athens for Everyone and the Athens Anti-discrimination Movement marched on City Hall tonight. The goal of the march was to get the Board of Commissioners to pass a postponed anti-discrimination bill and to spurn the formation of an Athens Civil Rights Committee. Grady Newsource reached…

While we were talking here, one veteran has probably killed themself. Only ten minutes into an interview today, Jerry Brinegar brought attention to the sad reality that many soldiers face with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A study released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this July concluded that an average of 20 veterans take their own…

Someone who knows this UGA-USC rivalry better than anyone is former volleyball and basketball star, Maria Taylor. But nowadays she’s traded in her for a court shoes for a microphone. Grady Newsource Reporter, McKenzie Lewis, sat down with Taylor this past weekend when she was back in Athens cheering on the…

  Grady Newsource has found out that the only school in Clarke county considered failing is Gaines Elementary School. Surrounding counties in Jackson, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Clarke, Madison, and Barrow have no schools that would be considered failing. Although only one school in the Athens area could be affected by this…

Dawg fans are still licking their wounds from Saturday’s heartbreaking loss to Tennesssee, but Georgia does have a chance to redeem themselves on Saturday against South Carolina. Football is not the only sport taking on the Gamecocks this weekend. Women’s Equestrian and Volleyball are both playing South Carolina on Friday.…

  ATHENS, Ga. – For the first time in the 24-year history of Georgia’s Pre-K Program, a Barrow County Pre-K school teacher has been named Georgia Pre-K Teacher of the Year.  Connie Ellington of Bethlehem Elementary School in Barrow County is the winner of the public school sector of…

Property taxes may be increasing for some local home and business owners.The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will vote on the proposed tax increase in the next few weeks, but not before they hear more from property owners. “When is it going to stop?” William Carlisle asked at the meeting…