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ATHENS, Ga.– The University of Georgia Special Collections Library will be holding an exhibit beginning tonight for an iconic magazine’s 50th anniversary. Foxfire magazine began in 1966 in Rayburn County, Georgia as a school project. The teacher’s idea was to get students more interested and involved in learning journalism through…

Cedar Shoals football will host Flowery Branch on Friday, September 30th.

You may be wondering what to do when you get pulled over by police. People are worried about this, because of the many shootings of unarmed black people around the country. Ray Saxon, the Director for Georgia Public Safety Training Center: Basic Training Division, said there isn’t a specific script…

  Update on Sept. 29 at 1:00 p.m. ATHENS, Ga– Athens Police have identified a suspect in Saturday’s hit and run accident. Manuel Perez  is wanted for Homicide by Motor Vehicle, Hit and Run and Driving with No License. Arrest warrants have been secured for his arrest. Please contact the…

CRAWFORD, Ga. — A man is in custody after a SWAT situation in Crawford, Georgia, according to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Mike Ayers. William Thomas Blankenship is suspected of three counts of aggravated assault, kidnapping with bodily injury and battery. He is suspected of aggravated assault with a gun, an…

The big bad wolves are coming to Athens. Friday night the Clarke Central Gladiators football team will play host to the Buford Wolves. This is the first ever meeting between the region foes, and with the back-half of the season underway, the push for the playoffs is heating up. “This…

Active shooter in custody after shooting in Anderson County, South Carolina. Gunman in custody after shooting at SC elementary school; 1 child life-flighted to hospital https://t.co/2rfXXTQkID https://t.co/TJPED2JIcD — CNN (@CNN) September 28, 2016 Sheriff Scott Berry and the Oconee County Office posted this on Facebook to clear up any confusion.…

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services released a recall on Caviness Beef Packers and Tyson Food Inc. products on September 27, 2016 for having harmful contamination. Tyson Food Incorporated has a recall on a total of 132,520 pounds of chicken nugget products for possible contamination from hard plastic. The…

Cheers! Once a year.. you have an excuse to drink up, but know your limits.

Despite the drought conditions in the state of Georgia, the Upper Oconee Water Management Authority reports that the Bear Creek Regional Reservoir is 97% full. According to Program Manager Brad Lanning, use of the resevoir has averaged 11.4 million gallons per day over the last 9 weeks, compared to 9.6…