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Update: Student Arrested for Child Porn
Athens-Clarke County

Update: Student Arrested for Child Porn

According to the linkedin page of Sang Don Nam he is a University of Georgia Resident Hall Assistant. Nam was arrested September 1st on 22 counts of Child Pornography. He posted $22,000 bond on September 2. The Athens Clarke-County Police Department ‘s incident report states that the GBI ICAC taskforce…
Rio Diaries for Grady Sports: Bem vindo ao Brasil
Sports

Rio Diaries for Grady Sports: Bem vindo ao Brasil

Two planes, two continents and an overnight flight later, I finally made it to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Paralympic Games! There are four former University of Georgia students competing in this year’s games.  Current UGA volunteer track coach Jarryd Wallace will be competing in athletics, Lindsay Grogan in…
University of Georgia Student Hit By Bus
Athens-Clarke County

University of Georgia Student Hit By Bus

Earlier today, around 12:30 p.m., a University of Georgia East Campus Express bus hit a student riding her bike on East Campus Road. Reporters on the scene witnessed surrounding students helping the injured female who sat on the sidewalk while waiting for paramedics and police officials. After police officials and…
Congress Heads Back to Session: 3 Things to Know
Athens-Clarke County

Congress Heads Back to Session: 3 Things to Know

ATHENS, Ga — Congressman Jody Hice of Georgia’s 10th District heads back to work on the hill today. One  bill he’s sponsoring pushes to close a loophole that allows convicted sex criminals to avoid placement on sex offender registries. The Track Reoffending Alien Criminals Act requires “unlawfully present alien sex offenders” to be registered on the…
Jackson County Unemployment Rate Drops
In-Depth

Jackson County Unemployment Rate Drops

For the first time in more than 15 years, Jackson County’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent. That makes it the second lowest unemployment rate in the state. The unemployment rate hasn’t been this low since back in 2000 when it hit 4.1 percent. Forsyth and Oconee counties still have the lowest unemployment rates in…
Online Video Reportedly Shows Agnes Kim Talking for First Time after Accident
Athens-Clarke County

Online Video Reportedly Shows Agnes Kim Talking for First Time after Accident

ATLANTA — A video posted on a crowdfunding website Monday reportedly shows UGA student Agnes Kim talking for the first time after a deadly car accident in in April. According to posts on the site, Kim was in a coma for more than a month after the accident and is currently undergoing care…
Superintendent of Clarke County School District Resigns
Athens-Clarke County

Superintendent of Clarke County School District Resigns

ATHENS, Ga. — Superintendent Philip Lanoue of the Clarke County School District resigned Tuesday, September 1st effective March 1, 2017. CCSD officials shared the news of Lanoue’s resignation with parents and other school board members following an executive session Tuesday evening. In his official statement to the CCSD, Lanoue said…
Governor Deal Declares State of Emergency for South Georgia
Northeast Georgia News

Governor Deal Declares State of Emergency for South Georgia

Governor Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for several counties in south Georgia in response to the incoming tropical storm Hermine. Georgia’s Emergency Operation Command recommended the state of emergency. It will be in effect starting at noon on September 1 and ending at midnight on September 3. Governor…
Innovation in Health Education: Designing Medical School of Tomorrow
Health

Innovation in Health Education: Designing Medical School of Tomorrow

How can today’s medical schools truly prepare students to care for patients tomorrow? That’s the question Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld said curriculum designers at America’s medical schools need to ask more often. The structure of medical education has changed little over the last hundred years, said Ehrenfeld, a physician and professor…
Rural Areas Deal with Teen Sexting
Northeast Georgia News

Rural Areas Deal with Teen Sexting

Forty years ago, Presidential candidate, Jimmy Carter shocked the nation by telling Playboy Magazine that he had lusted after women who were not his wife. His declaration was a radical departure from his squeaky clean image as a peanut farmer from tiny Plains, Georgia, where he taught Sunday school at…
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