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The Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop in downtown Athens offered a free cone and scoop of ice cream Tuesday.

The Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division gets over 80 tons of recyclables each day, and they want more but not everything. “That is one of the downsides to single-stream. Single stream is a lot easier, there is only one container for all the recyclables,” Cema Wallace, the Program Education Specialist at the…

  Ever wondered how the lead voice of CBS’s SEC football coverage feels about being called “Uncle Verne”? Verne Lundquist was on UGA’s campus on April 11-12 to participate in a panel at the Special Collections Library and a forum at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Reporter…

Grady Newsource is developing these stories today. Stay tuned online as we update and again at 5 PM when we go live on television. Crime Reporter Teman Worku is sitting down with the Athen Clarke County Police Department today to discuss the recent peaks in crimes that could be gang…

In Tuesday night’s press conference, University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart addressed the recent arrest of Julian Rochester (18) and Chad Clay (19), freshman on the football team, . While he said he was disappointed with the two individuals, he would not comment on when he found out about…

By Dillon Richards ATHENS, Ga. — Nearly fifty Clarke County School District teachers signed a document recommending a slew of new policies to the Clarke County School Board. One of those teachers, Amit Bharucha, said it’s time now, more than ever, to take another look at the rulebook. “Obviously this…

DANIELSVILLE – One of the oldest schools in Madison County may soon try something new. A proposal by the county’s school board would turn a classroom at Ila Elementary School into a new front entrance where visitors would check in. School officials say they need to make this move to improve…

Georgia freshman football players Julian Rochester and Chad Clay were released from Athens-Clarke County Jail Tuesday morning on a $2,000 bond. Each player stands accused of two felonies on charges related to shooting and possessing a BB gun in their dorm room. — Original story, posted April 12, 2016, @  8:36…

Winder, Ga.– Today Barrow County Schools hosted their annual Special Olympics at Winder-Barrow High School. More than 500 students, teachers, and members of the community from every school in the Barrow County district came out to participate, volunteer, and cheer on the athletes. The games included modified track and field…

Cops may be writing more tickets during the month of April. It’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month and more people are receiving tickets for texting, eating and being distracted while driving.