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By: Chelsea Beimfohr April 14, 2016 Crowdfunding websites like Go Fund Me and Kick Starter are becoming an increasingly popular way to raise money for everything from medical bills to education—and these days, pencils and paper are no longer the bare necessities of a classroom. More than two hundred eighty…

By: Chelsea Beimfohr April 14, 2016 Crowdfunding is a quick and easy way to raise money for any cause. Here are three things that you need to consider before you make a donation. \t Pick An Organization: Crowdfunding websites exist for just about anything–education, medical bills, school tuition. Browse the  …

ATHENS- Athens residents Taveon Stevens and Vantrec Ballard were arrested Wednesday in connection to an April 10th incident at Rolling Ridge Apartments involving firearms, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police media release. Members of the Police Department’s Crime Supression Unit located and arrested Stevens and Ballard on April 13th. Stevens…

Students enrolled at University System of Georgia institutions can breathe a sigh of relief. The Board of Regents voted unaniomously on Wednesday to keep tuition rates the same at all affiliated colleges and universities. “We are committed to making college affordable for Georgians,” Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a press release.…

Athens has experienced a net gain of approximately 4,000 jobs over the past year. That translates to an increase of 4.5% since March 2015. The figures come from new employment data released by the Georgia Department of Labor on Thursday. The new data also revealed that unemployment in the state…

This morning Tomara Lowe pleased not guilt to six counts of aggravated assault and two counts of firearm possession in a crime amongst other charges. Lowe, an alleged member of the “2 Tuff” gang. Athens Clarke-County police department says the problem with gangs just got worse. Officers believe this is because of one…

  Athens, GA–Hey Day, a more than seventy-year old tradition at Auburn, was rebranded into University of Georgia’s first Dawg Tag Day. Dawg Tag Day looked like a campus-wide ‘meet and greet’ with students making name tags and conversing with other students they did not know. Eight UGA organizations (Student Government Association,…

Interviewed officials are from the Oconee County Sheriffs’ Office and from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. By: Fernanda Perez

A small piece of equipment is making a big difference. The difference is life and death. It’s also making a difference in the meaning behind a police car in the driveway.  Rather than assuming the worst, a police car could now mean a loved one is home safe.   Project…

According to Sergeant Maleug of the Athens Clarke-County Police Department, gang violence in Athens can’t be pinned down to certain neighborhoods or crime hot spots. Sergeant Maleug says that one thing the department knows about gang members is that they don’t always stay in the same place. “Sometimes they’re hard to…