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A Clarke County Superior judge Wednesday morning refused bail for the third and final suspect in the alleged rape of a student in a stairwell at Cedar Shoals High School last month. This news come after an emergency meeting between Cedar Shoals parents and the school board about the rape last night.…

Police have released an arrest warrant for Nichole Reeves. Reeves was identified after luring a man to the Travel Inn on West Broad Street. After he arrived, the man was beaten, robbed, and bound with zip ties by two other men hiding in the bathroom. The identities of the two…

Here’s a timeline of the alleged rape at Cedar Shoals High School, according to a presentation provided by the Clarke-County school board: Jan. 8 \t The Board of Education was emailed by the director of public relations about the alleged sexual assault. A voicemail from school administration regarding an unspecified student…

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ATHENS, GA — Action has been requested for the Cooperative Agreements to Benefit Homeless Individuals grant application for March 1. The rundown of this grant, if approved, would mean local government will have the resources to better provide for the homeless population of Athens. Grady Newsource reporter Valentina Urrego breaks down…

ATHENS, GA — Two hundred Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Officers swarmed Toccoa, Georgia and a large part of Northeast Georgia to bust a multi-million dollar drug trafficking organization earlier today. According to a GBI news release, these officers are serving 20 search warrants and 27 arrest warrants for…

ATHENS, GA — The Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives passed the Campus Carry Bill in a late addition to their meeting agenda. As a result, gun safety advocate groups were not in attendance to voice their opposition to House Bill 859. HB 859, also known…

ATHENS, GA — The Board of Regents announced yesterday that tuition will not increase in the 2016-2017 school year. Many parents and students believe this announcement is long overdue, as tuition rates increased last year between 2.5 and nine percent, per the University of System of Georgia. These semester breakdowns from…

ATHENS, GA — Georgia’s annual spring football game, G-Day, is going to be a special game this year. For the first time in 15 years, Georgia is led by a new head coach, Kirby Smart. Kirby Smart has big plans for the football program. At Tuesday’s Athletic Association Board Meeting,…

ATLANTA, GA — Bernie Sanders made his debut at Morehouse College Feb. 17, but the Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. had something else up their sleeve. Minutes before Sanders took the stage to speak, the Ques put on their own performance that made the crowd go crazy. The…