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ATHENS, GA — UPDATE: The National Weather Service has lifted the freezing rain advisory in Clarke County. There were 28 counties in the state of Georgia with an advisory Monday morning. Several schools announced closings, including: \t Gainesville City Schools \t North Georgia Technical College \t The Clarkesville and Currahee…

                        Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is dead at 79 years old. CNN reports that Scalia died while visiting Texas. He was found unresponsive after not getting up Saturday morning. Texas Governor Gregg Abbot released a statement mourning the…

Athens, GA- Some parents, teachers, and Athens Clarke County residents say that communication between administrators and the public about the alleged Cedar Shoals rape that took a month before the community knew about it took too long. Some of those people spoke at a Board of Education meeting thursday night. Attendees complained…

Cedar Shoals parents and teachers will have the opportunity to speak tonight about the sexual assault that was reported 2 weeks ago. The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its monthy meeting tonight and the assault will be a major topic of discussion. Cedar Shoals Parent Beth Campbell says that the school…

  Barrow County is honoring the late middle school principal Robert Wimberly. Even though his middle school has been closed for years. The projected start date for the center is March 1, with completion by August 1. The grant for the center must be closed by September 5. This center aims to encourage…

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYYgd4b2yw&w=560&h=315] Weather reporter Bryan Marseille forecasts cold nights, and a possible storm next Monday.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDrOdW-Ygw&w=560&h=315] Athens Clarke County is currently applying for a key grant to replace their aging buses. Ten Athens Transit buses will reach the end of their lifespan by next fall. Mayor Nancy Denson has applied for  SERTA, a 6 million dollar grant that would cover the costs for these…

The Athens Clarke County Police Department has identified the suspect of the Oglethorpe Avenue shooting incident as Kristopher Ellison. The 25 year-old Athens native was last seen near UGA’s Health Sciences campus. Police say the suspect fired shots. No one was injured. Police believe the suspect was picked up and traveled towards…

Senator Greg Kirk (R) of the 13th District is proposing a bill that would protect government employees who do not want to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because for religious reasons. The bill is named The First Amendment Defense Act. We spoke to newlywed couple Jordyn and Moriah Dolente on what this could…

Central Presbyterian Church, which has been in Athens for 106 years, wants to break off from the denomination and keep the building they currently worship in. At the same time, the Northeast Georgia Presbytery wants Central to remain a Presbyterian Church but, if they do leave, they do not want…