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A $1,000 grand prize is at stake, but the more important award is knowledge of Black History Month. The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office Explorer’s team is one of several teams set to compete in this year’s Athens Area Black History Bowl. The Explorer’s team is composed of students across the northeast…

Brandyn Matthew Clark, who police suspect was involved in vandalizing cars at The Standard apartment, has been released from jail on bail. The conditions of the bail included that Clark cannot communicate with any of the owners of the vehicles that were damaged except by consensual telephone conversation or e-mail. The…

By Jane Mo College Board has announced February 20th as the official makeup date for the SAT that was canceled this past Saturday. Severe weather canceled standardized testing this past weekend in 109 locations all over Georgia. The University of Georgia, Oconee County High School, and Cedar Shoals High School were…

By Jane Mo Cedar Shoals High School Basketball team is playing tonight at Salem High School at 7:30 PM. STATS: Cedar Shoals is currently 20-2 and 10-1 in region play, while Salem is 13-7 but 7-3 in region play. Cedar Shoals last played Salem on January 8th at home court and…

By Jane Mo   The University of Georgia celebrates this week with free t-shirts and parties to remember the signing of the UGA’s charter. The UGA Alumni Association is celebrating today a bit differently from the typical “Tradition Tuesday,” which is taking pictures with the Abraham Baldwin statue on North campus.…

By Jane Mo The Democratic Town Hall took place last night in Des Moines, Iowa. Our Twitter poll showed that people were most interested in Senator Bernie Sanders. In fact, Senator Bernie Sanders was the only candidate to receive any votes.                  …

By Jane Mo A new bypass is under construction on state route 72 to ease traffic. However, Madison county residents and officials are concerned that the new intersection does not acknowledge the potential for pedestrian accidents. Parents like Felicia Scarborough are especially concerned that these accidents would involve their children…

Flight cancellations are a nightmare for everyone, but it was especially an unfortunate ordeal for 25 University of Georgia broadcast students. Three booked Delta Airlines, and the remaining 22 booked Southwest Airlines. Both airlines are ranked in the top four in the United States by passengers according to http://www.transtats.bts.gov. However,…

State representative Earl Ehrhart (R) is pushing for a due process policy for college students. The representative from Powder Springs spoke at the capitol today. He wants a policy that would allow university-system students the right to due process when facing a punishment from the school. This gives students fair…

Georgia is holding orientation sessions to inform people of foster parent requirements to help with the rising number of child neglect cases across the state. According to the Georgia Division of Family and Child Services, there are approximately 11,551 children in state custody as of September of 2015 Region five, which…