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Friday is the last day for families to sign up for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which provides gifts for children whose families can’t afford them. The Salvation Army will take gift donations from people who want to help and give them to children who are signed up for…

By: Kara Murphy More than 80,000 residents around Northeast Georgia suffer from hunger every year, according to Feeding America. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group are teaming up with independent bookstores to begin a food drive competition inspired by the book “Crenshaw” by Katherine Applegate. Organizations participating…

Shannon Basford provides the Gameday weather forecast for the UGA vs. Alabama game. (Note: Hurricane Joaquin was upgraded to a Category 4 after this video was posted) For the latest on the hurricane go to the National Weather Service National Hurricane Center.  

By: Kara Murphy \t Parking: The University of Georgia is warning visitors about traffic delays and parking challenges for the UGA vs. Alabama weekend. Officials with the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau say they expect more than 94,000 people to be in Athens for the game this weekend.  For parking information on campus, go to…

Here are the stories we are following in Northeast Georgia today: – The 103-year-old woman who was banned after she voiced her disagreement with the style of the preacher will receive the key to Union Grove Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia at 11:30 a.m. today. Reporter Allie Gowens will be…

By: Kristin Miller Three Madison County eighth graders began planning for college today, and they now have a better opportunity to be the first person in their family to graduate from college. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal launched the REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) program in 2012. Students B.J. Alewine, Draygon Brooks and…

Apalachee High School Athletic Director Ralph Neely says the decision to add back some middle school sports was not a spur of the moment decision. About five years ago, the Barrow County Board of Education made the hard decision to cut over half of its middle school sports programs. The…

By: Jordynn Abernathy The reports listed below from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (G.B.I) show that numbers for sexual assault have risen, but incidents are underreported. The time frame between reporting and the actual incident are sometimes farther apart. Athens: http://1.usa.gov/1FIFpYW UGA: http://bit.ly/1JDhzsC Liz Prince, Associate Director of the UGA Health Center, says…

By Madison Keiger Last week, a female UGA student was attacked from behind while walking on the Greenway. Last night, a woman was reportedly punched by a male while on Clayton Street in downtown Athens. These incidents remind us to always be aware of our surroundings. S.A.F.E., A Women’s Self Defense Program promotes this…

Abby Jessen delivers today’s weather and gives an update on why Saturday could be a wet day at Sanford.