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Grady Newsource’s Top Five News Stories cover Northeast Georgia. We will continue with updates throughout the day as our reporters cover the latest news. To stay updated, check out our Twitter and Facebook pages. 1. The Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) was one of four organizations to receive a service grant from the National…

\t Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) was one of the four organizations nationwide to receive a service grant called “What a Waste.” Grady Newsource reporter Madison Keiger is at the ACCA to find out how this grant could help combat hunger among senior citizens in Athens. \t Two Madison…

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will meet Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. to discuss the proposed 2016 fiscal year budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available at the Jackson County Administration building on Athens Street. More details available at on the Jackson County government website.

The University of Georgia’s Black Affairs Council is holding auditions for their annual showcase, Cafe Soul. It celebrates African-American culture through the arts of poetry, music, song, and spoken word. Here is where and when you can audition. Where: Tribal Lounge (2nd floor Memorial Hall) When: September 14, 15, 17,…

By: Damian C. Reynolds The UGA football team will be wearing two helmet stickers on Saturday in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the leading cause of death in American men behind lung cancer. Prostate cancer rarely occurs in men before 40. Nearly…

By Blis Savidge Improving the standard of living was a key issue at the Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods program on Monday night. County Commissioner Melissa Link challenged the Georgia legislators who attended to consider pushing the state to allow local governments more control over minimum wages. According to the Massachusetts Institute…

By Adriana Vicuña Bethel Stakeholder Director Ovita Thornton works to help guide students at school who are facing poverty. Thornton has worked closely with Clarke County Board of Education and works to ensure poverty and other barriers do not stop students from succeeding. Check out her story on Grady Newsource, live at 5pm.

By Allison Gowens UPDATE: Jane Hansen, the Public Information Officer for the Supreme Court of Georgia, says a decision for Wetzel should be made before the end of the year. A former teacher’s aide at Oconee High School is appealing his conviction for electronically sending nude pictures of his genitals…

By: Damian C. Reynolds The Jackson County School System plans to demolish West Jackson Primary School and build a new middle school in its place. More than 100 people attended the Jackson County Board of Education meeting Monday night, and no one spoke out against the closure of West Jackson Primary…

Grady Newsource’s Top Five News Stories cover Northeast Georgia. We will continue with updates throughout the day as our reporters cover the latest news. To stay updated, check out our Twitter and Facebook pages. 1. The Georgia Supreme Court is hearing arguments today for an appeal  by a former Oconee…