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Bulldog Basketball Player Cameron Forte to Transfer Upon Graduation
UGA Sports
April 22, 2015
Bulldog Basketball Player Cameron Forte to Transfer Upon Graduation
ATHENS– Head basketball coach Mark Fox announced today that reserve forward Cameron Forte will transfer as a graduate from UGA this summer. This is according the press release below, sent out by UGA today: Forte, from Tempe, Ariz., averaged 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds as a reserve forward over the past two…
Athens Stormwater Celebrates 45th Earth Day with Community Service
Athens-Clarke County
April 22, 2015
Athens Stormwater Celebrates 45th Earth Day with Community Service
ATHENS-- The heavy rains in Georgia over the past couple of weeks have washed many cans and other pieces of trash downstream. Athens Stormwater Management try to clean up what's left.
UGA Poultry Science Majors Have 100 Percent Employment Rate
UGA
April 22, 2015
UGA Poultry Science Majors Have 100 Percent Employment Rate
Nearly 90% of this year’s college graduates…won’t have a job by the time they finish their last class. That’s according to researchers at the University of Connecticut…but that’s NOT the case for one group of grads at the University of Georgia. Grady Newsource reporter Kevni Woodside explains how this group owes…
UGA Baseball Gets Big Win Against Clemson
UGA Sports
April 22, 2015
UGA Baseball Gets Big Win Against Clemson
The UGA Baseball team will go on the road this weekend to take on the Auburn Tigers. They’ll hope to repeat the same kind of success they had yesterday against a different team of Tigers. The dogs got a big win against Clemson last night… snapping their rival’s five game…
9 States to Discuss Police-Involved Shootings
Criminal Justice
April 22, 2015
9 States to Discuss Police-Involved Shootings
State level law enforcement representatives from nine southeastern states have been meeting in Stockbridge this week to discuss officer involved shooting investigations.
Third Day of Trial for Former ACC police Officer Facing 3 Felony Charges
Athens-Clarke County
April 22, 2015
Third Day of Trial for Former ACC police Officer Facing 3 Felony Charges
ATHENS– Christopher Lee Burton, a former Athens-Clarke County police officer is facing 3 felony charges: bribery, conspiracy to commit a felony, and violation of oath by public officer. Burton was arrested and fired in February 2012 after allegedly attempting to bribe another officer to get his friend’s DUI criminal charges…
Journalist to Speak on U.S.-Cuba Relations
UGA
April 21, 2015
Journalist to Speak on U.S.-Cuba Relations
ATHENS- One reporter is visiting UGA to explain the current US-Cuba relations. Her view is unique because she has seen numerous reactions first hand. Nora Gámez Torres is a Cuban reporter for the Miami Herald. She says the recent change in the Cuban trade policy has been expected for quite some time.…
Weather Updates
Archives
April 21, 2015
Weather Updates
ATHENS- Reporter Kenna Rodgers brings us our weather. She says the sunshine should continue until tomorrow, and the warm temperatures are here to stay. Temperatures should be in the mid-to-upper 70s throughout the area, but a chance of rain returns on Thursday.
UGA to Hold Vigil Honoring Students and Professors Who Have Passed Away
UGA
April 21, 2015
UGA to Hold Vigil Honoring Students and Professors Who Have Passed Away
ATHENS- UGA’s Student Affairs Office is honoring students and faculty who have died over the past year. The names of eleven faculty members and fifteen students will be read aloud at a candelight memorial service, next Tuesday, April 28th. The service is coordinated by the Student Support Services every year…
Local Sports Updates
Sports
April 21, 2015
Local Sports Updates
ATHENS- UGA Baseball UGA’s Baseball team hosts the Clemson Tigers at Foley Field tonight at 7.  The Bulldogs are looking to sweep the two game series against the Tigers after defeating them 3-2 earlier this month. The Dawgs are looking for some late season momentum after going 20-20 this…