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Athen’s Mayor Nancy Denson signs a proclamation making today “No Text on Board-Pledge Day.” At the mayor’s office this morning, the general consensus: no text message is important enough to risk your life or anyone else’s. AT&T launched their national “no texting while driving” initiative today.

Reporter Shannon Wiggins shows you how to prevent West Nile Virus.

Tornado Watch comes and goes without any severe weather Athens, GA (Grady NewSource) – Georgians who went to sleep Monday night wondering about the chance for severe weather overnight will wake up finding they did not miss much. Despite a Tornado Watch issued by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center…

Ivy  Merck found in Miami after month-long search Miami, FL (Grady NewSource) – Missing University of Georgia graduate Ivy Merck has been found in Miami Saturday after a month-long search. Ivy’s parents Steven and Sally Merck are with the 24-year-old in Miami, according to an initial update from the Camden…

Live video from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland Live video from CBS News as the remains of four Americans killed during an attack in Libya return to the United States. Live Video streaming by Ustream

Live video from national ceremonies including the reading of the names at Ground Zero New York, NY (Grady NewSource) – Live video from CBS News and its affiliates of September 11th memorials including the annual reading of the names from Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan: Streaming live video by Ustream

Parents of Ivy Dawn Merck, missing since Aug., to appear on HLN Athens, GA (Grady NewSource ) – The parents of a missing University of Georgia graduate are speaking out for the first time since their 24-year-old daughter went missing last month. In a taped segment scheduled to air Friday…

Editor’s Note:  Following is a statement that GradyNewsource reporter Joshua Buce made, regarding his altercation with the publisher of the Red and Black, Harry Montivideo.  The editorial faculty reviewed and discussed the remarks with the student beforehand, but they did not direct him on what to say. Over the weekend,…

Athens-Clarke police search theater. No suspicious items found. Athens, Ga (Grady NewSource) – Athens-Clarke County police have searched the Carmike Cinema location in Athen after a threat was made against the movie theater chain Friday. A district manager for the theater chain contacted the Athens theater, located at 1570 Lexington Road, who…

For those of you wanting to learn first-hand about the controversy in which students and the Red and Black walked off the job, go to the website redanddead.com.  It has a number of posts, including one from the student editor-in-chief…. I, Polina Marinova, have resigned as the editor-in-chief from The…