Athens-Clarke County
Reporting about Clarke County, Georgia. Some stories will be republished in the Athens Banner-Herald as part of a news-academic partnership with Grady Newsource.
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CASA to Help Foster Kids Find Their Home
More than twenty children in the Athens-Clarke County foster system will have advocates to stand up for them in court this week. Twenty-three new Court Appointed Special Advocates will be sworn in Thursday Afternoon. But even with these new volunteers, almost a quarter of the foster kids in Athens still…
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Discrimination surveys — Tell your story
By Shaunteri Skinner If you’ve ever felt discriminated against in downtown Athens now’s your chance to tell your story and have a group of people listen to it. The Student Government Association at the University of Georgia wants to present these testimonies as evidence of what they call “inclusivity” problems in Athens.…
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7 Things You Need to Know About AIDS Athens
AIDS Athens is only $5,000 short of its fundraising goal with two weeks left in this year’s campaign. More than 200 supporters braved bad weather on Saturday to walk in the annual AIDS Walk, a cornerstone of the organization’s effort to support the Athens area that has an estimated 750 individuals living…
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New CASA Volunteers Sworn In
More than a dozen children from Banks, Barrow, and Jackson County in the foster care system will now have an advocate to speak for them in court. These Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers will be paired with the children Thursday. However, 17 new advocates still will not provide one advocate for each…
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Upcoming Events for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is still on the move, and here are two events you don’t want to miss: 1. 5th Latin Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m hosted by the Pinewoods Library. There will be: \t Live music \t Traditional dance performances provided by Danza Tonalli, Danza…
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ICYMI: Citizens of Athens Can Now Privately Fund Sidewalks
On October 6th, Athens-Clarke County unified government voted for a plan that allows neighborhoods to fund building their own sidewalk.
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Stories to Watch: Oct. 8
– UGA will be playing its second away game on Saturday at Tennessee with the football season almost halfway over. Sports reporter Damian Reynolds says crowd noise will be a factor, but so will the song “Rocky Top.” – One Northeast Georgia non-profit organization is helping adults with special disabilities…
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Grady Newsource Profiles: Dawn Meyers
The Athens-Clarke County school district is working to keep kids in their seats this school year. Keeping kids in those seats isn’t just a problem of fidgeting kids, or keeping their attention — it’s a problem much bigger than that. Reporter Ann Drinkard profiles Dawn Meyers, Clarke County Director of…
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Public Funding of Sidewalks Approved
The waiting list for the county government to fix sidewalks in Athens is over five pages long. To help move this along, the Athens-Clarke County unified government has decided to allow private funding of sidewalks.
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Creature Comforts: Place for Beer, Art
Creature Comforts Brewery is known locally for their craft beer, but not so much their art. Reporter Savannah Brock shows you the story behind this month’s artist.