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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Things You HAVE To Do This Fall
Fall is finally here, but what should you do? That’s what we were wondering! So we sent reporter Lana Harris out to find some events around the Northeast Georgia area that you can go to this season. In this video: Washington Farms: http://www.washingtonfarms.net Athens Corn Maze: http://athenscornmaze.com/activities…
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ICYMI: Athens Group Travels to See Pope Francis
When Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia this weekend, people from Athens, Georgia will be in the crowd. Yesterday, Newsource Reporter Mary Grace Shaw visited the University of Georgia Catholic Center to learn about their planned trip.
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Local Restaurants Cook with Insects
By: Jordan Mecca Entomophagy is the human consumption of insects and arachnids as food. A common practice across the globe, it has yet to become popular in the Western world – until now. One U.S. trend of 2015 is the use of cricket flour as a food supplement. Cricket flour as well as…
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Local Immigrant Rights Group Awarded $20,000 Grant
U-Lead Athens, a local organization that helps Clarke County students with varying immigration statuses, was awarded $20,000 matching grant from Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC). The grant will help U-Lead students attend college. Betina Kaplan, an associate professor at UGA and co-founder of U-Lead Athens, along with Matt Hicks, Cedar Shoals…
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Non-Profit Hosts 5K to Help Fund Animal Adoptions
By: Jordan Mecca Athens Canine Rescue hosted the 7th annual “Run Your Tail Off 5K” on Sunday, Sept. 20. All proceeds went toward Athens Canine Rescue, a local non-profit organization dedicated to saving homeless dogs and getting them adopted. Chewie and his owner Chris have attended the event for the past…
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Gameday Weekend Brings Cover Charges to Downtown Athens Bars
By: Danielle Herman As the Bulldogs prepare for a rivalry against the Gamecocks, bar owners throughout the Classic City prepare to deal with the masses that will descend upon the downtown area Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their answer? A five dollar cover. Several bar owners met this week to make…
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Petition to Raise County Workers’ Wages Sparks Mixed Reviews in Athens
Over 30 percent of people in Athens-Clarke County are living below the poverty level. The group Athens for Everyone has petitioned to give all county workers in Athens Clarke County a living wage. Tim Denson, the president of Athens for Everyone, believes this will have a domino effect on…
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Parallel Parking Proposed on Dougherty Street
By: Kristin Miller Dougherty Street is one of the busiest streets in downtown Athens, and Athens Clarke-County commissioners want to improve pedestrian safety in that area. A new proposal would add parallel parking spots along both sides of Dougherty Street, changing it to a two-lane road with a middle turn…
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Grady Newsource Explains: Athens Health Inspections
By: Danielle Herman Athens residents may be a little wary to visit a popular downtown restaurant this gameday weekend after seeing how it fared on a recent health inspection. The Grill, located on College Avenue, was evaluated by the Clarke County Health Department on August 11, receiving a score of…
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Mobile Food Pantry for Senior Citizens
Mobile food pantry for senior citizens By Sammy O’Brien The Athens Community Council on Aging was one of four organizations honored with a service grant by the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The grant offers technology and research aid to the ACCA to help solve the…