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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Georgia’s First Lady Reads to Pre-K and Kindergarteners
Athens- Georgia's First Lady, Sandra Deal, is doing a reading session for pre-k and kindergarten students at Chase Street Elementary.
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Shooting at Sunny Hills
Athens- Reporter Cara Lynn Clarkson is at Athens Clarke County Police Department investigating a shooting at Sunny Hills yesterday. UPDATE: Michael Byrd is a resident of the neighborhood. He says in the two years that he’s been there, he has never seen a crime. He says the shooting has made him…
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Rape in Athens
Reporter Morgan Weeks is at the Athens-Clarke County police station investigating a rape that occurred yesterday.
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A New Type of Boutique is Rolling into Athens
Two local women have decided to create a "rolling runway" in order to sell prom and formal wear to people in Athens. Tune it at 5 to learn more.
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Alcohol Bill Would Lower Punishments for Underage Drinking
ATHENS, Ga- A bill that would change how underage drinking is handled in the state of Georgia is now one step closer to becoming law. Advocates of the bill believe that the current law is ruining young people’s lives. It passed unanimously through its Senate committee just yesterday. Senate Bill…
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Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention
ATHENS, Ga- The Rape and Sexual Violence Prevention Student Group is taking credit for more sexual assaults being reported on campus, because more incidents being reported means their efforts to educate the community are working. 5 times more rapes were reported on UGA’s campus this past year than the year…
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Dog Foster Program
ATHENS, Ga- Becca Marrick has been a “dog person” ever since she can remember. “My family has been fostering ever since we were little…my parents wanted to see if me and my sister could handle pets.” Marrick picked up these four Labrador-Basset Hound mixes at the Athens Humane Society on…
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Help a Child Smile
ATHENS, Ga- Smiles may be a little brighter today at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School. The Help A Child Smile Dental Van made their third visit of the year to the middle school to help clean students teeth. This traveling dental van stopped here to checkup on 50 students teeth this morning.…
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Why It’s Hard to End the “R” Word
Words can hurt people, or they can empower them. Grady Newsource Reporter Kendall Trammell found out that it takes people who aren't directly affected by the words to start the change.
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Dear Professor, Students Writing Letters to Show Respect
ATHENS, Ga- The Center for Teaching and Learning at UGA has a program that allows students to send influential teachers a letter of thanks. Students send the letter after filling out a form. The form is then converted into a letter the teachers receive. The Thank-a-Teacher program allows students to fill…