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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New Business Enters Downtown Athens
ATHENS, GA - Cloister Collection hopes for success as it opens its doors in downtown Athens.
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Nature Program Brings Babies, Animals Together
ATHENS, GA - The Sandy Creek Nature Center hosts Babies and Beasties, a program where toddlers can learn and see animals in the wild.
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Multi-Car Accident Stalls Traffic
ATHENS, GA - A multi-car accident on Atlanta Highway has backed up traffic.
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Culprits of Multiple Cigarette Robberies Face Upcoming Bond Hearing
Danielsville,Ga. – Vernon Lester and Ellen Brown are sitting in jail and facing similar felony charges. Lester is charged with shoplifting at an Ingles store and multiple thefts at other convenience stores along Highway 29. Lester planned to get cocaine in exchange of the cigarettes. Brown drove the vehicle and…
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Athens Home Depot Hires 30 New Employees
ATHENS, GA - The Home Depot on Epps Bridge Road will hire 30 new employees for the spring.
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Local Representatives Ready in Case of Severe Weather
WATKINSVILLE, GA - Representatives from the surrounding counties gathered this morning to attend a severe weather workshop.
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New Trampoline Facility Jumps into Business
ATHENS, GA - Rush Athens, the only trampoline park in Athens, opens to the public this afternoon.
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Extra Special People’s Big Hearts Pageant Sales out Classic Center
WATKINSVILLE, GA - Extra Special People raises money through the Big Hearts Pageant to support an expansion building to help children with disabilities.
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New Beer Bill Could Bring More Breweries to Athens
As a new brewery makes its way to Athens, the way they conduct business for breweries in the state could be changing- this is up to a bill called the “beer jobs bill.” Breweries would be able to sell beer straight out of their breweries, lifting a restriction that affects very…
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Local Gas Station Has Cigarettes Stolen
Update 3:55pm: Reporter Macey Lauren talked with the owner of the Marathon gas station that got robbed. A local gas station on hull road had $150 of cigarettes stolen Sunday. Reporter Macey Lauren has the story at 5pm.