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 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.
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VA Medical Center Ramping Up Commitment to Serving Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs works to provide better services for their patients. Disabled Veterans are deserving of only the best medical care, but it doesn’t mean much if they can’t get there. To ensure that veterans get the medical treatment they need, VA Medical Centers- like the one in…
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OLLI Program Could Bring More Retired People to Athens
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers classes for retired people in different areas of interest. There are a variety of classes that range from Tai-chi (shown below) to French classes. OLLI is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and in 20 years the amount of classes they offer has increased…
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New Recycling Facility Coming to Athens
Athens is getting what is known as a CHaRM facility. This is a Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. Kevin Kirsche the Director of the Office of Sustainability at UGA says they work very closely with the solid waste department and currently are throwing these hard to recycle items in the…
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Call Center Connects Athens People With Needed Services
Community connection runs a 211 call center, organizes volunteers, and runs community events. They serve to connect people with different social services they might need, like finding shelter or paying medical bills. They also work with St Mary’s and Athens Regional Hospitals to assess the needs of citizens, why…
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Athens-Clarke County Spelling Bee
The Clarke County School district wide spelling bee was today. Reporter Kenna Rodgers was on the scene while 18 local elementary and middle schools competed see who the winning speller would be. In the end, Lena Cook won after correctly spelling “philanthropy.”
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Charity Recognizes Need for New Resource Center for Homeless
Benefits from the 4th Annual adDRESS a Need Designer's Challenge & Top Model Competition will partially go towards infrastructure of the new Athens Resource Center for the Homeless.
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Police Looking for Athens Man Charged With Theft by Receiving
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office Investigators began an investigation of a large amount of copper being sold at a local recycling center.
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Gun Recovered in Investigation of Athens Man Charged with Burglary
Stay tuned with Grady Newsource to find out his release date now and when he will next appear in front of the judge. Stay tuned with Grady Newsource for the latest.