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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Burned Body Update
Athens, GA – This morning a memorial was held for a woman found in a burned car last week. Gardenview Funeral Chapel in Athens held the service for 23-year old Darla Gibbons.  Athens-Clarke County Police arrested 25-year old Rodricus Ward on a separate firearm related charge but did not clarify how…
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Gym Dogs Season Preview
Athens, Ga – 9 year old gymnast Lily Black who hopes to wear the Gym Dogs leotard one day and saw her future literally “flip” before her eyes. Saturday, the Gym Dogs hosted an event called “Pumpkin Peek”. Black was starstruck by the gymnasts, including the 5 new freshman…
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Georgia Football Updates
Athens, GA – The University has heard from ESPN but is still waiting to hear from the NCAA. The kickoff for the Bulldogs final road game of the regular season is set for noon at Kentucky. The Bulldogs still do not know if Gurley will play in this weekends game against…
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From Trains to Trails, a New Bike Trail is in the Works
Athens, GA – Bikers and runners, we have a new challenge for you. Firefly is a new 39 mile-trail that will connect Athens to Winterville, Crawford, Woodville, and Union Point. The trail would take place on the old Athens portion of abondend Georgia railroads. Accoding to a Firefly Trail board member,…
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Athens Clarke County Looking for New Permanent Police Chief
Athens, GA – Carter Greene is Athens Clarke County’s new interim police chief for the next few months until the permanent chief is named. Alan Reddish, the manager of the unified government of Athens Clarke County says “in the next few weeks, the position will be officially announced as vacant, a…
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Early Voting ends Friday
Athens, GA – If you are going to vote early, make sure you get to the polls this week. Early voting ends this Friday. Lines were out the door this weekend, averaging close to 100 voters an hour. Here is a picture of what the line looked like at the voting…
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WWII Bomber Planes in Athens
Athens, GA – Three WWII bomber planes will be on display for viewing at Athens-Ben Epps airport this week. Visitors can tour the restored aircraft and can even fly in the plans for $450 for 30 minutes. Walk through tours are $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.…
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Local Athens Church Buys Gentlemen Club and Lingerie Boutique
Athens, GA – In August, Athens Link Fellowship Church bought Fantasy World and Chelsea’s Gentlemen’s Club, both on Baxter Street. They want to expand the church which is currently holding services in a house on South Lumpkin Street. A manager at Bulldog Sporting Goods, located near the Gentlemen’s club, told Newsource reporter Jordan…
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Operation MasqueRAID Update
Athens, GA – Law enforcement officials say they had been watching a man accused of child pornography for monthsbefore arresting him. It’s all part of a sercret operation throughout the state.
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Athens Has the Lowest Jobless Rate in Georgia
Athens, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor Athens Career Center will host a job fair tomorrow morning. They will recruit workers for the Home Goods distribution center in Jefferson. The Department of Labor also announced this morning that unemployment rates dropped and the number of jobs increased in Athens this past…