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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Arias Released on $8,000 Bond and Barred From Athens
Athens, GA- Ariel Arias is to be released on an $8,000 bond and barred from Athens. Arias will have 48 hours to vacate Athens, not to return unless he is seeing his attorney or for court. Arias will live in Lilburn, Ga. with his parents. He is not allowed to have…
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Weather update September 22
Student meteorologist Molly McCollum has your weather update for today – September 22.
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Athens-Clarke County Schools maintain student safety in case of active threat
Athens, GA – Locked doors, security cameras, and evacuation procedures…today Newsource Reporter Didi Abdulnabi checked into the safety procedures at Athens-Clarke County schools following a terroristic threat at the University of Georgia last Friday. Clarke County officials spoke told us that they were confident in the procedures that they already…
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Got a cigarette? And that’s how the robberies begin…
Athens, GA – More than 150 robberies occur each year in Athens-Clarke County, but police say there’s been an increase in a stranger kind of robbery over recent weeks. There have been reports to both Athens and University of Georgia police departments in which individuals in secluded areas are approached by a group of people. Members…
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Chief Williamson says police training paid off
Athens, GA – University of Georgia Police Chief Jimmy Williamson says that police training paid off during a campus safety threat on Friday. He adds that social media also helped local police handle the situation. Chief Williamson also offered several tips to students to help them protect themselves. \t Think about escape options upon entering a room…
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Assault Campaign on UGA’s campus
Athens, GA – Sexual assault on college campuses is a big topic on the national stage. Today, UGA’s Vice-President of Public Affairs Tom Jackson reacted to President Obama’s recent announcement of a campaign against sexual assault on college campuses. Jackson stated that UGA was one of the first signees on board with…
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UGA Alert’s effectiveness on Friday’s threat incident
Reporter Ally Laukhuf spoke to the director of the the University of Georgia’s Office of Emergency Preparedness Steve Harris about how the campus alert system works, as well as the effectiveness of the system during Friday’s threat against the Miller Learning Center on UGA’s campus. She will have that information on the 5pm…
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UPDATED UGA Threat Timeline
The bond hearing for the individual accused of threatening violence on the University of Georgia’s Miller Learning Center has been set for 1pm on Tuesday September 23. UGA student Ariel Omar Arias is in the Athens-Clarke County jail facing two felony counts of terroristic threats in connection to Friday’s evacuation of…
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Arrest made in Miller Learning Center threat
University of Georgia Police Department MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE September 19, 2014 Contact: Lt. Eric Dellinger Chief Jimmy Williamson – University of Georgia Police Department As everyone is aware, the University of Georgia Police Department received several reports related to a threat of violence directed towards the area of the…
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UGA Chief of Police Addresses Threat to Campus
UGA chief of police Jimmy Williamson made a statement today regarding the threat to UGA campus. In the press conference William said that student safety is his number one priority following the threat made to campus today  “We would not leave our students vulnerable if we had reason to believe this…