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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UGA police looking for person responsible for threat
UGA Chief of Police Jimmy Williamson says police are still searching for the person responsible for posting a threat on social media today that shut down part of campus around the Miller Learning Center. Williamson says they got multiple reports of a threat posted on social media, but would not…
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UGA Students allowed back in the MLC
Click the picture for video of students allowed back in the MLC once UGA Police cleared the threat on campus.
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Police statement on today’s incident at the Miller Learning Center
University of Georgia Police Department MEDIA RELEASE September 19, 2014 Police statement on today’s incident at the Miller Learning Center Chief Jimmy Williamson – University of Georgia Police Department Athens, Ga. – At approximately 11:35 a.m. the University of Georgia Police Department received several reports from individuals that a threat of violence…
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Video of Police inside MLC
Click on picture for video of Police inside the MLC
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Inside Footage of students evacuating the MLC due to threat
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Scenes from MLC evacuation
Click on picture for footage of area surrounding the Miller Learning Center, which was evacuated because of the threat.
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UGA Threat on Campus: ALL CLEAR
UGA Police have issued an all clear minutes ago against the Miller Learning Center, the University of Georgia’s largest classroom building. There was a threat of violence that came in early today on social media. UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson has scheduled a news conference for 2pm.
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School Program to Expose Kids to Higher Education
Clarke County, GA - Clarke County Schools is teaming up with UGA to have yearly field trips to UGA's campus for all grades. The program hopes to expose students to higher education.
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UGA Composting Reduces Landfill Waste
Athens, GA - UGA has begun composting its leftover foods instead of sending it to the local landfill in the amount of 10,000 pounds per week.
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‘You Matter’ Campaign Redefining Beauty
Athens, GA - A local boutique is starting a campaign that encourages women to rethink their definition of beauty and defeat self-esteem related diseases.