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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The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree
ATHENS, GA– Cheyenne Payne is your typical three-year old girl. She loves to sing, read books, and play dress-up….and just like many other three-year olds, she has a Christmas wish list for Santa. It includes a baby doll and a diaper bag. Her parents Kevin and Amber Payne both have…
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Home Invasion
It looks like a typical day down Highland Park Drive. Buses are running their routes, and mailmen are making deliveries. But late last night, condo number 266 was broken into. And the neighbors are concerned. Neighbor Scott Grant says he has multiple forms of protection around him in case…
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Update: Preliminary Autopsy Results In For 22-Year-Old UGA Student
Athens, G.A.— UPDATE “An autopsy was completed by the medical examiner and the preliminary results indicate that it was not a homicide, no foul play was involved, and no one else had a role in her death. Final results are pending further testing.” This is according to a media…
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Breaking News: 22 year old female body found
Reporter: Jay Cobb
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BAC and LGBT Silent Protest at UGA
Athens, Ga.— The protest began shorty after 2:30pm Thursday afternoon. Protesters stood in silence for over an hour holding signs. The BAC president says that their next step is to arrange meetings between her, other student group leaders, and the administration to talk about changing the cultural climate at UGA.…
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Athens Project Homeless Connect
Athens, G.A.—Katie Smith is the Shelter Director at the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. They aren’t giving food or clothes at tomorrow’s event. They will give something perhaps a little more valuable. “We’re going to focus on our financial education piece and offer budgeting and educational information on savings accounts and…
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Goodbye Graduation Test
-Athens, GA Clarke and Oconee County high school students are taking the graduation test this week but these tests will soon be ancient history. Clarke County School District says most of their students are not taking the graduation test. Instead, the county is focusing more on their students taking…
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A Happy Homecoming
Reported by Lindsay Tuman The excitement from this past football game came from more than just touchdowns.  A family reunited after months and countries apart. If you watched the game this Saturday you probably saw how emotional this homecoming was. National Guard Specialist Robert Owens reunited with his family…
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Feed the Hungry for Thanksgiving
Athens, Ga– One hundred and twenty-five thousand people will have nothing to eat on Thanksgiving. But there is something you can do to help. The Athens Salvation Army feeds roughly 50 people per day. Wes Holt Community Director at the Salvation Army says “come to our facility at 4:30 and see…