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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Money-saving recycling
Recycling. You know its good for the enviroment, but did you know it could be good for your wallet? Athens business owners must comply with the new commerical recycling plan ordinance starting in 2014. “It does not apply to businesses run from home but other than that if you have…
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Athens Regional Hosts Pink Glove Dance
By: Ashley ShahAhmadi Pink gloves…pink headbands…and pink wigs… These employees at Athens Regional are suiting up in pink for a good cause. “Someone came up with this great idea to ask people to wear a bunch of pink gloves and dance around and have fun and then they would…
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Strange Athens’ Apartment Complex Burglary
Reported by Tiffany Buck It happened at Georgia Green Townhomes. The property located off fourth street near downtown has been under renovation. The police report shows the total cost of stolen property and damages – over twenty thousand dollars. Pete Carson at Carson Plumbing says the most likely reason for…
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Monsignor Donovan Students to State Competition
Two students from The Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School are heading to Darton College to bring home a big trophy–and even bigger bragging rights. Seniors Emily Burns and Jacob Price won this trophy last Thursday at Regionals. But they’re not stopping there. Burns said, “We’re seniors. So it’s our last…
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Caterpillar Plant Grand Opening
-Bogart, GA New jobs..a new plant…and new life for one Northeast Georgia Community…today…the state’s Governor and key executives of Caterpillar opened up a new plant in Bogart. Governor Nathan Deal says this is more than just a great day for Northeast Georgia…it’s a great day for the entire state.…
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Caterpillar plant offers hundreds of jobs to Athens area
By Holly Sweat The Caterpillar plant is offering the Athens area so much more than revenue. For Dillon Nelson its a new sense of security.  “I had been looking for a couple of months after I lost my previous job, and when I found out I was going to…
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Who ya gonna call? GROUP Paranormal!
By: Karli Barnett You might be afraid to look under the bed, but the investigators of GROUP Paranormal sure will! Joel Saumelson and John Whitmire are not afraid of places like spooky cemeteries. “We have clients… private residences,” explains Samuelson. “We come out and try to, not look for existence…
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Athens Transit Proposes Fare Increases
Athens, GA– Increases in bus fares may be happening again for Athens Transit. Only one person attended the first public hearing yesterday afternoon to learn about the three proposed increase options. The new fees will go into affect July 1,2014 if approved by the Athens-Clarke County Commission. Athens Transit Director…
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Local Businesses React to Selig Enterprises Plan Cancellation
–Reported by Lindsay Tuman Selig Enterprises has withdrawn their proposal to build a shopping center next to downtown Athens. The plan was announced two years ago this November. The proposed site was at Oconee Street and East Broad. The backlash at the proposal was swift, especially against the planned Walmart.…
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Food Stamp Cuts Affect Athens
“Aint no telling what I gotta. You know. I’m gonna have to go to other churches and everywhere else to make ends meet” says food stamp recipient Brenda Sims. Sims is a mother of two. She receives disability benefits as well as food stamps. Like many families on…