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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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–Reported by Lindsay Tuman Selig Enterprises has withdrawn their proposal to build a shopping center next to downtown Athens.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…
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a Capella concerts around campus
— Reported by Lindsay Tuman Calling all music lovers! Tomorrow is the night to listen to some singers. Four different a Capella groups will all perform and they each bring a little something different to the table. Four groups of singers, two shows, one night filled with music. The all…
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Halloween Events in Athens
\t Memorial Park Boo at the Zoo \t Ages: 2 – 12, must be accompanied by a parent \t Program Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 \t Time: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. \t Fee: $4 per child (No charge for parents/ guardians; free for children under the age of 2) \t Location: Memorial Park, 706- 613-3580…
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Afternoon Web Update 10/28/13
Athens, GA– It’s going to be One Spooky Night at the Athens-Clarke Library. We’re following all of Athen’s Halloween events today at Grady and tonight halloween is hitting the library early. The shadow puppet show starts at 7:00PM in the Children’s Area. Kids are welcome to stay and trick or…