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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Groups in Athens celebrate National Food Day
By Holly Sweat You are about to sit down to dinner – When is the last time you asked where your food comes from? We found out why National Food Day focuses on answers to that question. The campaign comes just one week before Farm bill discussions begin in Washington. Real…
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Thursday Crime Update
-Athens, GA Athens-Clarke County police have arrested two people within last 24 hours. Daniel Franklin Cruz and Charles W. Stewart were arrested earlier this morning for their involvement in a fight. Police say one of these other males had bitten a female in the bar on the buttocks. Another…
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Halloween Hits Downtown Early With the Wild Rumpus Parade
Athens, Ga–Downtown Athens may be quiet today…but something is coming. In four days, these streets will be full of monsters and mayhem. It’s called the WIld Rumpus Parade and Spectacle, an Athens Halloween tradition for five years running. The parade is open to anyone or anything who wants to participate.…
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Charges Filed in the Death of UGA Student
A long list of charges has been filed against a man involved in the accidental killing of a 20 year old University of Georgia student. Dylan Cane Parker, 20, was the passenger of the 2012 Chevrolet Cruze that left the roadway, hit a tree, and flipped onto its roof as…
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Sinkhole Update
Jeff Archibald just wants his sinkholes fixed! “There are three sides supported here. But they didn’t do anything about where it’s eroded away at the edges. This is ehhh woaah” Jeff gasps as trips into one of the sinkholes. His neighbor quickly comes to assist him out of this sinkhole–…
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Athens Federal Employees Return To Work
ATHENS, Ga.– Local federal employees were generally happy to be back at work today. They haven’t been back to work in nearly three weeks. They have gone almost three weeks without getting paid. Knowing they finally had a check heading their way, it made it easier to go back to the…
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Heavy Congestion on Lumpkin and Baxter
http://youtu.be/53RY0l65w-s According to one local official, heavy congestion on Lumpkin and Baxter is a problem the county can no longer fix.
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Inside look at the life of an impalement artist
You won’t see his act at the local fair but reporter Lindsay Tuman introduces you to a man who is determined to make the sport he loves, just one more pick up game at your backyard BBQ. Let’s get right to the point. It’s not the typical hobby, but impalement…
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Greater Athens Fair Brings First Fair To Athens In Five Years
It’s been over five years since a fair came to Athens, Georgia. And that all changes Wednesday. The Greater Athens Fair is here through October 20 with 30 rides and over 200 animals at the Athens Fairgrounds on Dunlap Road. “[We’ve] got the motorcycle acts, we’ve got the circus act,…and…
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Local Political Groups React to Government Shutdown
-Athens, GA Just like in Washington, Republicans and Democrats continue to point fingers at each other here in Athens. Athens-Clarke County Democratic Party Chairman Joe Wisenbaker says that he is disheartened by the government shutdown and debt ceiling debates taking place in our nation’s capital. “Well, it’s been a…