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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Road Rage in Georgia
ATHENS, Ga.– Road rage incidents are on the rise, according to several recent studies. There were two separate accidents in Georgia last week, and each left a young women dead. A 22 year old woman dead, after an angry driver slammed into her car. A 21 year old girl shot dead,…
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Early Kickoff Times on Gamedays Decrease Downtown Crime
Early kickoff times create less crime in Athens.
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Athens Clarke County Police Department Phone Scams
–Reported by Lindsay Tuman Phones are ringing off the hook at the Athens Clarke County Police Department. A new scammer calls people pretending to be, none other than a member of the police department. So far five people have called in reporting this guy, but we aren’t sure how many…
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Oconee St. UMC Approves Plan For New Building
One local church is still on the long road to recovery after a devastating fire. But now we know what the re-built one is going to look like. The design for the new Oconee StreetUnited Methodist Church is shown above. The church just approved the design this week. The fire…
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Political War of Words
-Athens, Ga Two national Democratic Party leaders took verbal shots at local Republican Congressman Paul Broun. This war of words was not about the government shutdown, but instead it was about his medical degree being from the “pits of hell”. Those were the words the Congressman used last year…
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House Fire on Boulevard
 The sound of drills, boarding up windows, and cleaning up is what happens after a fire. The one that broke out yesterday at this house not only affected the people who lived there but also the neighbors. Joe Geoghegan lives right down the street from the house…
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Athens Go-fers
Melissa Steele’s day starts out with a long to-do-list. “Yeah i just got downtown. I’m going to drop off the shoes at Marvin’s, meet Andrea, pick up a gift for Karen at Native American Gallery, and then I’m going to run to the grocery store,” she said as she’s driving…
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Furlough Car Refinancing
Some of these benefits offer leeway for those who are hoping to push back, or lessen those expensive car payments. The slam of the door, the start of the engine. These are sounds car owners are all too familiar with. Kris Wall of Allen Heyward Autos knows these sounds…
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Six-year-old girl begins recovery after heart transplant
She’s a little girl with a lot of spunk. Six-year-old Katie Testement seems like an average first grader, except for the fact that she just had a heart transplant. Reporter Lindsay Tuman met with Katie and the Testement family, and they she’s doing a lot better. When she got her new…
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Suntrust Bank Robbery
Athens, GA–Take a good look at these images. This is the horrifying scene that took place on Saturday morning at the SunTrust Bank on Atlanta Highway. The Gunman, who was dressed in all black, points a gun to an employee lying on the floor. A mask, gloves, and blue jeans…