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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Search for Missing Athens Teens
-Athens, Ga The search continues for two missing juveniles in Athens-Clarke County by police. 15 year old Brooklyn Durham was last seen yesterday at Cedar Shoals High School wearing a black sweater, blue jeans, and black shoes. She might be carrying a bag with a picture of a cat…
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Girl Fighting Cancer Wins Princess Treatment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgs7U2blfL0 By: Karli Barnett A little curling, a brush of blush, and a kiss of color. It’s Marti Love Terrell’s day for the full fairy princess treatment. This 10 year old is trading a hospital gown for a beautiful fairy gown. “Craniopharyngioma brain tumor,” Marti Love’s mother Anna…
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Local Agencies Affected by Shutdown
There was panic across the U.S. this morning as people woke up to find that the government was officially shutdown, leaving many federal employees temporarily jobless. For now there isn’t a clear end in sight to the government shutdown, and there are still questions about how this is directly affecting Northeast…
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Attention Local Actors and Filmmakers!
Reporter: Kendall Lane Starland Studios plans on doing a casting call within the next week or two to promote the studio, so those interested in acting can start his or her career sooner than later. Accept the invitation, and the first thing to dazzle you is a huge chandelier. As…
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Government Shutdown Information
WEB POLL OF THE DAY Has the government shutdown affected you? Vote here and leave a comment: http://poll.pollcode.com/44544 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES: Georgia Senator: Johnny Isakson Contact him here: http://www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me Call: 202-224-3643 Twitter: @JohnnyIsakson Georgia Senator: Saxby Chambliss…
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Nuςi’s Space 13th Anniversary
It’s an anniversary celebration, and everybody’s invited! This parking lot’s empty now… but come Friday, it will be packed with partiers. Nuci’s Space is celebrating thirteen years of serving Athens. Youth Programs Coordinator Laura Ford said she’s looking forward to the future, “We’ve been here a while and we’re really excited…
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Weekend Traffic– LSU Game
ATHENS, GA– The LSU Tigers are headed to Athens this weekend and you can expect more traffic than your typical game weekend. You can expect traffic coming from the west to be denser than usual, especially on Friday. Due to a 9 hour travel time from Baton Rouge to Athens,…
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Where to Tailgate This Weekend?
ATHENS, GA- Myers Quad looked like a construction site today as ESPN’s College Gameday began their preparation for this Saturday. The 3-hour broadcast will bring hundreds of UGA and LSU faithful to the same field that hosts tailgates on college football Saturdays. That will force many fans to find a…
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Don’t Text, Just Drive
Morgan County, GA– “It’s my brother’s 22nd birthday, and he passed away 4 years ago…” says Griffin Sorohan as he reflects on the day that changed his life forever. He was just 14 years old when his big brother Caleb was killed when he collided with a truck as he was…
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March on Washington 50th Anniversary
On this day in 1963, a quarter of a million people took to the streets. They walked for civil rights legislation. They walked for jobs. They walked for the elimination of segregation. And from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, echoed some of the most famous words in American History.…