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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Oconee Street Construction Update
By Allison Miller and Bonnie Pintur Traffic delays caused by construction on Oconee Street might be lasting longer than planned. Athens-Clarke County was hoping to finish the project by October 1st, but bad weather might be pushing that date back. According to one of the project engineers the road was…
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Sorority Bid Day Equals Heavy Traffic
Watch out for heavy traffic tonight. It’s bid day, when Milledge Avenue is swarmed by sorority girls. Athens Police encourages safe driving. They say they aren’t making extra preparations to handle the traffic, but will be responding to any complaints. On the other hand, sororities are taking their own precautions…
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UPDATE: Mama’s Boy Fire
Two employees involved in a kitchen fire at Mama’s Boy are expected to be okay and released from the hospital this week. “EMS and the fire department reacted quickly. Both of our employees suffered from second degree burns, mostly on the arms though,” says restaurant manager Ken McCallin. Yesterday’s fire…
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GradyFest 2013
Athens, GA – Where can you walk the red carpet, get free popcorn, and watch films for free? At GradyFest 2013. Kara Maltby, the Co-Coordinator of GradyFest 2013 explains, “GradyFest is the student film festival so we showcase all the films throughout the year that students have submitted and give…
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Minority Acceptance Rate
Athens, GA-UGA has recently accepted more minority students for Fall 2013 admission. However, compared to other SEC schools UGA still lags behind. Reporter Wes Clark investigates to see what is UGA doing to change that. Blacks, Latinos, and Asians. a few minority groups represented on campus of UGA. Starting this…
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The G Book: A Tribute to UGA
Athens, GA – This year is the 5th anniversary of the creation of a book which is a sort of bucket list of things to do at UGA and in Athens before you graduate. And this is a special kind of book because UGA is a special kind of place.…
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Life in Color
BY, LEAH GOLDMAN ATHENS, GA– The biggest indoor concert in Athens’ history is on it’s way to the Classic Center. Life in Color will be in town on Friday. What makes this concert so big? Life in Color was formerly called Dayglow. Even though the concert series has been around…
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International Noise Awareness Day
Athens, GA- Have you heard? The College of Education is spreading the word about International Noise Awareness Day and how you can hear loud and clear for longer by turning the volume down and protecting your ears. With the growth of technology, our hearing is in more danger than ever.…
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President Adams, Leaving a Legacy
ATHENS, GA- UGA began to bid farewell to President Adams this afternoon, hosting a farewell party in his honor. Newsource Reporter Tyler Linn spent the day taking a retrospective look at what President Adams helped accomplish in his 16 year tenure being the Biggest Dawg on campus.