Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Food, Tradition Can Affect Cultural Identity: Finding Fusion at Girasoles
Jose Zambrano, the owner and chef of Girasoles, a Mexican-Mediterranean fusion restaurant on Greensboro Highway in Watkinsville, Georgia, said that he came to the U.S. at 16 years old looking for opportunity. After working for seven years as a dishwasher and cook at Chanteclair, a former French restaurant in Irvine,…
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Sgt. John Q. Williams to Announce Campaign for Clarke County Sheriff
Election season is around the corner, and Sgt. John Q. Williams of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department is announcing his 2020 campaign for sheriff this Saturday. Williams will host a meet and greet Sept. 28 from 3-6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn on East Washington Street. He is challenging…
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Fashion Forward: Future of Retail
It all started out with pieces of fur and hands to tie them around the body, but today the fashion industry is one of the highest-grossing industries in the world. From culture to social fads, fashion and design have their place in our everyday lives since the beginning. As the…
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Prescription Forgery Increasing in Northeast Georgia
Throughout Northeast Georgia, fraudulent prescriptions are becoming more common. Local pharmacies, including Walmart, Kroger, CVS and Buy-Wise have all reported individuals attempting to obtain medicine and drugs without authentic prescriptions. On Sept. 9, the Walmart pharmacy in Oconee County received one of these fraudulent prescriptions. An individual was attempting to…
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Barrow County School Board Responds to Recent Student Misconduct
For years, schools nationwide have been facing issues with school safety, bullying and violence within their student bodies. Barrow County School System has been in the headlines following a fight between two students. In lieu of this event, the Barrow County School System is increasing its emphasis on disciplinary consequences.…
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GDP Boom in Jackson County Highlights Need for Skilled Workers
Jackson County proved itself to be no shrinking violet when it came to its market growth over the last decade. In 2018, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the first comprehensive dataset on gross domestic product, or GDP, for every county in the United States from the years 2012-2015. Jackson…
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Northeast Georgia Counties See an Increase in Graduation Rates
Students in Northeast Georgia are graduating at higher rates than other areas in Georgia. Of the 10 local high schools, nine of the schools students graduated at higher rates than the Georgia average. Overall high school graduation rates increased in 2019 for Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison and Oconee counties. Oconee…
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Organization Works To Prevent Train Track Tragedies During Rail Safety Week
(Video/Operation Lifesaver) With 11 dead and more than three dozen injured from train collisions last year in Georgia, Operation Lifesaver is determined to make a dent in those figures. Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings. From Sept.…
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City of Hoschton Receives Community Development Block Grant
Gov. Brian Kemp announced that 59 communities throughout the state of Georgia would receive Community Development Block Grants totaling $41 million in federal assistance. The city of Hoschton, located in Jackson County, was granted $600,000 during that announcement on Aug. 30 in order to address sewer improvements in the Panther…
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Jittery Joe’s Boards No-Straw Bandwagon
When University of Georgia students returned this fall for another semester in Athens, they discovered that their beloved coffee hub, Jittery Joe’s Coffee, had decided to board the nationwide movement to end plastic straw sales in an effort to become more environmentally friendly. “One morning I arrived for my shift,”…