Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Baby Boot Camp Athens Embraces UGA’s Homecoming Week
Cardio, core workouts, cute chubby babies and community spirit–that’s what you’ll find at Baby Boot Camp Athens. The fitness group strives to balance the fitness needs of new moms with their desire to spend time with their children. The group put on a full Spirit Week which culminates with a…
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Local Female Business Owners to Connect at Women’s Business Expo
Victoria O’Conner, the store manager of The Impeccable Pig in downtown Athens, has always wanted to open her own boutique. Her mom was a stay-at-home mom, and she decided from a young age that she wanted to do the opposite. O’Conner sees the Women’s Business Expo as a way to…
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Newsource at 5 (Oct. 3)
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Pizza and Politics: UGA Republicans, Democrats Discuss Key Issues
Audience members chowed down on pizza, snacks and sodas during Pizza and Politics, a peaceful political discussion, hosted by Young Democrats of UGA, UGA College Republicans and moderated by Georgia Political Review. Panelists discussed current issues facing Georgia and the nation, such as clean energy, small business growth and K-12…
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Keeping It Real: Local Ice Cream Parlor Featuring Authentic Mexican Ice Cream Opens in Athens
Fatima Mendoza is a teenager who recently opened a local ice cream parlor with a unique twist. The 19-year old teen along with her 22-year-old husband, owners of La Michocana ice cream parlor, travelled to Mexico where they bought the ice cream recipes. “When I got out of school in…
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: What Groups at UGA are Doing to Help
The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention organization, RSVP, wants to make sure students at the University of Georgia know the boundaries when it comes to dating and intimacy. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence put out these statistics about Georgia: RSVP had a kickoff…
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Nearby Communities Reject Affordable Housing Projects
The shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. has left 65 percent of extremely low income (ELI) households unable to stay within their budget. Meanwhile, the supply of affordable housing for area median income (AMI) households barely keeps up with the demand, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.…
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Parents vs. Social Media and How Students Choose to Vote
Students adapt to life without their parents during the four years they’re away at college. But leaving home doesn’t mean leaving everything behind, including how students vote. University of Georgia Political Psychology Professor Alexa Bankert explains what the parental transmission hypothesis is and how it could impact students and…
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Voter Purges Could Affect Athens Residents
Athens residents could be removed from registration rolls if they have not voted in recent elections and do not confirm their residency. If removed, they will be unable to vote in elections after the upcoming midterm elections on Nov. 6, 2018. Cora Wright, elections assistant at the Athens-Clarke County…
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Vital 5 Factors For Redefining Your Webdesign
There are some things in the web design making it stand out of the crowd. For some, it might be the fineness in every single design and for some it may be the use of brilliantly colored colors that appeals to the eyes. Commonly, we can say that some extra…