Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Esports at UGA Hosts Overwatch Tryouts
Esports at UGA recently hosted tryouts for its competitive Overwatch team. The student organization is forming a new team for the popular online game. The last day of Overwatch tryouts was Sept. 27. William Rohrbach, a freshman biology student who was trying out for the team, played his first game…
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High Speed Chase Suspect Wanted in Oglethorpe County
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who it said led one of its deputies on a high speed chase. The incident report said the chase began at the intersection of Athens Road and Smokey Road in Oglethorpe County around 11 p.m. Sept. 21. Sgt. Andrew Brooks…
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Athens Businesses, Customers Connect at Community Store
On the shelves of Community one can find the latest pop record album produced by an Athens musician, a vintage denim jacket embroidered by hand with new thread and jewelry made by a friend or neighbor. In addition to teaching sewing classes and performing alteration services, Community supplies prints, postcards,…
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Deaf Student Wants to Bring More Awareness to UGA
Luke Bundrum is a partially deaf student at The University of Georgia. The junior has had a Cochlear implant since he was 3, but still uses American Sign Language to communicate. He said UGA does a good job of accommodating students, but he said the university is not always sure of…
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Operation Watchful Eye III: How Georgia Keeps Up With Sex Offenders
OCONEE COUNTY, GA — Oconee County is wrapping up a statewide effort to reverify where all registered sex offenders live and work. The initiative, Operation Watchful Eye III, was enforced by the Georgia Sheriff’s Association. Grady Newsource reporter Caroline Elliott rode along with officers as they completed their routine check-ups…
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Oconee County Repairs Fourth Sewer Spill This Year
More than 20,000 gallons of waste water spilled into a tributary of Barber Creek in Oconee County Sept. 18. This is the fourth reported sewage spill in Oconee County this year. The sewer pipe split on Rocky Branch Road across from Old Waverly subdivision. Pipe fatigue was named the reason…
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The Scope of Possibility: How One Rural Georgian Became a Self-Taught Astronomer
Astrophysicists are revered as some of the smartest people in the world. But can one be an astrophysicist without any formal education or training? Georgian Howard Sims might say so. Sims has built a working observatory in his backyard, complete with two hand-crafted telescopes, without receiving any specialized education. The…
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Bigger Vision: Not Just The Name of a Shelter
For Andrew Wilkin, executive director at Bigger Vision Community Shelter, there is no such thing as a homeless person. These words, this philosophy, is one that carries through all those who come to Bigger Vision. “I think the most important thing people need to understand is that there is no…
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Alum of Madison County Schools Returns Home, Becomes New Superintendent
He started as a physical education teacher and worked his way all the way up to head of the Madison County School District. Michael Williams, who graduated from Madison County High School, is in his first school year as superintendent. After working in the Banks County School System for 20…
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New Tariffs May Affect Athens Businesses
China has matched U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar so far. After Trump’s newest tariff, announced Sep. 18, China is encouraging more extreme measures. Now, those trade relations have raised concerns for Athens business owners. Taylor Lamm, Oconee County Brewing Company’s co-owner and master brewer, says that he has already felt…