Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Upcoming Graduates: Learn About Student Loan Debt
If you are preparing to exit college and enter your next chapter in life, one common concern may be what you are going to do with all of your college loans. Currently there is a total of $1.48 trillion in total U.S. student loan debt, according to the Federal Reserve. …
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G-Day Has Effect on Athens Businesses
93,000 Bulldog fans plan to fill Sanford Stadium Saturday for G-Day. That means lots of foot traffic will hit Downtown Athens. Football isn’t just entertainment in Athens. It creates revenue for the community. Businesses in Athens rely on football events like G-Day to keep their businesses open. “I would…
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Hometown Rivals Kick Off Tonight
A battle between the east Athens schools versus west Athens schools starts tonight at the Georgia indoor facility. The Special Olympics at the University of Georgia hosts its ninth Hometown Rivals baseball game. UGA athletes from the football, swimming and diving, baseball and equestrian teams will participate in the battle…
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Uber App Now Has Safety Feature
Hopping into the backseat of a stranger’s car gets safer for ride-sharing app Uber. Uber released a new safety center tab in its app. The app now allows you to pick five trusted contacts to update them as you are travel. The contacts will recieve notifications and keep track of…
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Judge Sherri Thurmond Smith, Jackson County, Dies
Jackson County Chief Magistrate Judge Sherri Thurmond Smith lost her battle with cancer last night. She originally contracted breast cancer in 2011 and then it re-apear in 2017 as lung cancer. Judge Sherri Smith was elected in 1994 and has been serving the Jackson county ever since. Judge Smith gained…
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Great Southland Stampede Rodeo Gives Students Opportunities
Kate Herndon is one of the many students in UGA’s Block and Bridle club who are working to put on the Great Southland Stampede Rodeo this weekend. This is the forty-fourth year that the club has put on the Great Southland Stampede rodeo, and Herndon says that the change of…
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Reworking Our Plates: Farm-To-Table Options Grow
Farm-to-table restaurants are not new to Athens. Restaurants come and go, no matter their business model. But something odd is happening; more farm-to-table restaurants are popping up than ever before. Athens has always had a “hippie vibe” about it in some regards. That is clearly reflected in the chefs that…
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10 Places to Cool Off During the Summer
If you don’t plan on going home for the summer either because you wanna work in town or due to summer classes, it’s always good to have a few places to go during your down time. Here is a list of the best places to cool down during the summer,…
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Athens Sees Construction Labor Shortage
Construction is booming in Athens but there is one problem. There are not enough workers to fill these jobs. Reporter Ada Spratlin shows us this growing problem and what to expect next. Now Companies like Home Depot have committed fifty million dollars to train twenty thousand tradespeople for the…
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Israel Fest, Israel Apartheid Share Views at UGA
Students at the University of Georgia got a literal taste of Israel today in Tate Plaza. Dawgs for Israel hosted it’s annual Israeli Fest to celebrate the 70th birthday of Israel. Members provided food, decorations and music to share with students passing through. They hoped to change common misconceptions that…