Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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WANTED: Suspect for Rape/Child Molestation
The Athens-Clarke County police are looking for a man who is responsible for reports of rape/child molestation. On Friday, November 11, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department released the sketch below of the suspect sought. According to a post to Facebook, the suspect was described as a “black male in his mid 30s, approximately…
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UGA Counseling Center Offers Help For Post-Election Stress
While some UGA students are joining other groups across the country in protest, there’s one thing they aren’t doing. They aren’t seeking university counseling like students at some other schools. Kristine Groft, a Public Relations Coordinator for the the University of Georgia Health Center, said Thursday that the Center has…
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Georgia Service Members Reflect on Veterans Day
The men and women who have served in our country will be recognized tomorrow for Veterans’ Day. More than 250 student veterans call the University of Georgia their home. Ian McNeill is an Army veteran. He’s gone from walking across Afhganistan to walking across the campus of the University of…
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Commit To Georgia Campaign Holds Kickoff
The Commit to Georgia Campaign Kickoff Celebration is a special event that allows the campus and Athens community to learn more about private funding and the University’s top three priorities. “We don’t want students to be in a position of having to make a decision: do I go to the…
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UGA Launches Campaign to Improve Low Fundraising Totals
The University of Georgia kicked off a celebration for it’s largest fundraising campaign in history: Commit to Georgia. The gathering was to celebrate the success of the campaign since 2012, bringing in nearly $650 million dollars to date. This may sound like a lot of money but compared aspirational institutions,…
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Athens Community Reacts To Trump Win
Protests gathered last night downtown in front of The Arch
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What Makes A Viral Video?
The Mannequin Challenge is the newest viral video sensation since the running man challenge. Unlike the running man challenge, which involved dance moves, The mannequin challenge makes all participants stand completely still, like a mannequin. Student Emily Mugrove talks about why she thinks viral videos are popular with millennials. “It’s just something…
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Auburn vs. Georgia: The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry Comes To Athens
The Georgia Bulldogs will host the eight ranked Auburn Tigers on Saturday, November 12th at 3:39 p.m.
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Sighs of Relief at the Defeat of Amendment One
Local school board members in Athens-Clarke County are appreciative of the outcome of Amendment One, Opportunity School District. “I was happy, I was relieved.” This statement from Governance Committee Chair and District 9 Representative Ovita Thornton rang powerfully and spoke for several teachers and other board members in the community…
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Athens Quilts of Valor Program Helps Local Veterans Feel Appreciated
Vietnam veterans once didn’t receive the best support when they returned home from war. Veteran Charles Perry said that when he first returned home from Vietnam, he didn’t get much of a welcome home. Perry was one of three soldiers rewarded by the Athens Quilts of Valor Group on their…