Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Talks about Mental Illness
Mental illness can be seen as a taboo subject, but not today. There will be an “honest and open” discussion about the history of mental illness in the Russell Special Collections building on UGA’s campus. Follow Grady Newsource on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates on the event. Reporter Emily…
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Anti-Discrimination Proposal on the Nov. 1 Ballot
ATHENS, Ga.– Tonight at 7 p.m. there will be an agenda-setting meeting at City Hall. At this meeting commissioners will discuss the proposed anti discrimination ordinance. We spoke with Commissioner Girtz, and he said he is supportive of the bar directed legislation. The anti-discrimination ordinances that will be discussed aim at…
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Sigma Delta Tau Marks Annual Greek Grind
Sigma Delta Tau is hosting their annual event “SDT Greek Grind” tomorrow night at 8pm at the Classic Center. “Its just a really fun event each year that gets all of greek life excited and together over one event for such a good cause,” Maddie Weiss the Director of Public…
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5th Annual State of Public Health Addresses Racial Equality
5th annual State of Public Health Conference took place today, Tuesday, October 18, 2016.
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Near Record High Temps Persist Throughout Georgia, Nationwide
If you’re wondering where the fall weather is, you’re probably not the only one. Near record-high temperatures continue to be recorded in Northeast Georgia and across the state. The hot weather is here to stay for the next two days at least until a cold front pushes its way through the…
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Record Long Lines for Early Voting
Many Athens voters are coming out to the polls early to vote in the 2016 Election. Some have always done it, some just want it to be over already. Most of the people in line today are anticipating higher-than-usual turnout on November 8th, but several of them were surprised to…
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Drivers’ Licenses Systems Now Back Up
If you’re worried about getting stuck in a long line this week at the Department of Driver Services, no worries. Systems were down statewide last weekend, but the local Athens office is back up and running. As of Tuesday morning, lines were low. The Athens office says there is…
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Parents Express Concerns Over Rezoning in Jackson County
The Jackson County School system held it’s first rezoning meeting last night. Parents voiced their concerns on how the new plan will impact them. This is the first rezoning proposal in more than 10 years. The plan calls for the closing of one elementary school. Students at Benton Elementary will be sent to the…
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Buddy Christian Way Car Accident Cleared
Here are videos from the accident that happened on Monday, October 17. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, Buddy Christian Way near the Police Academy was closed in both directions. It involved one car that ran off the side of the road. It is currently unknown how many were…
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Athens-Clarke in Search of Christmas Tree
The search is on! Athens-Clarke County is currently searching for someone to donate a tree that will be used as the community Christmas tree. The city will display the tree in front of City Hall during the month of December. Here is what the city is looking for: \t…