Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Atlanta Mayor Bans Travel to North Carolina
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has banned all non-essential travel to North Carolina, according Melissa Mullinax, Senior Advisor at Mayor Kasim Reed’s office. The order is due to the LGBT discriminatory law that recently passed there. New York, Connecticut and D.C. have already ordered the same.
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The Need To Know: Today’s Top Stories
\t Jail Expansion UPDATE – Madison County officials celebrated the jail expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. After 2.36 million dollars and years of construction, the jail expansion is complete and inmates are set to move in. The expansion increased the facility’s bed count from sixty four to ninety…
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Taking Action on Sexual Assault Awareness
The University Health Center’s Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention group is taking action today to help prevent sexual assault. The Association of American Universities reports that 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at a university or college. “We’re doing a lot of education and you know, showing ways you can impliment…
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Recent Terror Attacks Spark Questions from Study Abroad Students
The University of Georgia is taking steps to ease any concerns about study abroad programs in the wake of recent terror attacks in Europe. The Office of International Education set up a press conference to ensure students’ health and safety abroad. Study abroad advisors hosted the conference to answer students’…
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UPDATE: Madison County Jail Expansion Complete
It’s out with the old and in with the new. The Madison County jail expansion is finally complete after nine months with new equipment and prison pods. The expansion was proposed by Madison County officials after overcrowding and maintenance issues. The expansion includes thirty-two new inmate beds, two new recreation…
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Meet Oconee County’s New Utility Director
The newest member of the Oconee county government also is one of its most hard working. Wayne Hanie, the Utility Director for the County, is back working in a place his family once called home.
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UPDATE: Barrow County Deputy Arrested for Sexual Assault
Barrow County deputy arrested for two counts of sexual assault is out on bond. Deputy William Stephenson Mitchell was recently released on a $6,250.00 bond last night at 6:19 PM. Superior Court Clerk said Mitchell was kept in Gwinnett County for safety reason. Georgia Bureau of Investigation sent out this press release:…
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Oconee Sheriff Partners with Athens Regional to Provide Trauma Kits
The recent terrorists attacks in Paris and Brussels have prompted local officials to take action. Oconee County Sheriff is partnering with Athens Regional Medical Center to put trauma kits in every officer’s patrol car. Sheriff Scott Berry and Joyce Ebert Reifsteck, an Oconee County resident, developed a fund raising initiative to help buy the kits. Oconee…
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Teal Is The New Black: Sexual Assault Awareness Marked on UGA Campus
Students at The University of Georgia will take the pledge to become an active bystander by pinning a ribbon to their chest this Tuesday in support of sexual assault awareness month. College students are one of the most vulnerable age groups when it comes to sexual assault.  According to…
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GLOBES Chair: Safe Provider Guide in Progress
Athens, GA — The Inclusive Health Council, a group sponsored by (University of Georgia LGBTQ Faculty/Staff Organization) GLOBES, is working to create a safe provider guide. The guide would include a list of businesses and professionals, mostly in the health care industry, that are welcoming of LGBTQ customers. “If you want…