Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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New Brewery Looking For Home
OGLETHORPE– Officials in Oglethorpe County are hoping to bring a new brewery to the community and Big Springs Brewing Company is looking for a place to call home. However, the match between the two might not be a simple one. The people of Oglethorpe, including Lexington Mayor Rick Berry, are excited…
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UPDATE: Bishop Bypass Project Continues
OCONEE– The passage of a bill (Georgia Senate Bill 346) could have a direct effect on Oconee County residents. If passed, the bill would allow for most state and local transportation projects to avoid current state environmental protections. This would directly influence the plans for the proposed Bishop Bypass. If built as planned, the…
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UGA Players Make Their Cases on Pro Day
ATHENS, Ga.-Today was the last day for all of UGA’s NFL Draft-eligible football players to join together and prove themselves to NFL head coaches, coordinators, scouts, and executives. Twenty players, mostly seniors, went through measurements and drills in the weight room and on the practice field in order to state their…
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Healing as One: Elbert County Comprehensive High School Student Deaths Bring Community Together
Elbert County Comprehensive High School juniors Matthew House and Alyric Fouch both passed away in the past week. Recovering from these deaths has been a struggle for the community, but Principal Jason Kouns wants his students to know that there is a light coming, and that they will all heal together.…
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Today: Rally at UGA against Campus Carry
An event to oppose the campus carry bill will take place today at the University of Georgia. The rally is set to start at 6:30p.m. in Tate Plaza and finish at the Arch. Cali Callaway, who is a junior at UGA and co-hosting this event says, “it’s important to consider the impact…
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UPDATE: Shooting Suspect At Large
ATHENS, Ga.- Athens-Clarke County Police are searching for a man who shot his wife while their three children were nearby. Courtney Jerrod Wiley, 30, is the suspect in a shooting that occurred Tuesday night at an Oak Hill Drive residence, according to a release this morning from the Athens-Clarke…
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UPDATE: Oconee Greenway Incident
ATHENS, Ga. – A male individual was removed from the North Oconee River on Tuesday after jumping in to flee from police, according to an incident report released by the UGA Police Department this morning. The report states that staff members in UGA’s Chicopee Complex, located on East Broad Street,…
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CNN: Obama to Nominate Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Justice
President Obama will nominate Merrick Garland as the new Supreme Court Justice Wednesday morning, our CNN network reports. This announcement is expected to continue the fight from Senate Republicans who have vowed to block any replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Merrick Garland, the chief judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals…
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‘Campus Carry’ Bill Passes Georgia House and Senate
GEORGIA — Governor Nathan Deal released a statement Monday about the “campus carry” bill, House Bill 859. The bill has passed in both the Senate and House and would allow for twenty one year old licensed gun owners to carry weapons on college campuses. Governor Deal called for the General Assembly…