Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia Dies at 79
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is dead at 79 years old. CNN reports that Scalia died while visiting Texas. He was found unresponsive after not getting up Saturday morning. Texas Governor Gregg Abbot released a statement mourning the…
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UPDATE: Athens Community Demands Answers, Action from School Board
Athens, GA- Some parents, teachers, and Athens Clarke County residents say that communication between administrators and the public about the alleged Cedar Shoals rape that took a month before the community knew about it took too long. Some of those people spoke at a Board of Education meeting thursday night. Attendees complained…
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Cedar Shoals Parents Voice Concerns Over Campus Rape
Cedar Shoals parents and teachers will have the opportunity to speak tonight about the sexual assault that was reported 2 weeks ago. The Clarke County Board of Education will hold its monthy meeting tonight and the assault will be a major topic of discussion. Cedar Shoals Parent Beth Campbell says that the school…
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Plans Announced for Wimberly Community Center
Barrow County is honoring the late middle school principal Robert Wimberly. Even though his middle school has been closed for years. The projected start date for the center is March 1, with completion by August 1. The grant for the center must be closed by September 5. This center aims to encourage…
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Athens Transit Goes Hybrid
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDrOdW-Ygw&w=560&h=315] Athens Clarke County is currently applying for a key grant to replace their aging buses. Ten Athens Transit buses will reach the end of their lifespan by next fall. Mayor Nancy Denson has applied for SERTA, a 6 million dollar grant that would cover the costs for these…
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Oglethorpe Avenue Suspect Identified
The Athens Clarke County Police Department has identified the suspect of the Oglethorpe Avenue shooting incident as Kristopher Ellison. The 25 year-old Athens native was last seen near UGA’s Health Sciences campus. Police say the suspect fired shots. No one was injured. Police believe the suspect was picked up and traveled towards…
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Local Church Trying to Change Denomination
Central Presbyterian Church, which has been in Athens for 106 years, wants to break off from the denomination and keep the building they currently worship in. At the same time, the Northeast Georgia Presbytery wants Central to remain a Presbyterian Church but, if they do leave, they do not want…
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UPDATE: Armed Robbery
After speaking with the Athens Clarke County police, it has been made clear that the incident occurred on Oglethorpe Avenue, not on a UGA campus. According to the University of Georgia Police Department’s timely warning update, there was an armed robbery near the Health Sciences campus, during which shots were fired.…
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Officials: Taxpayers Should Remain on “High Alert” to Prevent More Losses to IRS Impersonators
ATHENS-The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has cautioned taxpayers to remain on alert as April 15th, the filing deadline for U.S. federal income tax, approaches. IRS scams have taken over half a million dollars from Georgia residents since October 2013. An official for the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, or TIGTA, said in an…
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Kidnapped, Shot UGA Student Tells His Story
RICHMOND HILL, Ga.-“Many of them landed inches away from me…One bullet…it could’ve broken the skin and hit my heart. I was that close.” UGA student Trey Collins described his close call with death for the first time with WTOC in Savannah yesterday. Collins, 19, was kidnapped and shot multiple times…