Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Business as Usual for ACC Board of Education
Athena, Ga- Charles Worthy, Board of Education President, says that the Board of Education will handle the departures of three members accordingly. “It’s life, it happens all the time.” None of the departures come as a surprise, but President Worthy comments that he hates to see him [Lanoue] go. The…
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Winder Pair Arrested for Drug, Weapons charges
Two individuals are currently booked at the Jackson County Jail after being arrested on Highway 330 near Tallassee Road when drug paraphernalia, two weapons and approximately 8 grams of methamphetamine were located in their car. On February 8, 2016 deputies from…
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Bar Crackdown Scares Bartenders, Patrons
Athens is still buzzing about a Georgia Department of Revenue raid in 26 bars downtown last weekend. No formal arrests were made, but 11 citations were issued to individuals for underage drinking. Administrative citations could be issued to bars found out of compliance with the law as well. William Gaston,…
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Athens Junior League Sponsors ‘Little Black Dress’
The Junior League of Athens is raising awareness for local poverty. The organization is using a new tactic, a little black dress. Participants in the event wear a black dress for 5 straight days, along with a button that says “ask me about my little black dress.” They hope the button…
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UPDATE: Missing UGA Student Found Dead
The University of Georgia Police Department reports that missing University of Georgia graduate student, Lei Wang, was found dead. At 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, he was found in the wooded area near the river off College Station Road. The UGA Police Department reports that “the manner of death was self-inflicted…
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Northeast Georgia Under Winter Advisory
The National Weather service has put the majority of North Georgia under a winter weather advisory. Residents in the area in the northeast area of Georgia can expect snow flurries and light snow showers from Monday morning through Wednesday afternoon. The highest snow accumulation will occur in the mountains of northeast Georgia…
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Downtown Academy Library Improvements
Local Private School, Downtown Academy, receives about $3,000 in grant money to fund library upgrades. Athens, GA — First Book UGA and ASHA of Education UGA will upgrade and organize Downtown Academy’s library for inter-city school. Downtown Academy’s parent, Downtown Ministries Inc., provides some of the funding for Downtown Academy from…
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Citations Issued, No Reports
Georgia Department of Revenue is taking the ownership of the bar raids that happened Friday and Saturday night. Spokesperson William Gaston sent Grady Newsource the press release not yet shared to the public. The raid was headed by the department with the help of Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol,…
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Fleming Trial Update
Jury selection in a murder trial began today. Two Athens youths, Telvin T. Fleming and Tyrique Watson, are both charged with murdering an Athens teenager in a drive-by shooting almost two years ago. Jury selection is expected to be finished by this afternoon and the trial will begin tomorrow.
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One Man in Custody, One on Run
One suspect is in police custody after a planned attack on a pizza delivery man Friday. Athens-Clarke County Police Department have been identified Christopher Burnett, 16 and Termedric Faust, 32 as the two men responsible for the robbery and assault of Robert Collins. Collins is a Papa Johns pizza delivery man and…