Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Free HIV/AIDS Testing Offered by AIDS Athens, UGA Organizations
By Abby Jessen Free AIDS testing will be offered from until Wednesday, Dec. 2 in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. AIDS Athens along with the Clarke County Health Department, UGA’s University Health Center‘s Safer Sex Ambassadors and UGA HEROs are partnering to administer free oral swab tests at…
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Northeast Georgia Upcoming County Meetings
By Jordynn Abernathy Here are upcoming government meetings around Northeast Georgia this week: ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY November 3oth: Mayor and Commissioner Meeting @ 5:30 p.m. December 1st: Board of Elections Meeting from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.; Mayor and Commissioner Meeting – Regular Session @ 7 p.m. December 2nd: Mayor and Commissioners Meeting – Site Selection…
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Stories to Watch: Nov. 30
-MARK RICHT: Richt stepped down as head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs football team on Sunday. Learn more about what’s next for Georgia football from live coverage from the Monday morning press conference and an in-depth look of how we got here. Here is a recap of the statement released by…
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School Awards More Than $5,000 to Student Fighting Cancer
By: Valerie Burgos A second grader, who was diagnosed with Leukemia in May 2015, was awarded a check for $5,459.69 on Friday, Nov. 20th. Here is a quick glimpse of how it happened: https://youtu.be/iu3sW0iq74Y In the beginning of November, students and teachers at Colbert Elementary School launched a fundraising competition to…
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Teen Brothers killed in Jefferson Car Crash
By: Adriana Vicuña The student body at Jefferson High School is mourning the loss of two of their classmates today. William and Alexander Trimble lost their lives in a car crash on US Highway 29. The Principal and staff are having counceling for students all day today and tomorrow. Earlier…
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Students React to ISIS attacks
By: Mary Grace Shaw and Kara Murphy On the evening of Nov. 19 students will gather to show their disapproval with Governor Deal’s action to not allow Syrian refugees into Georgia. The students will silently march from The University of Georgia Tate Student Center to The Arch in downtown Athens. The…
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8-Year-Old Sends Present to Athens Police Officers
By: Mary Grace Shaw Last week Detective Rebecca Croxton received a special envelope in the mail. Inside the envelope she found 240 crosses for the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. The crosses were made by Ariana, an eight-year-old girl who designed the crosses to protect law enforcement officials across the country. Croxton says she…
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Water Conservation Still Necessary Despite Heavy Rain
The rain has stopped for awhile, but cisterns installed around the University of Georgia’s campus have the capacity to hold more than five hundred and fifty thousand gallons of rain water combined. The water collected from these cisterns is recycled to irrigate surrounding landscapes and help flush toilets. Kevin Kirsche, the director…
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ACC Court Treating Rather Than Punishing DUI Offenders
By: Allison Gowens One special court in Athens Clarke County is working to help people with Driving Under the Influence charges by dishing out treatment instead of just punishment. The specialized DUI court has consistently received national Acclaim for it’s successful approach at treating addicts and preventing further DUI offenses. “They become…
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UGA Students With Community-Minded Business to Take on Shark Tank
Friday, Nov. 20th, two Terry College of Business graduates from the University of Georgia will appear on ABC’s Shark Tank. The graduates started a company called Umano in 2011 as a way to help bring art education to disadvantaged children. Brothers Jonathan (BBA ’07) and Alex Torrey (BBA ’09) donate…