Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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UGA Mascots: From Then to Now
By Jordynn Abernathy The University of Georgia has a new dawg in town! After our beloved “Russ” retired, his grandson “Que” is now here to take over! Here is a timeline of history of mascots throughout UGA’s history. To see the names of each Uga and fun facts, be sure to click…
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Oglethorpe County Plans Community Listening Session
By Abby Jessen What do you think about the Oglethorpe County School System? The Oglethorpe County Board of Education wants to find out and is holding a Community Listening Session from 6-8 p.m., Oct. 27, at Oglethorpe County Middle School. The public can voice their opinions on what is working as…
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Stories to Watch: Oct. 26
\t Historian, scholar and Emmy Award winner Henry Louis Gates Jr. will speak today at 3 p.m. at the Morton Theatre. The event is free but seating is limited to the first 500 guests. \t There’s a new top dawg at the University of Georgia. Que will be collared as…
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ICYMI: ACC Police Hope to Utilize New Mental Health Grant
By Rayleigh Rozier You may not think of Athens-Clarke County police as mental health care providers, but the department receives 6,000 calls each year involving citizens with mental illness. The ACC Police Department hopes to use a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a plan over the…
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Breaking: Georgia Flu Levels Back Down
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control coming out tomorrow will show that Georgia is back on the same level as the rest of the country in terms of number of people going to the doctor with flu-like symptoms. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, 374…
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Witnesses Speak on Day Four of Blount Murder Trial
By: Erin O’Brien Six new witnesses testified Thursday in the murder trial for Corey Blount. Blount is accused of fatally shooting Derrick Merritt and injuring Jamaris Walter in a fight outside a club in Athens in May 2014. Several women involved in the brawl, the doctor who treated Walter, and the…
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‘In Their Shoes’ 10th Anniversary Walk on Saturday
By Shaunteri Skinner About 150 people will walk over 13 miles on Saturday, Oct. 24, to honor and remember family or friends affected by cancer for the Athens Regional Foundation’s ‘In Their Shoes Walk.’ The event will begin at 8 a.m. at the Athens Regional Medical Center with a light…
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Daily Digital Dash: Oct. 22
Reporter Shannon Bassford tells you about stories found only on our website.
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‘Que’ to Replace ‘Russ’ as UGA Mascot
By: Chelsea Beimfohr Uga IX is retiring and Uga X is ready to take over the Dawg house! The University of Georgia announced Thursday that Uga IX, affectionately known as “Russ,” will retire as Georgia’s bulldog mascot at age 11, after working 25 games as an interim mascot from 2009-12,…
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ICYMI: ACC Police Hope to Utilize New Mental Health Grant
By Rayleigh Rozier You may not think of Athens-Clarke County police as mental health care providers, but the department receives 6,000 calls each year involving citizens with mental illness. The ACC Police Department hopes to use a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a plan over the…