Northeast Georgia News
Reporting from Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and surrounding counties.
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Angel Tree Program Deadline on Friday
Friday is the last day for families to sign up for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, which provides gifts for children whose families can’t afford them. The Salvation Army will take gift donations from people who want to help and give them to children who are signed up for…
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Northeast Georgia Bookstores Participate in Crenshaw Food Drive
By: Kara Murphy More than 80,000 residents around Northeast Georgia suffer from hunger every year, according to Feeding America. The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group are teaming up with independent bookstores to begin a food drive competition inspired by the book “Crenshaw” by Katherine Applegate. Organizations participating…
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Stories to Watch : Oct. 1
Here are the stories we are following in Northeast Georgia today: – The 103-year-old woman who was banned after she voiced her disagreement with the style of the preacher will receive the key to Union Grove Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia at 11:30 a.m. today. Reporter Allie Gowens will be…
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Madison County Eighth-Graders REACH for College
By: Kristin Miller Three Madison County eighth graders began planning for college today, and they now have a better opportunity to be the first person in their family to graduate from college. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal launched the REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) program in 2012. Students B.J. Alewine, Draygon Brooks and…
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Grady Newsource Explains: Barrow County Reconsiders Middle School Sports
Apalachee High School Athletic Director Ralph Neely says the decision to add back some middle school sports was not a spur of the moment decision. About five years ago, the Barrow County Board of Education made the hard decision to cut over half of its middle school sports programs. The…
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Grady Newsource Explains: Resources for Coping with Sexual Assault
By: Jordynn Abernathy The reports listed below from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (G.B.I) show that numbers for sexual assault have risen, but incidents are underreported. The time frame between reporting and the actual incident are sometimes farther apart. Athens: http://1.usa.gov/1FIFpYW UGA: http://bit.ly/1JDhzsC Liz Prince, Associate Director of the UGA Health Center, says…
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Learn to Protect Yourself from an Attacker
By Madison Keiger Last week, a female UGA student was attacked from behind while walking on the Greenway. Last night, a woman was reportedly punched by a male while on Clayton Street in downtown Athens. These incidents remind us to always be aware of our surroundings. S.A.F.E., A Women’s Self Defense Program promotes this…
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UGA Football Player Isaiah McKenzie Will Not Face Charges
The woman who accused a Georgia football player of making terroristic threats declined to press charges according to a Athens-Clarke County Police Department spokesperson. Isaiah McKenzie will not be charged in the case and according to the spokesperson the case is closed. McKenzie and four other Georgia football players were involved…
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BREAKING: Man Arrested in Connection to Greenway Assault
By Abby Jessen Pedro Alvarado, 43, has been charged with aggravated assault and battery in relation to the Sept. 20 assault of a 19-year-old female UGA student who was walking on the Greenway when she was grabbed from behind. No bond has been posted yet. The student only suffered minor…
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ICYMI: Orange is the New Black Actress Visits UGA
By Kalyn Wilson Jackie Cruz, also known as “Flaca” on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black, spoke in Tate Grand Hall Tuesday night as the keynote speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month at UGA. “You play the game, and then you change it,” Cruz said in regards to overcoming adversity. Cruz discussed her…